Go to Sleep

Before you went to sleep, you thought you heard more siren sounds, but your cell phone provided you with more entertainment. You talked to your friends and watched some videos on Youtube until you finally drifted off to sleep.

You were woken up at six in the morning by a crash outside your home. It was too far to have been in front of your house, but it sure had been on your street. Startled, you jump out of bed and go to the window. Your room was on the second floor of the house, so you could see clearly what it had been: a car accident.

Tire tracks on the asphalt. A jeep broke into the yard of one of your neighbors and destroyed the fence. You saw the owner of the house get out and start yelling at the driver. Your other neighbors left their houses in droves, but none of them seemed to care about the accident. Couples and children went out with suitcases, and threw their belongings into their vehicles. Some were already gone, you noticed when you saw the doors of some houses open.

What the hell is going on?!

You turned on the television in your room. All channels had the same frightening programming: a static red screen with a white font written in capital letters “ATTENTION, THIS IS NOT A TEST, FOLLOW THE ARMY'S INSTRUCTIONS”, and then “INCREASE THE VOLUME”, and then a address, some coordinates and the name of the president. You turned up the volume. The message was conveyed in a man's voice. He said the same things that were written on the screen.

You take out your cell phone and there are thirty four missed calls, all of them from your parents, friends and also from your aunt. You try to call back, but apparently you have no signal.

Shit! Where's Ruggy at?

You call for the puppy, but he is nowhere to be seen. When you go into the yard, you realize that the dog is long gone. The gate was open.

The situation does not look good. You don't know what's going on, but still, you understand that it is something of concern. Your first thoughts are nuclear bombs. Some attack from an enemy country. You need to take a decision, and fast.