[ IP ] And we sat , and we talked , and the world went by

The world had waited in fear for this moment. 
 
 Reputations had been staked, calculations made, predictions given, but the truth was that no-one knew what was going to happen. An hour ago it had passed the moon, raining fire onto its surface as atmospheres collided. And now it came closer, silent, ominous, blotting out the sun, turning day into blackest night. 
 
 Some were at home with loved ones, others in congregations praying, wishing, hoping. We sat, telling stories of our childhoods, of love and loss, fear and hope, occasionally looking up into the darkness, at times holding hands, each glimpsing the other but our eyes never meeting. 
 
 After an eternity of night, she touched my wrist gently, my gaze following hers far into the distance. Out of the darkness the sun was rising in crimson and gold, yet still we did not know if we were dead or alive.
