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Hector Casas

Alejandra Gutierrez

The cockroach and the mouse

In spite of the deep silence that exists, stuns the sound of the nature, and if you get close and put good attention to the silence of this abyss, you would be able to listen to some weak voices that move with the wind without direction but with a destination marked.

“So tell me Mr. Cockroach, how many times have done this trip?”

“Well if I told you wouldn’t believe me, so let’s just leave it like more that I can count”

“It’s nice to know that my seat partner has more experience than me on this type of journeys. It’s the first time that mice are call to the trip”

“You don’t have to be nervous. Changes need to happen, but don’t worry the next one will happen after a long time. Meanwhile we do evaluations to see who are the species most qualified for taking a step forward over the next big change”

“What do you mean by “we”? So, this means the cockroaches are the ones who evaluate species?!”

“Impressive isn't it? The most hated specie is the one who ends up living. Over the time we realized that surviving doesn't mean to save yourself, it means to be able to work together and save the most lives that we can”

“Wow that’s amazing! But that leaves me thinking, what happens with the other species? We leave them just to die?”

“I know what are you thinking, but we can’t give ourselves the luxury of bringing species that are not capable to do a change for the mutual survival, if the world changes, not only we should change, but we must change.”

“But sir, what could be the worst thing that happens?”

“The past millennium we gave the opportunity to a certain specie to survive, but during the journey they didn’t had the courage to overcome it’s instincts in the trip... and that cost us the lives of other species, so it could be worse than you think son”

“I see… well at least you don’t have to worry about mice in the trip right?

“I hope so, anyway enjoy the trip it’s going to be a long way to get there”

“We must hurry up then.”

Some species have survived during this big journey, because this is not the first time the end of the world has happened or near to happen. This species evolve and try to survive in a lonely world where there might only be the same kind of animals. For others the end of the world had approached, because as some people say “your world ends when you die, there might still be creatures left in a world without you.”