[ WP ] A meteor about the size of a skyscraper will hit about a mile off the western coast of the U.S . While this will drastically change life on the planet , it is not predicted to be an extinction level event . You plan to be killed in the strike .

It was harder than I had thought to get here. I had figured all the traffic would be going the other way, it would n't be hard to slip by. I had n't counted on the army of course. They were assisting in the evacuation, and that meant dealing with the idiots who are gon na get themselves killed by their stupidity. It was n't stupidity for me though. 
 
 There was nothing left for me. I had screwed it all up. I really could n't go back, not after everything. It made the decision easy. Why did they have to stand in the way of my plan? I knew they would n't let me through if I told them the truth, that I just want to die, for it all to end. Instead, I tried every trick I could think of to get past them. 
 
 I started with trying to convince them I just needed to grab some things from my home. They did n't let me past. I tried crying that my wife and child were still at home. They did n't let me past. I ditched my car on the road and tried to run through the woods along the freeway. They did n't let me past. 
 
 After several times of stopping me from passing through they escorted me out to the nearest refugee camp they had set up. It was there that I met Frank. I'm pretty sure he was off his rocker, but he had a plan. He said he had a plan at least, he never actually told me what it was. All he would say is, “ I'll getcha there son. Do n't you worry none. ” 
 
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 It was dark when we left the camp. Easier than I thought it'd be too. All it took was Frank bribing the guard with some smokes. I never would've thought of that. It's a good thing I ran into Frank. Once we were out of the camp we sneaked into the parking lot. He broke in and hot wired a car like it was no problem, before all of this I would have wondered how. 
 
 We took off headed west and no one stopped us. It makes sense now I think about it. We had had over three months of warning. More than enough time for the army to get everyone evacuated. Now, with only two days left until impact, no one cared enough to watch the roads. It was a short drive. With the roads so empty, Frank was booking it over a hundred miles per hour no problem. We'd have plenty of time to contemplate our fate once we got there. 
 
 The beach we set up at was completely deserted. Not just of people, animals everything. The only sounds were the winds and the waves. There was Frank still of course. He was back there drawing something in the sand, muttering to himself. I sat on the sand and just tuned out the whole world. 
 
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 Frank had brought some food for us. I took it when he offered, though it was n't like it mattered. We'd be dead in a few hours anyway. It was nice to have that comfort though, and I'm glad he remembered. We did n't talk while we ate. Frank just took his food and went back to drawing in the sand. It was truly a masterpiece, I'd never seen anything like it. I do n't think it was a picture, but the design was truly breathtaking. For a while I sat and watched him, sometimes catching hints of his voice as the wind carried it to me. He was n't speaking any language I recognized, not that I was a linguist or anything. I figure he's just nuts. He'd have to be to want to be here today. 
 
 I turned to the sky, you could already see the glow. It was n't going to be long now. I walked over to the surf and looked out over the ocean. It was one of the most beautiful things I'd ever seen, this meteor. Not the most beautiful, that had been my little boy being born… “ Hayden, ” I whispered as the light touched the horizon, “ I'm so sorry. ”
