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The Man That Watched It Go [A Short Story]

Short Story

Charles F. King-an Astronaut stationed on the moon-expresses his thoughts and regrets through Log Entries as he finds out the Earth will end in the weeks to come. This is a Science Fiction short story that had to be written under 4,000 words for a c...

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Log Entry: 28

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by omaraguirre

PERSONAL LOG ENTRY: 28
CHARLES F. KING
SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2089
LUNAR STATION (USLS)
OCCUPATION: 1
DAYS SINCE ARRIVAL: 287
TIME: 4:56 PM (EST TIME)

I think I saw the asteroid. A small dot in the large dark mass that surrounded the moon. It looked like a star, but it didn't shine and show beauty like the others. How do I know that's the asteroid? Because I don't recall ever seeing that during my routine, and trust me, I think I've become familiar with my surroundings after being up here for almost a year now. I stopped the harvest routine just to look at it. I realized that in a day or two, that asteroid was gonna hit Earth, and destroy everything we worked so hard to build. There had to be something we could do in a situation like this, right? This is King, logging off.