WP - You Are On The Space Station and Earth Implodes

Jordan rubbed his eyes and looked again. He did n't know who to call, or what to do. He could n't believe what he just saw, and yet, it was all happening, all so very real in front of his eyes. Jordan Miller was always a simple man. For 20 years, Jordan walked into his lab at 9am, hair combed and a medium black coffee in his hand, and left at 6pm to meet his loving wife, Natalie, and his one kid he was proud to have. He was happy that God blessed him with such a loving family, but somehow, it was n't enough. As the energy of the implosion approached the ISS, Jordan remembered the one thing that brought him here, that brought him away from Earth, away from his family. `` Looking for 3 candidates to go aboard the ISS for minor repairs, contract period 4 months. Training to be provided, heavy background in physics recommended.'' Jordan stared long and hard at the advertisement he saw in his morning paper, not sure what to make of it. He felt something, something he had n't felt in what seemed to be decades. A sudden rush, a sense of warmth, a feeling of belonging. This was it, this is what felt right. Jordan always pondered as to why the ISS would put out such an advertisement in a newspaper, but calling it'faith' seemed to do enough justice in Jordan's mind. Not much time now, things are starting to get hot. Jordan looks around the ISS, looks for something, looks for anything that would help him. His mind is drawing blanks. `` Think, think - What is the next step?'' Jordan thought to himself. The intensive and rigorous training he went through did not prepare for anything as close to a situation as this. A sheering pain then went through his body. Jordan was n't sure what it was, but he was sure it was n't from the after-math of the implosion. He had felt this pain before, and he knew many before had felt the same too. He then knew what it was, and as much as he tried to remind himself that it should n't be this painful, he could n't do anything to block the emotion that was causing him this pain, regret. He heard her voice resonate in his head, and for a brief moment wished with all his might that she could be right next to him. `` It's only 4 months, honey. I'll be back before you know it. I'll be a hero. It'll be like nothing else.'' Jordan told a shaken Natalie, tears rolling down her cheeks. `` But what if you do n't come back?''
