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The Cockroach and the Flies
The Cockroach and the Flies
by Alan Jair Verger Cavazos
Not so many years from this moment, a cockroach was in a rush looking for the other animals. It was running through destroyed buildings, debris, fallen trees; it was all destroyed. There was no sun, and almost no light. The earth was covered with a big gray cloud of dust and ashes. So, finally the cockroach found some flies.
-Where's everyone? -The cockroach said.
-...They... -The fly had struggle to talk-. ...They are all dead...
-What! ? Why! ? What happened?
-The humans were in war. -Said other fly-. The government of a country launched a bioweapon bomb to their enemies and they didn't realized that they would kill five billion humans, and the survivors will be infected with a disease that would turn them very aggressive and cannibals. What happened later? A nuclear "accident" to stop the disease from spreading... So everyone is gone. No humans, and very few of us...
The cockroach was really in shock. Being in hole eating trash for months made him not to witness the end of the world... After some few minutes of thinking and not saying anything, just standing there, finally the cockroach said:
-Huuuuurraaaayyy!!!! - The cockroach screamed and jumped with joy.
-What's wrong with you? -At least five flies said at the same time-. The humans are gone and just few animals are left!
-They earned it! They had neither respect nor tolerance of life! There are stories between all the cockroaches that the humans used chemical weapons against us, and when they didn't, they smashed us against the floor with their feet. Also, one time I saw a human killing my best friend who was a mosquito. He was a male, which means that he only eats pollen. So, when did he do something to that human? Never! There are stories not only from cockroaches, also from all kind of insects, animals, and plants!
-Yeah, but it is something sad that many living forms were gone. You cannot just be happy about that.
-I understand, but it will be a new beginning without fear. Together we can try to make hole new world!
So the cockroach and the flies made a model of their new world. In their vision, they saw a planet full of life and tolerance. They imagined a place where all living things could contemplate comfortably a nice twilight bringing light to a new and happy day.
Suddenly... a small space ship landed, and from the inside some humans came out. One of them saw the cockroach and smashed it against the floor...
-... Why? ... -Said the cockroach with tears falling from his eyes...
