ZapFic50 Monday! Prompt: "Radiation"

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In the deserted city, a lone Geiger counter hummed, its clicks echoing off empty buildings. Once vibrant, now silent, a ghost town. The radiation, invisible yet deadly, had claimed its inhabitants. A forgotten teddy bear lay on the ground, a silent testament to a joyous past, now overshadowed by sorrow.

Here is my entry for this week's ZapFic Monday contest, hosted by @zapfic.club in the Freewriters community. Here is the link. Click Me! to join the contest. Feel free to participate and share your story. Thank you for reading.