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A Flaw in the Plan
Chapter 1
The lie about Operation Saviour's success had not lasted. In addition to the general's video released on the internet, there were other scientists that could do the calculations and had confirmed the news when the governments had remained suspiciously silent. But by then there was little people could do but panic, the outcome that the governments had sought to avoid if at all possible.
Celine felt oddly numb as the watched the images on the television screen. Ms Sutton had proudly proclaimed that the bunker had been especially built to withstand the meteor's impact and the associated disasters it would cause, and while she did not doubt the truth of her words, she was not sure about how much she wanted to live through the impact. What was the point? Nearly everyone else in the world was going to be wiped out, with the exception of a few other scattered pockets of survivors rich enough to have been able to afford bunkers. Was it really worth the human race continuing to endure past this point? The motivations of the others in the bunker were perhaps easier to understand, Ms Sutton was terrified of the prospect of her own death, and the rest wanted to live for a chance to spend more times with their loved ones and their family members.
She felt like the outsider in the group, most of the people there were complete strangers to her, and the rest of them were only brief acquaintances. Her only real connection to the people in this room, and the only reason she was there to begin with, was the small life currently growing in her womb. Her child would be welcomed into a world without a father and remain confined to an area the size of a small school for the majority of his or her life. Death perhaps would have been kinder. She did not fear it, unlike Ms Sutton, she at least had faith that there was an afterlife. Instead she would be forced to linger on, and raise another blood donor for Ms Sutton. Resistance was not a viable option, she had precious little to negotiate with, and there was a dark glint in the woman's eyes that worried Celine. It would not surprise her if she didn't survive her labour, especially with the only doctor in the room firmly under the older woman's control.
Still watching the news, her thoughts couldn't help but drift to Jude. She knew that he was probably at peace now, no doubt already annoying everyone in Heaven, but it still felt unbearable unfair. Had he lived, he would have had a second chance at being a father. She knew he had come to regret his lack of involvement in his children's lives, and he probably would have enjoyed the chance to redeem himself. Had he been in the bunker, she might be more optimistic about the future. His presence would have completely changed the dynamics of the group, she would have felt a lot more secure, and less alone. One minute till impact. Celine prayed for guidance and for the souls of everyone who had been less fortunate than her. There was a moment of silence, and then darkness.