Chapter 31
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Zack offerred to let Eve stay home on wednesday May 11th. But she would have nothing to do but watch tv, with the countdown in the corner, and think about her mother. Eve went to school, where she couldn't help but notice fewer students than there should have been. School did seem less important to some, they didn't see the point. Some of the older students went to work on the Arks. Others dropped out to have kids. Eve seriously questioned the logic of bringing a child into the world right now. If ever there was a time to question having a child, this was that time. But then if life continued in these shelters people would have to keep having some babies. Quite the conundrum. Other students had even resorted to suicide. This school, which had been nicknamed "Armageddon high" seemed to emphasize to Eve that she was alone. After lunch Eve just left, cut her final two classes. Eve went to the movies. She didn't have the money for a ticket but snuck in. The movie ushers didn't see much point in their jobs either. Like Ed over at the grocery store they'd worked hard, started saving for retirement, only to be told the world was coming to an end. First the theatre played a newsreel about the need for Ark workers. Ironically the movie itself was a different kind of propoganda film. It claimed that ELE was a hoax from president Mason. The point of said hoax was to bring everyone together against a common enemy. There had been some heart attacks and car crashes since 2/4, as well as increased rates of abortion and suicide. But, according to this film, it was worth it to president Mason, to achieve world peace. Eve understood why people like Jack wanted to believe this theory. She inderstood why the theatre showed the newsreel, even before a movie like this. Almost everyone considered thee little acts to be their patriotic duty. Eve did want world peace as much as anyone. She just didn't understand why her mother apparently had to die for it.