Night in the City

The quiet ride brought me all the way into the city center, where towering brick walls framed the evening sky. Stepping onto the wide stone sidewalk, I felt the faint, steady pulse of evening traffic humming beneath my paws. Tall streetlamps and glowing storefront displays cast ribbons of amber and red across the smooth pavement. I paused beside a cast-iron tree grate, nudging a stray paper ticket with my nose and taking in the cool, metallic scent of the street. Sitting back against the sturdy brickwork, I watched the yellow cabs drift by, letting the city's steady hum settle around me.