Chapter 1
April 11, 2024 at 5:05 AM
- You know, this is all so strange. Everything that happened was like an incredible dream.
- Hah, what is this dream about? About electronic doors?
- God, N...
Uzi and N sat on a hill, looking at the snow-white snowstorm.
- Do you know what’s the strangest thing? - Uzi asked.
- Surprise me.
- We did so much: we saved so many, so many died, so much happened. And no one will know about it in a few years.
- That's for sure.
- Do you think we still have a chance to get out?
- If you are happy with the time “never”, then we can still slip away.
- It’s kind of sad, don’t you think?
- I don’t think, I don’t think about anything anymore. This makes no sense. - N answered firmly.
- Hmm, that’s true. What about electronic doors?
- What's wrong with them?
- Isn't it sad?
- Sad. Do we have a choice?
- No, there is no choice. Do you remember “Laboratory”? There was a watch...
- Watch?..
- Yes, a very small watch.
- Why are you suddenly talking about watches?
- They show time accurate to seconds.
- And?
- What's the use of seconds if years fly by? Moreover, on an exploded Earth.
- I still don’t understand what you’re getting at.
- What I'm saying is that we saw the end of the human planet, but in our heads there was only a watch. This is strange.
- Everything is strange with you. And sad.
- Not all. Not everything.
- Yes?
- Yes.
- And why isn’t it strange with you?
- Electronic doors.
- Why did you suddenly become attached to them?
- They are working, N.
- Okay, forget about the watch. What is not sad for you?
- You.
- Hah?
- What's so funny?
- Never mind.
Uzi looked at N incredulously.
- And still. It's all strange.
- What?
- All…
- What exactly?
- Life, Universe... Everything. We can only assume what is happening to the others now.
- But we don’t need that.
- Why?
- Because they were either not born yet or died.
- It’s true...
- Don’t worry about it, everything will be fine.
- Everything is already fine. Right?
- Right...
- Thank you for having me.
- Little things.