The 21st of June; Morning walk; Right house, Wrong time by Lisa Stevens (great book club books .TXT) 📕

THE 21st OF JUNE

“On the 24th of June the Earth will explode.”
“Will not!”
“Will so! It says so right here.”
“Show me. I don’t believe you.”
“Well it’s true.”


On the 24th of June a huge meteor is predicted
to collide with Earth killing all inhabitants

The Daily Mail

“What will we do?’
“Hide in the cellar. Stock it with food and water”
“Where’s the cellar?’
“Under the house”
“I’ve got $6.50 in my piggybank”
“I’ve got $9.40. Let’s go shopping”

Two days later, the boys met in the cellar. They waited and waited and waited, but nothing happened for five days.


MORNING WALK

Alarm bells ring in my dreams and then permeate my conscience, jolting me awake. With effort, I rise from a warm bed, remembering last nights promise to myself and to my dogs.

A crimson morning greets me, caresses me and holds me to my word.

My weary feet step heavily upon the dirt road, dogs pull at leads and I’m far from my comfort zone.

Each heavy step I take seems to make me lighter. Sleep falls away, the nightmares fall away. Morning bird calls replace the little nagging voices in my head.

I arrive home smiling, happy and free.


RIGHT HOUSE, WRONG TIME

“It wasn’t like it was years ago.” I lamented.
When I looked at the house, it was different.

“This tree wasn’t here then, it must have been planted after we moved out”

“Nothing stays the same. Not even you”

The innocent way she said it annoyed me. Her eyes questioned my intentions and I knew she was unaware how much her last comment had affected me.

No longer interested in my childhood home, I turned and surveyed the neighbourhood. At first glance it looked the same, but something was different. Something was missing. The hopes and dreams of youth perhaps.

Publication Date: 09-06-2010

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