Chapter 77
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On Saturday September 17th Eve was working her shift at Ravenwood. Someone had a portable tv turned to CNN. Eve could've done without the reminder that the countdown stood at 1032 days. The anchor was talking about the situation between Israel and Pakistan. The Arks that they'd been working on together would be complete within a few months. The problem was that these shelters wouldn't be enough for the entire population of either nation. There was talk that Pakistan might prevent Israelies from going into the Arks, to make more room for Pakistanies. Israel might attack, and exclude Pakistanies to make room for more Israelies. Eve now found herself listening to the news, fearing what the conflict could lead to. Innocent people killed on both sides, America dragged into a war between two of its allies, possible destruction of functioning Arks. This potential war would have no good outcome. Although Eve didn't hear much of the news, her mind kept coming back to it. After work Eve tried to watch some tv. She caught the old sitcom with a very young Nikki Calendar. On Sunday Eve went to her mosque for early prayer services. Then she went to the mercy clinic, she and her group tried to help those who wanted death. One young woman, maybe a year older than Eve, was unsure whether to have an abortion. They gave her some information about places that could help her if she had her child. She went home and promised to at least consider her options. Eve knew she should be happy about this. She'd helped save an innocent life, possibly the soul of the mother. But her mind kept coming back to the news. In the immediate aftermath of 2/4 it had seemed like the whole world was coming together in a common purpose. But now, both Israeli and Pakistani leaders felt they had an obligation to their own people's, to the exclusion of their recent allies. This made Eve wonder about some of the other alliances. The Bawa and Askari groups in Sangala. The fascist and communist groups in Columbia. America and China. Perhaps it had been naive to assume that people would just naturally work together and get along on this. There would likely be fighting over the shelters. Where it would lead, only God himself could say.