Sorry for the long wait ;/... I know this is so short, but I swear I've already started the next chapter; I just wanted a dramatic effect I guess you could say ) So... yeah :)
Enjoy! Excuse any grammatical errors that may have been secretly planted in here. o.O
"...July 10, more than 50 of them have been dormant. This could be another devestating milestone for the world..."
The static became increasingly loud, and I lifted my head to pull my earphones out. I groaned when I felt the stiffness in the neck. I must've fallen asleep on the table from the night before.
I rubbed it with my hand, but I felt a sudden chill creep up my arms. What? It's been over 100 degrees these past couple of weeks. Why would I be cold?
I lifted my stiff neck towards the doors to the terrace. We'd been keeping the curtains closed so the heat wouldn't get in as quickly, but from the crack underneath, I didn't see any sunshine.
I got up from the bar stool and pulled back the curtains.
My eyes bulged, and my mouth dropped. The whole city had a weird overcast. It wasn't really cloudy or anything, it was just like someone had tinted the sky gray. I touched the glass doors and felt a cold tingle.
I looked up towards the stairs as if I could see Justin's room. I then glanced at the clock on the microwave. 4:09. I couldn't go up to tell Justin since he'd been sleeping until around six o'clock thankfully.
Hopefully what was going on could wait two more hours.
I bunched the curtains in my hands and pulled them close together.
July 10 (5:56 a.m.)
"Are you reading?" Justin asked wearily. He walked down the stairs slowly.
I rolled my eyes and placed the book face-down on my lap. "I'm bored. I'm desperate, so yes, I am reading." I was reading Twilight sadly. The last book my mom got me as an attempt to read.
He quietly chuckled and rubbed his hands up and down his arms. "It's kind of chilly in here." Almost like a reflex, his eyes darted towards the terrace doors.
"Justin..." I started. I didn't know what was going on, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't good.
He raced to doors and opened the curtains.
I heard him curse under his breathe.
I placed the book onto the couch and got up. I walked towards him and asked, "What's going on? It's just some weird type of overcast, right?"
He ran his fingers through his hair. He started to pace the room. He muttered, "It's getting worse."
I walked over to him. "What do you mean? What happened?"
His gaze darted towards my eyes. "They're volcanoes, Alex. Probably all of them have erupted in the world."
My heart sunk. "But aren't like some dormant or whatever? There can't be that many erupting, right?"
"The magnetic pull could of forced them out of their state and made them active. Alex, this is serious." He grabbed my wrist and pulled me back to the doors. He opened the curtains and pointed outside. "All of this is ash. It's not some type of overcast; it's all ash!"
I pulled my hand from his grasp and placed both of my hands in front of my mouth. "What's going to happen?"
He turned away from the doors and leaned against them instead. "Well, first of all, many people could die from inhalation. Second, all of the ash could pollute the water, so we better not drink straight from it anymore. Without any sunlight, crops are going to die, since, of course of photosynthesis." He thought for a second. He closed his eyes, and his voice trembled as he said, "And wihtout any direct sunlight, the weather will increasingly change, as it already has."
"Isn't that good? It won't be sweltering anymore, right?" I wouldn't be having heat flashes every hour.
"For now. But think about the next couple of months, Alex. By the middle of October, it could be below twenty degrees." He sighed and stated, "And I can't even imagine what it'll be like in the winter."
I let the information sink in. Of course, how could I be so stupid? We'd probably freeze to death. Especially since our furnace broke again last winter.
I clenched my hands into fists. "What are we going to do?"
Justin stared deeply into my eyes. "We need to wait until Max gets back."
"Then what?" I asked.
He looked down. He sighed and stated, "I think we'll have to leave."
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