based on As the World Caves In.
a fictional story

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(backstory)

it was the weekend
fuck yeah babyyyy
minecraft timeeee

yo what the fuck is on the news
hooooly sheeeet

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it was coming in basically two hours.
i was terrified.
my mom and dad had flown out to indonesia for a week, and it was my last exam today.

i called my friends, they heard the news as well.

some were evacuating, some were calling their parents at work.
i couldn't go.

my mom and dad took the keys as i had snuck out just a week prior.
and the nearest airport was an hour out by car.

it was nearly night time, and i couldn't go out as they had locked me in, and only they knew the passcode out.
i called them, but it went to voicemail.

"what the fuck mom and dad"
"wait its basically 2 am in indonesia"

i was done for
i went out to the balcony to see the end, with around thirty minutes left.

i saw a breathtaking site.

the cool breeze caressing my body.
the crows and other birds fleeing.
the marble, cool beneath my feet.
the gravel below, crunching while animals ran.
my hands, feeling the design of the railing.
my nose, smelling the salty smell of rain.
my hair, being drenched with water.
the sky, full of light
and one majestic glowing body.
my eyes, filling with water, yet,
my mind still.

i got ready, said my prayers, and looked at my mental list.
i hadn't apoligized to my ex, for cheating on her,
i didn't ever go to disneyland,
i last saw my grandma 5 years ago,
yet, my mind empty.

it was closing in
t minus 10
the president was speaking
t minus 9
the rain became thunder
t minus 8
i ate the last chip
t minus 7
i drank the last sip
t minus 6
i thought of my friends
t minus 5
i thought of my parents
t minus 4
i thought of the people i had wronged
t minus 3
i thought of god
t minus 2
i wanted to feel fear, yet,
t minus 1
i felt, only calm.

"thank you the citizens of this nation for listening,
and we are so sorry for what's going to happen next."

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(more soon?)

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by Manik Sharma