text: Date: y99, October 10th “Humanity has twenty-four left hours to leave planet Earth. If you are not within a fifty mile radius of one of the drop ships, our best suggestion is to take shelter in a bunker. We will have no more worldwide broadcasts after this message.” I knew you heard it; your parents heard it too. I shouldn’t have been so naïve to think you wouldn’t be gone. Regardless, I came looking for you anyways. You weren’t at your house. I drove there, kicked down the door since you always left it locked, and only found the remains of someone running away. Wait! There’s Chico! Your parents made you leave him? You loved your little Mexican Chihuahua! Also, I put any food you left into my car. I hope you didn’t mind. I checked my car clock. 12:00pm. Only twelve more hours were left. I have to drive quickly. 23:55. I sped toward the beach and jumped out of my car. I had Chico in my hands. I could see you in the boat, waiting for me. Your eyes were puffed up from crying so badly. I was too late. Your boat started moving. I don’t know if you could hear me scream how I loved you, but even I could feel the heat of the solar flares on my back. The sky was bright yellow behind me. However, the only reason I’m writing this, is because I got pushed under water. Date: y100, January 2nd My Love, it’s been three months, and I am alive, and not the only one. I don’t have much time to tell you anything. The rest of humanity survived, though. But I know y’all aren’t coming back. You’re out in space, and God knows where in space, but I’m sure it’s far far away from where I am. Regardless, I am coming for you, and when I find you, I’ll get down on one knee. I promise. When I was woken up, there were bodies all on the beach. They had been charcoaled by the flares. I don’t know what happened to me. The water must have boiled, but here I am. Your dog is okay too. I don’t know what happened. Maybe our guardian angel is watching over us. Haha, even when the world has ended I’m still cracking jokes. I’ll keep you updated. Date: y100, Nov 24th I don’t know how much longer, but I saw the ship in a telescope. Are you still orbiting? Maybe you can see me? No, I doubt it. I can’t help but hope you stopped the pilot from driving away. But, I also know those spaceships can only make it so far. Maybe to the next solar system, maybe one after that. But maybe you haven’t given up so soon. If so, then I won’t give up either. Date: y101, Jan 1st Happy new year, my angel. I made it to the rocket! I know you’re probably worried because I’ve been writing less and less, but don’t worry. I haven’t forgotten about you. As I’ve been walking, I’ve noticed something strange. The solar flare burns don’t look like what I expected. They’re not as charred as, well, a five thousand degree star would scorch the earth. Maybe I’m crazy, but to only save 600,000 people? The sun wasn’t supposed to supernova for another eight million years. Why was it so sudden? Date: y101, May 13th As if fate was telling me it was meant to be, my twenty second birthday is tomorrow. Chico and I are ready to see you. I’m sorry I haven’t written more, but I hope you find this journal. I planned on building a rocket to escape this hell, but I have news. It wasn’t sun flares. I don’t know what the hell happened, but I’m at the NASA HQ. Baby, it’s like nothing ever happened. There’s green everywhere, and in some places, where there were bodies on the ground, they were moved. I’m beginning to suspect my theory was correct. Something is trying to control the population. But to 600,000? They want to control us, I can just feel it. I’m leaving Chico here on Earth. He’s locked up in a Kroger, with as much food that he could dream of. I also left his favorite toy with him too. I’ll miss him, but we can come back for him. I know you’ll be happy. Regardless, I’m marrying you once this rocket lifts off and I find your ship. I’m thankful I got my rocket engineering degree at such a young age, or else this trip would have been in vain. If this is the last entry you see...well, you know the rest. Just remember me, as I always remembered you.