As they left the alleyway amid the dirty steam that rose eerily from the gutters, love blinded them from seeing the city falling apart all around them. If they’d had eyes for something besides each other, they might have noticed the parade of cars that honked insanely and an angry driver that flipped a finger at the other drivers. They also might have noticed the muggers that flashed guns and threats, and taxis that looked as if they were doing a show on ice when their cars did a dangerous slip and slide around corners and down crowded streets. They might have also noticed robbers with guns waving as they ran out of stores with the owners chasing them, and looters who took advantage of every situation, not to mention unrest in the form of riots in every neighborhood. With all this going on
