[ WP ] A Gamma-Ray burst is set to hit Earth in 24 hours . The world waits for the inevitable in densely packed underground shelters but you are headed straight to ground zero , might as well get front row seats right ?

24 Hours to go. Just one day left before the end of the world, I think back to all the people wearing the cardboard signs that said `` The End Is Nigh'', maybe they were on to something, maybe somehow they knew, maybe we should have listened. Or maybe they were just a bunch of crazies, I may never find out. 
 
 20 Hours to go. I pull my cooler and my lawn chair out of the car and toward field not bothering to lock the car door after `` what's the point'' I whisper to myself. There are others here in the field but not many. I situate myself in a nice spot before i sit down and try to relax. By this time tomorrow everything on this side of the planet will be gone and everything else will be dead. I tried to escape, get a plane ticket to anywhere but they were booked solid. 
 
 18 Hours to go. More people have joined the field. the couple next to me started smoking something and offered some to me. Together we got high and talked about our best memories. I tried to text my family and tell them goodbye but my network is down. I look to the sky and whisper my goodbyes, I know they ca n't hear but it's the best i can do. 
 
 15 Hours to go. I crack open my cooler and get a drink of my favorate liquor and some food I grabbed from my house and make a sandwich. My Phone gives a waning beep that it is about to die, like everything else. 
 
 12 Hours to go. The sun is setting and the street lights are n't coming on. I guess the power is out. I lean back in my chair and listen to the sounds of nature as i try to get some sleep. 
 
 11 Hours to go. I wake to the sounds of crying to my right. A young woman sits with a young man to my right rubbing her clearly pregnant belly. My eyes grow wide. Children are going to die in a matter of hours, and babies that never stood a chance. Will Parents tell their children? Will they let their children go on pretending to be normal until the end. I did n't got to have children, so I will never know how i would handle the situation. I lay pretending to be asleep with the thoughts of a family i would never have. 
 
 8 Hours to go. The stars are out. I ca n't put to words how shocked I am. How can something to beautiful exist in a time like this? Its not fair. The stars will shine tomorrow but everyone i care about will be dead. I Put my fist into my mouth and bite harshly. Why am i so upset by this? 
 
 3 Hours to go. I pray for the first time in years. `` God,'' I whisper to nothing `` please, God, Angles, Kings of Hell, whoever is listening. Please do n't let my family die, I would give anything.'' 
 
 1 Hour to go. Some people in the field have committed suicide, I might have joined if i were braver. I sit in my chair surrounded by people living and not. I look to the sky, the air already feels different. It's not long now. I pray one last time not asking for life but for a space in heaven. Hopefully my grandparents will greet me. We were close a few years ago before they died, I'm almost happy for the end to come. I think of all the people who have died in my life and i can almost see them.
