My first attempt. Expecting lots of grammar error.
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Chapter 1 : The End
“Goodbye, love”
“Farewell son.”
In front of me, a large screen pictured my parent image. They were holding hand while sitting in the sofa. While they not crying anymore, traces of it can still be seen. Right now they were smiling with calm look.
“Goodbye, father. Goodbye mother. Thanks you for raising me.”
5 sec left. The time counter goes down 5..4..3..2.1..0. The last image of my parent kissing each other lovingly has gone to be replaced by black screen with red font [LINE DISCONNECTED].
I cried. Before, there only some tears drop. Now like a broken dam I can’t hold it the tears back anymore. I sobbed and cried like never before. They gone. Memories of happy days spent together with my family kept resurface. Enveloped by sadness, I did not notice the time went by.
-Beep--Beep--Beep-
A noisy alarm beeping woke me up. It seem I cried myself to sleep.
8.00 AM. 31st Dec 2050.
The last day of humanity. No. The last day of earth. It seem I overslept. Not that it matter anymore. Earth going to be destroyed today. The cause? A meteor crash. 3 days ago the news broke out. Look like the world government have been holding back the news and cover it up to give the chance for VIPs of the world to evacuate.
No wonder there been a lot of those tycoons making their own private space villa these recent few years. Some even made a small facility on the moon. There also rumors about them going to Mars, some decades ago the first project to colonize Mars was successful and by some miracle they survive to make a small colony there. Still I heard the life there were harsh. Hardly a desireable place for a pampered rich guy to live at.
The meteor impact was yesterday, nearby my parent place. I was virtually on the other side of the planet for my study. The shockwave was calculated to reach my place 14 hours after first impact. 3 hours left. I went to the balcony of my apartment to get some fresh air and immediately regretted it.
My apartment have a good scenic view of the whole cities being at strategic and also luxurious location. The suite was expensive, but my parent can afford it and insist that I live here. They really took good care of me. The thought of them suddenly made me sad again. I look at the city.
The normal peaceful city is no more. I can see fires and smoke coming out at many place. As soon as the news came out, riot broke out all over the world. This city is included. Right now there groups of people at the top of many building. One by one they jumped down. Sometime in pairs. Must be lovers. And a few time in a group of 3 or more. Probably family.
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Some chose the easy way out - suicide. It probably less frightening if you decide the end by yourself. Sick of the view, I went back inside. There nothing to do. I decide to open my album of picture and watch them in my big screen one by one. Drowned in the nostalgia the hours went by quickly.
10 min left.
The temperature already risen a lot. The fire shockwave from impact will be here soon. Once again I went to the balcony and saw the reddish horizon. Far in the horizon I can clearly see the blazing sky. Very frightening, yet beautiful. There nothing left to do.
I thought about my life. A simple and blessed life. Was there anything I regret? I search my mind. No, nothing. I was borned to a rich family. My father an accomplished businessman and my mother a well respected top researcher in her field. Loved by my parent and blessed with talent, I skipped grades and quickly graduated with flying honours. While I might not be a genius, but I reckon I am close to one. It was only a week ago the graduation ceremony where I last met with my parent. I was looking forward to my new phase of life. Get a good work. Get married, have a family, live a good life.
Oh. Marriage.
There is one regret. Since I was too focused on my studies, I never had any chance to get a girlfriend. It more like I was not interested that much in the opposite sex. No, thats wrong. I was too shy to even open a conversation with them and used my study as an excuse. I wonder how it felt to be in love. With a sigh i pushed that thought out of my mind. It already too late for that now. I watch my custom timer. 50 sec left before my death. The fire wave won’t be here until a few minute later, but a human will long be dead before then because of the high temperature.
The temperature steadily rising. 30 sec. It felt hard to breath now. 20 sec. I close my eyes and start counting down. 19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1..0..
0…
Huh?
I guess my calculation were off. I stopped counting but kept my eyes close. A few minute passed. And suddenly I noticed, it not hot anymore. This is impossible.
“You could open your eyes now.”
A stranger voice called out to me.
Next - Chapter 2 : A New Wold