Monday, April 4, 2011

If I Were the Last Person Alive in the World

I picture this...
I wake up one morning and it is dark outside when it is supposed to be light.
  I don't hear my dogs whining, like they usually do for their morning snack.
    I look at my alarm clock, which is battery operated, and see that yes, at 7:10 AM, it should be light.

      I walk into the kitchen and the light won't turn on. The microwave clock is off.
        I certainly can't make coffee without electricity either. That's a first thought.


I look outside. There are no street lights. I realize I won't be seeing the sun rise like I usually do.

I look in the room where the dogs sleep and they are laying very still. That makes me sad.

I think that immediately I need to gather all the clean water and food that I have.

I wonder, what if the water is contaminated?

What am I going to do? Are others around me safe? Am I the last person alive in the world?

What a scary thought that would be, wouldn't it, to feel so isolated?

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