Story

A little story...make what you will out of it.

It seemed like such a simple decision. "The time is now to choose. You can save your best friend, your parents, and that young gentleman you've had your eye on for quite some time. Then there is the option of saving the other billions of people of Earth." It was obvious the choice one should choose.

But then again, how could she part with the people that meant the most to her? And for what, a couple of strangers? Well, it was a little more than a couple of strangers. Was she selfish? Wouldn't anyone else in her position feel the same?

She racked her brain for an answer. How could she choose? This seemed like the classic superhero situation. Save a bus of people or your girlfriend. Somehow they always both end up being saved anyway. Things aren't always like the comic books. In fact, things are rarely like the comic books. If they were, Superman would come and fix the whole situation. She would not be here making the decision.

And how had she arrived to this point? None of that really matters now.

It was now or never. She had to make a choice. She walked her loved ones into a large chamber. Surely they would forgive her. It had to be this way. She joined them in the chamber and shut the door. She watched though the small glass as the world outside began to explode. The screams of the world were faint, but the tears of the four she had brought with her were deafening.

No, life is like the comic books. Those people wouldn't be coming back.

And why were her loved ones crying? Did they not realized she had just sacrificed the world for them?

-Brianna