Chapter 0
| 10 minutes. |
"They don't know..."
"They shouldn't-"
"-but they will soon. We should have prepared better,"
"They weren't supposed to-"
"It was damn inevitable!"
"We thought we could stop it!"
"And what, that's an excuse?! As if excuses are useful now. The world ends in 10 minutes and all you're worried about is damage control."
"We're what everyone is looking up to for protection,"
"In 10 minutes there won't be anyone to protect!"
"Don't say that! Some... some will survive, we can't all just – I don't know – die! The end of human race as we know it, its- "
"The size of this meteorite is what is believed to have killed the dinosaurs – there is no possible way for humans to-"
"Children that's enough."
"Director, please,"
"No. Pack up and run, there is nothing we can do – go see family, if you can reach them on time."
"I'm sorry director, but I refuse to just give up."
"He's right - Surely there must be something we can do!"
"There isn't. lay down and accept it, we've tried our best and failed. Go greet your loved one before it's too late. I'll send out the alert. We've kept it hidden for far too long."
"I'm sorry Director."
"There was truly nothing we could do. We must simply pray for forgiveness in the afterlife. It seems to be the only future in sight."
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7 lights
Short Story7 lights is a collection of short stories from 7, different people who lived their last 10 minutes of earth before a meteorite. -- An unfinished, fictional piece Intended to show different perspectives, philosophies, and opinions on death and other...
