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The End of the World
The first thing I remember of the first day of the end of the world was the agony screams of my owner. I just run.
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The first time my eyes saw the light, my mother was gone. I was alone in a box, there was nobody around me. I got out of it. I was alone in the world. My life was so horrible between the humans. They just made me suffer; they enjoyed chasing and bothering me.
I will always have in my mind the first good person I meet. She approached to me, I was so scared that I was barking, she insisted and finally she took me into her arms, hugging me and smiling. I was chosen by the most beautiful person I ever met.
Before that day I didn’t want to live, I just wanted to disappear. But she change my life, she always told me “Come on with me, you will rest when you die”. I never knew what she meant. I just went with her all the time
I was so happy living with her, I wished that would never end, I was so wrong
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“How could that happen?” said the old god on the throne to the other gods who were around a table.
“We don’t know. It just happened. We warned you about the danger of the earth, but you didn’t pay attention to us, you listen to her, instead.” Answer the god dressed in a colorful robe.
“We cannot let something like that unpunished” A voice came out of the shades. And old person approached to the center of the council. “We must do something”
“You cannot be here” Said the god on the throne. “You are not welcome”
“Why am I not? I am here because I want to help, the loss of your daughter is a loss for everyone, we all loved her as if I she were our flesh and blood” shouted crying the god
“He is right” said the man in the colorful robe. “We will destroy the world”
Everybody at the council shout at the same moment.
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I run, as faster and further as I could. I was running through the city. Suddenly a bird hit me from nowhere, I rolled. Then, thousands of birds started falling from the sky, when my eyes looked up the blue sky was gone. Terrible and dark clouds were covering the entire sky.
I decided that to be in the city was a bad idea, I ran to the forest. It was a bad idea after all; the animals were so unquiet that when I was near them they attacked me. Something bad was happening and I knew it. When I got to the river I almost fell into it, I didn’t recognize it because of its red color.
Well, I think this is the end. I was injured by other dog while I was trying to help him. I could finally found a good place to rest. I think Sophia was right. I wish I had done more things. I guess I will finally rest…
Authors: Diana Martha Rodriguez Ortiz and Jorge Eduardo Ramos Sánchez
