Located in the city of Townsville three friends (Alex, Milo and Amar) are in a group call waiting for the first lunar eclipse of the year, because of the distance between their homes they can't get together. Time go quickly while the three of them enjoy the before mentioned event with a good and long talk about themes coming from who knows where.
León: What time is it? I want to sleep and I think my watch is wrong.
Alex: Is... 10 am...?
Amar: Your watch must be broken, I don't see the sun through the window... wait, my clock also has 10 am...
León: It can be a time change?
Amar: No, I don't think so.
Alex: I've look at the clock in the living room, the kitchen clock and the one I use on my wrist and all of them has the same time.
León: We were talking 5 hours?
Amar: It's impossible, it's still dark, the sun has not come out yet.
Alex: Guys, someone is screaming outside.
León: Really? Close the doors with key in case.
Amar: What the fuck is happening?! It's supposed to be morning. There should be daylight.
León: Girls... watch the news...
Alex: What channel?
León: Any, it's the same in all of them.
Amar's TV: The entire community is warned to keep calm and take shelter in their homes, the sudden disappearance of the sun has caused numerous acts of despair and chaos in the central area of the city, it's recommended that the entire population keep calm and stay into their homes. Any emergency remember the numbers of citizen attention...
Amar: It's impossible that something like this is happening, the sun can't disappear like that.
León: This can't happen now, I'm alone at home and my parents are supposed to arrive in the morning BUT THERE'S NO MORNING.
Amar: Hey calm down, maybe there was a mistake in the city's time...
Alex: Then it would be in the city and the whole country because they say in the news that it's also in the cities beside and north.
León: That can't be a mistake in the time.
Amar: Well I don't know what it is but I don't want to believe that the sun desapeared or something like that.
Alex: Listen, keep calm, what if we go somewhere in common to stay together? I know we are far away but it may be better, none of our parents are with us now.
León: But what happens if my parents arrive and they see that I'm not here? also, the center of the city is a zoo.
Amar: Sincerely I don't think is gonna be daylight, it feels as if the night had begun again and I don't think they will arrive soon... Besides the news always exaggerates everything I don't think is different from another assault somewhere.
Alex: Don't worry León, Amar's parents are traveling and yours will not be back for a while and if something bad is really happening you have to trust us.
Amar: And your parents?
Alex: I've been living alone for a month, don't worry. How about we meet at the CYF in the city?
León: The supermarket that opened recently?
Amar: Good idea, we have supplies now. haha, it's like an apocalypse.
Alex: Everyone should leave at 1:00 pm and let me know when you are going to leave because I will not have Internet after leaving my house.
Amar: Nobody is, the news say that the telephone companies are going to cut the coverage and close their services at 2:00 pm. We'll not be able to communicate. How they can do that considering that a lot of people are going to be worried?
León: Then at 1:00 p.m. we said goodbye to go to the supermarket, right?
Alex: Yep, go looking for things to take because we may not return to our homes, leave everything that is not necessary and hurry. At the time I said I'll call to see that everyone is ready.
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SUNLESS (English)
Mystery / ThrillerLeón, Alex and Amar are in a group call early in the morning waiting for the lunar eclipse that would happen at the beginning of the year, strange things begin to happend while they are on the call and, without realizing it, hours have passed. -What...