I was talking to earth. It told me it was tired. Very tired. Apparently the world was getting to heavy for it. Too many people and worse, too many buildings. I could totally empathise on the building part. The people, I don't know. I mean, sure I'd like the congestion to decrease, but really who do we omit? I wouldn't want any of my people to get erased, hence I remained quiet. Earth went on talking. Supposedly the sun was heating it too much. Earth was planning to take a break too. Pluto had invited it and the chilly cold winds of the dark tempted Earth. That freaked me out. I mean, earth gone of? What would happen to dearest moon? Earth said, moon would go along to and moon nodded fervently. But it was just not right. I mean, earth off its orbit? What would happen to the people? Earth seemed least bothered, so I promised I'd talk to the sun. And therefore to the sun I went.
The sun was sleeping when I met up with it. Sleeping of all things. So I had to wait patiently for it to awake. Dare not disturb the sun in its sleep said this star way off. I could barely see its shape, but it refused to come closer. These planets and stars are rather stubborn. And proud. No one agrees to budge from its position, except earth which plans on going away altogether. The star called again and asked my purpose, I explained. The star laughed and vanished. Travels in light years, I couldn't see it anymore. So there I sat on this slow moving rock all alone in space waiting for the sun to wake up.
And then the sun did, with this blasted yawn. It nearly fried me, but the rock was clever. It liked me, I think and hence moved away rather fast. My head spun for a while. And then sun asks me what, it seemed highly perturbed. I told sun about earth's crisis and my impending crisis if earth moved away. The sun, this arrogant creature, still yawning slightly, my rock moving this way and that, my head already mush and swimming, goes like, so what can i do. I explain. The sun could stop yawning for instance so I could talk properly. The sun stopped, seemed embarassed almost. Said no apology of course. I continue, the sun could reduce its heat. Even the people were complaining. Earth running away would be bad for the people. Earth running away could be bad for itself. Sun made a face, one that said it didn't care. Proud, I thought, too proud. Then when I was going to give up all hope and tell the rock to take me to pluto, sun goes like, fine. I thanked it profusely. I mean, I was super glad to begin with, but I figured it might mind if proper gratitude was not shown.
Meanwhile my rock seemed to read my thoughts and took me to pluto. It was cold there but pluto seemed highly interested in conversation. Asked me my whole history before I could even begin to tell why I was there. Eventually, pluto listened. It couldn't go around tempting other planets, especially not earth. Earth had people in it, pesky people but living creatures nonetheless. It seemed pluto had no idea about the effect on people. And so it agreed. Even then there was that touch of grief for not having company like it was supposed to. I hung around for a little while, I liked pluto and then headed back to earth.
Earth listened patiently then shook its head. People and buildings again, it said. Moon sighed. At least it wouldn't be so hot anymore, earth said. Moon sighed again. Moon was lost in some thought I couldn't tell. Eventually I realised earth was being too depressive for me to do anything and so I headed back home. Too many buildings I thought. My rock left me on top of my building, which by the way took some time to find. And then, I came home, stood in front of my window and pretend knocked down buildings. I wanted a clearer view of the sky. Moon was still sighing. God knows what happened to it. |
Submission Name: A short conversation.
