Читать книгу Diary: Alone on Earth - JD Weldy - Страница 4

November 16, 2016

7:12AM

Dear Diary,

I awoke this morning to a slight humming noise, which I thought was coming from the communications center. But I turned it down low in case of any incoming calls or email. I went outside, and then it stopped just as suddenly as it had started. Ralph was whining the entire time. The humming lasted only about 2 or 3 minutes. A few years ago, I would have said it was coming from power lines, except there are no power lines any longer. I need to take Ralph in to town for a checkup, he’s been acting funny for the past few days.

9:30AM

Dear Diary,

The vet could find nothing wrong with Ralph, who is 8 years old now. I’m not sure what I’m going to do when he dies, I’m really attached to that animal. The humming noise started up again while I was in town, only this time it lasted longer…about five minutes. The vet and I stepped outside, trying to figure out where in the world it was coming from. The talking heads, those local TV news reporters, interrupted programming to tell everyone what we already knew: There is a humming noise that can’t be located, it’s coming from the sky is the best I can say. The sound lasted about 15 minutes this time. It irritates my ears more than anything, and seems to be hurting all the animals in the vet's office much worse. Note to self: I need to go to my sister’s house to pick up those tools she borrowed from me.

11:41AM

Dear Diary,

I don’t know how to explain this. On the way back home from my sister’s house, birds were falling out of the sky…dead as a door nail. Two landed on the hood of my truck and caused some minor damage. I counted about 27 birds lying on the road on my way back home before I gave up. Something is wrong, really wrong! MSNBC has officials from NASA saying the humming sound has to be due to some kind of electronic synchronization that I didn’t completely understand. Two scientists said it was sun spots, one that it was due to global warming. Neither excuse made sense to me. How can any electronic malfunction cause humming all around the world, as they're now reporting on all major networks? I’m convinced no one knows what is causing this.

2:07PM

Dear Diary,

Power has gone out four times since my last entry. I’m very thankful I still have my old windup Big Ben alarm clock. People laugh at me for keeping old windup clocks and watches, but I am glad I have them now. I have probably made more entries in this old diary notebook than at any other time since I started over five years ago. When I called my brother on my wrist video phone, he picked up, but the picture was distorted and I could barely understand him. In fact, all TV and radio signals are distorted today. It has to be due to the humming noise that no one can explain at the moment.

5:17PM

Dear Diary,

Nothing on the communications center but talk about the humming noise, which is still ongoing as I write this. All major networks have someone with some kind of degree giving his or her theory. Internet II is almost impossible to access due to so many people being online at once. I counted 11 dead squirrels and 37 dead birds in my backyard a few minutes ago. Something is terribly wrong, and no one is telling us what this could be! Ralph is also acting strange, he actually growled at me when I started to pet him. He's never, ever growled at me in the 8 years I've owned him. Today, have had numerous relatives and friends coming over to my house, crying and in near hysterics about this humming phenomenon. My brother asked me to join him at his house tonight, but I declined. People are saying it’s the end of the world, an asteroid is headed this way, the rapture is about to take place…you name it, people are saying it.

6:09PM

Dear Diary,

President Obama has placed the entire U.S. armed forces at DEFCON 3. President-Elect Palin stated that with an “unknown” such as this humming noise, we should be at DEFCON 4…at least. Many people are theorizing that this is something Russia has devised since they are well on their way to losing the second Cold War. That doesn’t make sense: Animals have been dying at an alarming rate all over Earth, including Russia! Birds seem to be especially hard hit, they're like a continual thud on my roof. It has been reported that thousands of people all over the world have committed suicide due to this incessant humming. It's like when your ear rings, but more painful. Power went out about 5:30 and just came back on about 10 minutes ago. There are power blackouts like this all over the world.

7:48PM

Dear Diary,

This has been a day like no other in history. Nations all over the world are at their highest military alert waiting for something. Western nations are convinced Russia is up to something. Russia is convinced the USA is at the bottom of this humming noise. No one, and I mean NO ONE, knows what is causing this. Everyone is saying it’s not coming from outer space. But how do they know for sure? India has invaded Pakistan for reasons unknown at this time. The entire world is on edge. I admit it…I’m scared. I regret not taking my brother up on his offer to spend the night at his home. I tried calling him again on my WVP, but found it impossible to connect.

8:42PM

Dear Diary,

Humming noise has stopped again, the difference being that it has been over thirty minutes this time. I am hoping, praying it has stopped permanently.

10:05PM

Dear Diary,

Humming has still not come back. I have been dreading almost every minute of this day, thinking the humming would return after stopping for a period of time. Anyone has yet to be able to definitively explain what has caused this noise all around the world. Ralph seems to have calmed down as well. In fact, he is eating after refusing to eat all day. Networks are flooded with people discussing this. President Obama has been on TV twice today trying to calm people down, all to no avail. People are still freaking out. My neighbor of 12 years, Brenda, killed herself with her .357 magnum about 3PM today. They live about a mile from me, and we have visited each other quite often. They are my closest neighbor living out here in the country. Her husband, Mike, and their children are beside themselves tonight with grief - as are many other people, I would imagine. I hope this ordeal is over. This is simply unbelievable.

10:30PM

Dear Diary,

I’ve had enough for one day. I’m tired, I don’t feel good. Ralph acts like he is sick too. In fact, after eating for the first time today, he threw up on the kitchen floor. I can look out my back door and see dead squirrels, birds, opossum, and others I can’t make out. I have a mess to clean up in the morning. I’m going to bed. I’m going to let Ralph sleep at the foot of my bed tonight. I don’t usually do that, but I just need someone close by tonight. Hopefully, things will be explained tomorrow to everyone’s satisfaction. This has been a terrible day. It’s time for some sleep.