One more thing to clarify, individuals are not chosen merely because of their social status or net worth, although of course there are some spots reserved already for those honored. But mostly the factors taken into account are genetic structures, inherent talents, skills, physiques, to say among the many. Sadly, that means not all of us who are here today will join the new world out there.
That will be all for now. The next session will continue after dinner.
Enjoy your dinner and have a great night!”
As soon as the speech ends, Blue Charlie rolls back in, leaving a thick silence to grow in the audience. They stir with uneasiness, before breaking into a confusing mix of enthusiastic and reluctant claps.
Behind the eyes of every present man in the room, is a hope nearly defiant, each one with their own dreams and expectations of what may await in their future, and a gnawing unease that will later sprout uncontrollably into ugly feelings.
Their feelings are obviously betrayed by their standing ovations and their wide, big smiles on their faces as they hug each other in a congratulatory gesture of “another big leap in the mankind’s history”.
From that day on, the last chapter of Planet Earth is a messy confusion of anxiety, chaos, and seething jealousy.
So begins the bloodiest period in the history of mankind. ***
Feliciana Elita is an Indonesian writer. Her story has previously appeared in The Jakarta Post.
