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The End of the World
-We are very pleased to announce that the official countdown for The End of the World has begun.
-That’s true Larry, hope you have your tickets for tonight, no one would want to miss this.
-Right Laura, we will be transmitting front row live at 6 ETS, well not real front row because ha-ha boom! and that, but joke aside the closest we can be, be sure that’s where you’ll find us, don’t forget to tune tonight. And als-----
Irritated Leila turned off the hologram.
-Hey! I was listening to that. - Said her mother from the guest room.
-Mother! I have listened to that announcement a million times.
- A million times?
-Ugh! You know what I mean! Why must you be like that? Why can you not take the joke? Anyway, you did send for my dress and yours for tonight right?
- Of course honey, I send Randy early in the morning and came back an hour ago, yours is already in your room.
Leila was hysterical, how could her mother have known about that for a whole hour and not tell her! The end of the world will wait for no one, and now she will have to hurry to be ready on time. Leila’s mother, Linda, finished checking that everything was packed and sent to the MOTHER EARTH 2.0 spaceship, that awaited its passengers docked to the moon.
When Leila finished showering, she called her friends.
-Girls what are you wearing tonight? I just want to check that my outfit is right.
One of her friends, Leona, the one Leila liked the least, showed her a fitted plunged satin red dress through the holographic projection.
-You know, to be in tune with the explosions.
Always in need for attention, thought Leila, not even in the defeasance of the planet Leona could let the spotlight go.
-It is sooooooo pretty Leona- said Leila phonily.
The rest of her friends paraded all kinds of dresses, embroidered dresses, loose dresses, lace dresses. Feeling satisfied Leila hung up. None of her friends’ dresses was prettier than hers, a long embellished backless dress, elegant and impressive, maybe Leona’s was better but she will look tacky and desperate anyway, thought Leila.
The passengers of the MOTHER EARTH 2.0 began boarding, only the most exclusive members of the human race were able to buy a passage. That spaceship was the epitome of luxury, there did not exist better way to be transported to the new human home. Leila escaped her mother’s grip as soon as she had her room card and number. She met her friends in the promenade of the spacial cruise. They were in the best place to see the planet explode, a transparent booth in a restaurant, reserved by Leila’s father as a treat to her. Suddenly Lola, Leila’s best friend, bursted like a whirlwind in the booth.
-You haven’t heard? - Said Lola. By the tone of her voice she knew the good stuff and before anyone, as usual.
-Start talking Lola. -Urged Leona.
- Some random guy from down below managed to stow away into the ship, once inside he jumped in the center of the lobby and began to scream nonsenses like a mad man.
-What nonsenses? Tell details. - Said Leila.
-Some weird word, hum “geno-” something. I don’t know I never heard it.
- “Genocide?”. - Said Lavender, she was the least ignorant of the group.
-YES! THAT EXACTLY! - Said Lola excited.
-Ugh! Lola, we don’t even know what that means, so not so juicy gossip after all, it was obvious there was going to be some kind of incident, there always is in this type of stuff. I expected more from you. - Said Leona trying hardly to look uninterested and distant. –Anyway- she proceeded- let’s watch the pretty lights it is just about to start.
