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I grabbed my bag and rushed to the hall. “I’m going to school!” I shouted to my grandma in kitchen. “Alright dear, but take an umbrella. A storm is supposed to come in the afternoon.” Grandma warned me. “Oh, sure…” I started to look around, “where is any?” My grandma thought for moment and then shouted at me: “Take grandpa’s, the purple one in corner!” I nodded putting my shoes on. I took the umbrella a run to the school. I turned left, then right, straight for a while, again to the left, to the right and on the crossroad straight. On the other side of street I noticed my classmate. I has been waving at the few minutes until she honored to turn around. As I continued distracting her she slipped on wrongly put stone in the walk. I rush across the street to help her. “Sorry, sorry…” I apologized offering her hand. “Hehe, no problem. You’re funny, just go on.” She said. Rest of way I was talking about whatever stupid thing that came to my mind and she just laughed. On the last corner we met another classmate so I repeated everything I was yapping once more. We entered the class and I sit on my seat next to the window. My desk mate has already been waiting for me.
First and second lesson passed quickly as always, but the third one was boring – as always. I was looking out of window and watching life on the street. Suddenly a strong wind started blowing. That will be the storm grandma talked about. I thought to myself. After a while I noticed rising smoke in the distance. An then heavy rain started falling down. Everyone panicked and all of them rushed somewhere. Classmates which sat in my row noticed it too. Screams from the street. Sirens. Explosions? Where from?
Not long after throughout school sounded announcement and building was evacuated. Most of the classmates run home, but honestly? I’m not sure how many of them made it. My deck mate persuaded me to stay together because he was scared to be alone. I had no problem with that, I didn’t rushed home. Everyone was ok, for sure. I wanted to contact mom, but the net fallen so I couldn’t manage. Several hours later some boys came looking for my friend. They turned out to be his brothers. They said how worried they were and they thanked me for staying with him. They didn’t mention their parents neither where they were heading. However, they left in opposite direction their house is. It must be fantastic to have such a siblings, which would take care about you. And they wouldn’t care about ending world, if they could stick with you. I would love to have such a siblings, sadly I’m only child. I thought as I was leaving school building.
My ears got used to all the loud noises, so everything seemed pretty quiet. I opened my umbrella and walked away… I don’t even know where. I was staring at dark sky and sometimes something blinked there. Wind blowed much stronger one more time and I was suddenly flying in the sky. I have already panicked several hour back and now I just kept going in that name. It will definitely come to an end. I told to myself as I was being drifted with the wind. From the sky was the chaos only worse. My lungs were slowly getting used to the sparser air and I could breathe just fine even through I was miles up from the ground. Never have I ever seen such a destruction and chaos. I have always thought we are better than that. “This is tragedy…” I whispered to myself. My eyes strayed higher and few meters above me was some kind of device, some fortress. I remember teacher talking about them in school, but now every information left my head. I only manage to remember where does this starships has entrance and I even found it. I entered and closed the umbrella. It was then when I realized I lost my bag along the way. Rest in peace, you were my favorite bag. How many amazing things I got there. How many beautiful poems, nice drawings , funny stories, all of my communication devices, pendant, which I got last week as gift…..
Suddenly through hall echoed loud laugh. I decided to go it’s direction because where else. I was swinging my umbrella as I was walking to the source of the noise. I opened the door and peeked inside. A young person was sitting there, seemed like a male from my perspective, around 269 years old. They was staring at huge display, which was projecting destruction of my planet and eating some little white things of irregular shape.
I entered the room and stand next to him. I was standing quietly and watching laughing person for a while until they noticed me. They stopped laughing and with huge smile looked at me. “Apologies, I didn’t meant to disturb.” I said humbly, but with serious tone. “Kuhahahaaa…. You don’t need to apologize, you’re not disturbing.” They answered. I gave him confused look. “It looked like you’re having fun,” I explained, “I was taught not to spoil fun of others.” Male blinked several times. “Oh, so that’s how it is! Then they taught you great! Where’re you from?” they asked. “Well, from… Well, from over there.” I pointed at the display. “Whoa, then you must have fun!” They excitedly stand up from their seat opposite me. “Really?” I raised an eyebrow. “Really.” They nodded. “What’s fun on destroying my home? Destroying everything and everyone I love?” My eyes hurt weirdly when I said that. “Don’t you agree? Havoc is only way we can see true beauty!” They explained. “Havoc? You’re calling what’s happening down there a beauty?” I yelled at him. “See? You’re getting it! Order in the chaos, universe as it’s own laws, it doesn’t need living being to add others!” They laughed. I was left speechless. “Let’s see, how many times you were forbidden to do something by others? How many times rules and laws ruined your entertainment? Wouldn’t you like more freedom? Less rules? More chaos and not boring ordinary life?” Stranger was standing before me with grin on his lips and arms wide open. I hung my head. I have to come up with something….
“So…” I whispered, “If I destroy this starship, kill everybody here and take you everything you have…. Will it be fun?” I cried with flames in my eyes. “Of course it will.” They answered honestly. “And if I shoot you? What will you do then?” I felt my cheeks were wet and salty taste in my mouth. “I would laugh. If I were dying, why not die happy?” they shrugged with a smile. I took a few steps back and aimed at him with my umbrella. “Where does your race have core? Or control center? Or whatever you run on! I ordered them. Stranger pointed at his neck. “Thank you, my dear….” I smiled. Bang! I shot him. “Haha…ha…haha….! I cracked laughing as they felt on the floor dead. I closed my umbrella and stepping closer to the control panel l leaned it next to me. This will be fun. I thought while I was pushing different buttons. In the end red sirens started to echo and through ship sounded voice of the stranger, who’s body is now cooling on the ground. They started talking in language my ears weren’t able to identify. Warning message or something, probably. I turned around, checking body on the floor, to assure they didn’t came back to life. Fine. I kicked him to the corner as I walked out of the room. “Forgive me, my dear. Heh…” I smiled from the door.
I returned to the entrance I came from. I opened my umbrella and let space tides to blow me out. That crazy one was right. There is something entertaining about this. I thought as I was watching spaceship blow up. I wanna have more fun. Actually, I don’t want it ever end. Even if that meant thrown all universe into havoc.