Surviving Tomorrow

Chapter VIII

NATHAN
      October 21, 1HD

      The day has come. It is the day of revelation. The day of judgment. The day that everyone of us in the room, maybe including Brix, is waiting for.

     "They will not allow him" said Andrei.

     That's all he says since last night. Trust them. They won't let him do that. They will not allow them. Trust, just trust. That's all he has to say.

     "Would you change your thoughts please, Andrei?" said Eldon

     "I'm so sorry guys. I'm so nervous about their final decision. What if they allow him?" said Andrei

     "Finally, he says different words" said Eldon

     "Don't be nervous Andrei. Just trust them as you said earlier" said Brix

      It's been a long time since I saw Andrei being so problematic like this.

     Suddenly, my mobile watch rings.

     "Someone sent me a voice message!" I said

     "Hello Nathan and friends! It's me Justin, I just want you to know that the decision is still finalizing. But, we will know the result maybe at 3:00 PM. If you want to know the result as soon as possible, I'm inviting you here at First District" said Justin

     "So what? Are we going there?" I asked

     "Sure!" said Andrei nervously.

     "Hey Andrei! Is Dan there?" asked Eldon

     "Yeah" said Andrei

     "Of course, he's a president. Why did I ask a question to you like that?" said Eldon

     "We will be there in 30 minutes" said Andrei

October 21, 1HD
1:35 PM

     We just made it here in First District. Brix and Eldon decided to take a look in Delta's afternoon sky at the rooftop of the space ark. Meteorologists said that planet Aphrodite will be seen in the sky between 2:00 PM and 2:30 PM.

     "Hey guys! You're too early! Well in fact, I'm expecting that you will not come" said Justin

    "How's everything going on?" asked Andrei

    "The meeting place is still closed. They didn't allow me to go inside, even the media. We are here in front of the venue waiting for the result" said Justin

    "Why is media here? I thought it is a secret" said Andrei

    "They thought it's just an ordinary world meeting" said Justin

    "Well, don't worry. They will get nothing from people inside" he added.

     "As you said" said Andrei

     My mobile watch rings.

     "Oh! Someone's calling me" I said

     I answered the call. Someone's holographic image showed up. It's Eldon.

    "Hey Nathan! Come here upstairs! This is the moment you shouldn't miss" said Eldon

    "Why should I not?" I asked

    "The planet Aphrodite! You have to see her up in the sky. She would be visible any moment" said he

   "So?" I said

   "Come on! Don't kill our joys! Please go here, and see the goddess of beauty" said Eldon

    "It's not the goddess one. It's just a planet. And if you don't know, Aphrodite is a mythical goddess" I said

   "I don't care. Just go here" said he

    "Okay. Coming" I said

    "Faster Nathan!" said he

     "Bye!" I said

     I pressed the button of my mobile watch to end the call.

     Seriously?

    Honestly, I enjoy watching meteor showers, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, blue moons, super moons, blood moons, and any other space events. But, it's just planet Aphrodite, which is not rarely seen.

    Planet Aphrodite is quite closer to Delta, so we can see it at least twice a month.

    Okay, I can't blame him, them, whatever. I don't know if Brix and Eldon are really the same, but... never mind.

     All I know is they are the loudest and most positive friends.

    I really hope they will give me the spirit of their positivity.

    After a few minutes, I made it here at the rooftop of space ark 1. I saw Eldon and Brix having fun.

   Aren't they tired of smiling and laughing all day?

   Unfortunately, Eldon saw me.

   "Hey Nathan! Come here!" shouted he

    I went to their place and asked. "So, where's the goddess of beauty?"

    "Wait a minute! She's just preparing for our meeting" said Eldon

    "Really? Is that a joke?" I asked

    "Definitely, no" said he

    "Seriously?" I said

    "Why can't you just ride on my jokes?" asked he

     After a few minutes, my eyes went wide when I see the beautiful planet Aphrodite.

    "You can see it more if you use this telescope" said Brix

    "Thank you" I said

    I can see the planet clearly. It's so... beautiful!

    I think Andrei needs this to relax himself.

    I dial Andrei using my mobile watch.

   "Hey Andrei!" I said

   "Where are you guys? Please come here. I'm begging you" said Andrei

    Seems like I can't invite him here upstairs.

    "We're on the way" I said.

    I force Eldon and Brix to join with me.

   "Hey! What's wrong with you?" asked Eldon

    "No more questions" I answered

To be continued...