UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Buildings collapsing, pieces of cars ripped in half and crushed like tin cans, people dissipated like wind to clouds, The ground broken off like a crumbling cookie, heart bursting screams, and enough tears to refill the missing ocean, The sun is shining but it’s damn sure a rainy day.

“RUN!” Isiah screamed as he felt chills surface all over his body from a grueling wind that has an overbearing power to instantly freeze you emotionally with fear and physically draw you in like a magnet. “I don’t wanna die” a stranger says in the background “WTF is that” another stranger outburst “it’s happening again!” says someone else “RUN!” Isaiah warns again while moving forward through the crowds, shoving, pushing, stumbling, fighting for his life which he feels so close to losing. In the process of trying to escape the unknown Isiah is tripped, as he is trying to get up he turns and sees what’s causing the world to literally disappear in front of his eyes.. A giant, chilling, black hole. The hole is a shade of black Isiah has never seen before. Just by looking at it it gives you an unbreakable feeling of sorrow, depression, loneliness, confusion, and fear, so much so that there is no space for you to squeeze in anger.. If you could picture your worst nightmare, times it by 20 and that is what Isaiah is facing.

He immediately turns back around frantically, he thinks to himself “ why run, it’s pointless” Then he looks to the right and there is a crystal heart shaped locket directly next to him. It can't be described but there was a feeling of hope that jolted over his body and gave him the strength needed to keep fighting… almost as if he had some kind of universal connection with this locket!

Around 1 hour has passed since Isiah had last seen A black hole, but there was another problem he has come to realize he has to face. As he is looking around, he sees children, couples, and family members clinging onto each other in fear that it would soon be their last embrace. People scrambling to search for loved ones, and even searching for cell phone signals they know they’ll never find. Isaiah thought to himself “Do I have anyone I need to find?”.

That question lingered with him for a while… Yet in still he couldn’t remember anything or anyone...Isiah now faced another harsh reality. Has he lost his memory or is he truly alone in this world? He is scouring through his brain trying to remember something, as he is pacing back and forth he places his hands in his pockets and feels that lockett and for some reason he didn’t know for what or who but he knew he had to keep fighting because he’s not alone. He puts the locket around his neck

Simultaneously, A woman named Marie receives a phone call from an unknown number “Hello” Marie says “May I speak to Mrs.Lindale” “Speaking” says marie “My name is Dr.Safer, I work at South Feldron hospital and I’m sorry but I-I have some disturbing news” “What is this about? I’m not sure if this is supposed to be funny but make yourself clear!” “No, n- no ma’am.. I’m sorry but your husband Isiah Linfield was in...in an accident, WE - we are doing everything we can to help him but -``''WHAT!?” Marie starts gasping for air and can barely find any “Ma’am Isiah is in a coma right now, we need you to get here as fast as you can” Marie doesn’t reply “Are you still there?” still no reply. Marie is at a loss for words and has been struck with silence “I- I I’m on my way” then hangs up the phone.

Isaiah has decided instead of running in terror he will be running with a plan. To save himself and as many others as he can. The black hole resurfaces again and now they are coming in increments of 45 minutes apart, he has to think of a way to stop running because it’s getting exhausting. This time Isiah directs people away from the blackhole and he goes towards it.

About 1 mile away from the destructor itself, he stares.. He knows he can’t stay much longer because the ground underneath him begins to shake like an earthquake but he has this will power that won’t let him move “WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US!” screams Isiah “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Isiah screams in desperation but he didn’t realize he had stood there too long and he begins to rock left to right, back and forth. The ground is now falling from beneath his feet he is inches from the black hole. He begins to run as fast as he can climbing over objects that are being sucked into the black hole , he was doing a pretty good job until something blind sides him and knocks his balance off he is now in a free fall. Anything that could be in arms reach is now being pulled and tossed into the black hole, Isiah thinks “I had to try” and let’s all strength out of his body go, his limbs are loose, his head is jerking, spit is drooling out of his mouth, he is trying to force his eyes open but the most he can do is squint, the wind is so strong its cutting his skin, he can’t even scream from the pressure on his chest. Isiah blacks out.

In the hospital his heart monitor begins to spiral out of control. A nurse enters the room and yells “DOCTOR!”

Isiah is slowly gaining consciousness and when he does he can’t believe what he sees.

Isiah is dangling from the edge of broken off earth and below him is a fall so deep he can’t see the end he thinks “That must be infinite” he looks up slowly and can’t clearly make out what’s keeping him up. he says out loud to himself “stay calm, stay calm, stay calm, don’t move!” He feels any sudden movements, any too hard of a breath, even a blink might just break his life line. Isiah is safe but barely hanging on.

His wife, Marie is still rushing to the hospital, swerving through lanes, even riding the shoulders on the highway, she is in full fledged pursuit of getting too Isiah. As she is driving she hears a loud explosion from the inside of her car then she begins to hear flapping noises slapping the ground and it gets louder… LOUder… LOUDER until she can’t even think anymore. Marie finally stops the car and gets out.. Looks down and she discovers she has run through a bed of nails and has two blown tires. She clinches onto something that is hanging around her neck… A crystal heart shaped locket, gives it a kiss and says “Hang on, I’m coming”

Isiah looks up one more time and gets a full vision of what’s holding his weight up from his fall to death .. The Crystal heart shaped locket. The chain is so strong on the locket it’s as if it has been made from some kind of indestructible material… almost some kind of supernatural force Isiah is in complete awe; he then gets the feeling that he once had before and says “I don’t know who or what I’m fighting for but I'm coming, I won't give up.”