Note: Italics are Thoughts (except in quotes)
"…recent reports from Greenland geologists state that a new land mass is arising in the Atlantic Ocean just inside the Western Hemisphere and resting on the 30°N meridian of longitude…"
America sat up with a start. Wide eyed she tried to remember how she had gotten on her couch sleeping. Just as she was remembering the massive pile of paperwork her boss had given her last night she tuned into the world news report.
Rubbing the sleep out of her eyes America lounged more attentively on her mushy couch. Sounded like a new country was forming…
Wait.
A new country?
Countries could only be formed two ways: mother earth gets all techtonicy and a new land mass forms with a little country riding on it, or two existing nations got together and vuala! Most countries were formed the first way; a new nation was unneeded so naturally one is formed to screw the world up.
America got up to make herself a cup of coffee. New day, new cup of coffee she thought. With a snort of amusement she realized she was still dressed in her work clothes from the previous day.
While waiting for her coffee to brew, she pulled her smart phone out of her pocket and checked her agenda for the day.
Okay, America thought, July 29th, July 29th. Aha! Let's see…Work today, meeting with President, doctor's appointment before lunch. Ah darn! Not before lunch, they always keep me late…
With a sigh of disappointment she poured herself a cup of coffee and grabbed her briefcase. She pulled Burger, her cat, off a pair of her heels he had been chewing on and gave him a quick slap on the bum. She then grabbed her car keys and locked the door after a grudgingly given "bye" to Burger.
On the way to the doctor's, America's thoughts wandered to the new land mentioned on the news. I wonder if I can claim this land to be my own. Maybe. I'll see how this country was made first: mother earth, or sex.
