The Beginning Of The End.

I was in the church when all of this happened, I was talking with you, my God, I was happy because you give me a second chance to live, I was born again, but the happiness was a snapshot.

I remember it clearly, I was on my knees, giving you thanks for saving me, and suddenly everything around me was under water, but why?, I ran out from the church that was collapsing.

Running for my life, I managed to reach a building, and when I saw the water level rise, I started to run up the stairs, the elevator did not work, all the people ran down, while I kept going up.

When we reached the roof, I could see, the huge fireball that lights our days, today is more alive than usual, but the light that emanated was not white or yellow, it was red, you could see a hell through it.

My look went down, the thunderous cries of the sinking people overwhelmed me, I did not know what was stronger, the pain I felt at seeing them or the impotence that invaded me because I could not do anything for them.

All the people were running, looking for the exit, but the exit to where? everything was on ruins, a child caught my attention, she was alone with the water in her clothes, and the tears in her brown skin and grey eyes were making them red and moistened.

I come down from the building, my feet did not weigh, I could almost fly, when I arrived at the first floor I started to move my head from side to side, looking for her, trying to find her with the look, she was there, focus her eyes on a car.

-There are you! what are you doin’ darling? It’s the end of the world and you’re here, whatchin’ a car?!, I mean, really?!- I said

She moved his head to look at me and said,

-Who are you?- I took her from her hand.

-C’mon, we have to leave here!, now!- 

I started to take her but she stopped me and said,

-We can’t!- She denied.

-Why not?!- I asked

-He’s in trouble!- She pointed her finger at the bottom of the car, I ducked to see what was there.

There was a dog.

-We must save him!- Her eyes widened.

All this time, she was trying to help a dog that was stuck under a car.

-Okay!- I nodded.

He had a wire in the leg, this did not let go.

-The water is going up! we must do this now!- I indicated her.

I started to untangle the wire, and the level of the water continued to rise, I reached the point where I had to hold my breath to keep from drowning, after much effort, I managed to untangle it and the dog was free.

We ran through the crowd that surrounded us, we reached the top of the building where I was previously, I felt that there we would be safe, I had a hunch, the water went up and I reach the edge of the last floor of the building, and there it stayed, and so it was, this was the beginning of the end.