Hi everyone!

I wrote this piece today for the Short story initiative - A story in under 300 words that was initiated by @SwissClive.

Come one, Come all! Everyone is encouraged to join! This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your hidden skills in writing! So gather up your thoughts and just STEEM ON!

Here is a story I came up with using 295 words. I hope you like it.

Enjoy!

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March 25, 3025

Kyosanna Evacuation Facility

Two weeks after the great flood, Freya decides to leave the facility with her son, Austin. Supplies are scarce and the government couldn’t feed the evacuees anymore. There must be something out there, she thought as she packed what was left of their things.

“Come on, bud. We’re leaving.”

“Where are we going?” Austin asks as he struggled to keep up with his mother’s pace.

Freya repeated the question in her head and looked at him, wondering if he has any suggestions.

“We’ll figure it out” she finally responded.

Halfway towards the exit, they heard the sirens blaring from outside. Freya almost dragged her son after a soldier rushed to warn them, “Meteors incoming! Hide in the bunkers!”

Soon enough, a mob has joined them on their way to the underground. Everyone starts to panic. Could these thick steel walls possibly survive the raging meteors?, she wondered. She settled in a corner with her son, hoping for some kind of miracle while anticipating the worst.

Her son sat quietly beside her. Oh, God. He’s just a little boy. Please spare my little boy. 

Moments later, a huge man came down in distress, silencing the crowd. They all turned to him expectantly, as if he was Superman.

The man broke down in tears, muttering two horrible words repeatedly. “We’re done.”

She let the words sink in as her son starts to cry. What kind of mother am I?

“Are we going to heaven, Mother?” the little boy managed to ask between sobs.

Are we?, she asks herself.

“Of course, son. We will”, Freya answered with an assuring smile, holding his small, fragile body close, as the first ball of fire broke out from the atmosphere.

“Or at least, you will...”

Thank You For Reading!❤

Lovelots!