Disaster strikes: the inevitable

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The morning sky smiled down on the town's residents and the sun's rays emitted a refreshing radiance - like a cold glass of lemonade on a summer's day. The town was small and scenic: rolling mountains and evergreen tall trees framed the edge of the town, which was dotted with small, isolated homes that held tiny families. Emerald green pastures stretched perpetually as far as the eye begged to see, and they were watered with a small stream that ran through the mountains and past the homes. At the center of the town ran a large road leading to a petrol station and the cars drove to and from the station filling up their tanks and heading on their way. 

 

There was a sense of hope in the air; a sense of new beginnings and a new life. The birds chirped loudly as clear as the stream that wove its way through the grass and mud. This stream seemed to have a strong sense of direction, instead of flowing in a monotonous manner, it seemed to oscillate and ripple. Pulling back and forth, the water looked as if it were trying to break apart. It weaved its way down the mountains and wandered like a lost traveler through the fields of grass and hay. 

 

All at once, the stream began to shake violently as the ground beneath rumbled and roared. The interminable rumbling grew louder and louder as hairline cracks began to appear in the ground. The tranquility that had filled the morning was now damaged as the hairline cracks grew and the ground appeared to begin yawning. The cars on the road began screeching and speeding away from the petrol station as panicked residents frantically scrambled away from the opening ground. Police sirens obstreperously barked and yet the unremitting trepidation and panic emitted the homes as residents watched in utter horror as the ground up relentlessly. 

 

Suddenly, to the horror of all, the ground opened beneath the petrol station and it appeared to pour the building like liquid into its dark throat at the core of the Earth. The road began to spill into the dark abyss of the Earth as it swallowed whatever dared to enter its territory. A dark plume of smoke rose from the pit as the crash of cars, buildings, and petrol from the station mixed in a toxic cauldron inside the Earth and set alight. The wailing police siren continued its wail but stuck on one side of the divide, the police officers in the car watched helplessly as the ground continued relentlessly widening and nature asserted itself as the dominant force. 

 

After a few terrifying seconds, the deafening rumble died down and the Earth's tremors decreased. The Armageddon was coming to an end. Nature had claimed its victims and it was satiated - ready to settle and rest. As tranquility descended upon the small town, the plumes of smoke continued to rise from parts of the pit. The gaping hole in the ground stood one mile wide and it stretched across the town for miles and miles. It zigzagged through the landscape of fields and grass appearing like an ugly scar on what was once a beautiful face. 

 

The town's residents stared from the homes and cars at the ugly scene before them. The cheery chirping of the birds had come to an end and it was replaced by a terrified silence. This town would never be the same again. 

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The concept of this story is amazing. It tells us how disaster can strike at minute and how deeply it can affect us. It also sheds light on a rather vast concept and that is how nature is the dominant force of this universe that God has created. When nature comes to play, even the most powerful of men are forced to bend to their knees and accept their defeat. A great piece of writing indeed!

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Great story, I enjoyed reading it a lot.

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9 hours ago, Sacrifice said:

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The concept of this story is amazing. It tells us how disaster can strike at minute and how deeply it can affect us. It also sheds light on a rather more vast concept and that is how nature is the dominant force of this universe that God has created. When nature comes to play, even the more powerful of men are forced to bend to their knees and accept their defeat. A great piece of writing indeed!

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• Added articles in some places where you missed them.
• Removed "-" from many places. It served no purpose and looked untidy.
• Corrected minor spelling mistakes and grammatical errors.

Hope to see more content coming from you. Best of luck for future writings!

Appreciated! When it comes down to uncontrollable nature, no force is capable to cease nature at its peak of belligerence. How things can change from a normal, hot summers day to people screaming with pure trepidation can always happen in a blink of an eye. Thinking about that really does put me off and also, tracking our wretched acts of destruction to our planet is nothing but selfishness. As a result, nature responds to this like it is programmed like a computer to do so when something has been harmful to its environment. There is still time to fix all of this but, i'm afraid, the clock is ticking. 

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2 hours ago, Lose said:

Great story, I enjoyed reading it a lot.

Thanks, mate