The Dawn of the Lost: Prequel to The Lost and the Wicked by Gonzalez Cesar

Author:Gonzalez, Cesar [Gonzalez, Cesar]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-03-30T07:00:00+00:00

Cole Dalton (13-year-old 8th Grade Student)

Year: 2101

Location: San Diego, California

“What in the world is that?” asks, Giza pointing at the wave of brown falling from the sky. We had been making good progress on our way to school. I even thought we were going to be a few minutes early for once. But the sight before us seems to have changed all that. She turns to me, her red hair flowing wildly behind her. In this scared state, every brown freckle in her cheek seems to deepen into a deeper shade.

“It looks like it’s sand,” I answer, not believing the words coming out of my mouth. Wave after wave of a golden sand continues to pour from the skies, as if it were rain.

She looks back at me, her eyes wide. “That’s coming over from the Point Loma part of the city.”

There is no need for her to word what she means. I know it full well. Her little brother attends school in that area of town. It is a special school for handicapped kids like John, who has autism.

Suddenly, the entire sky grows a deep red, almost as if were bleeding. I barely have time to notice that my heart rate has spiked to epic proportions when a mass of fire descends from heavens. Seconds later, another wave of flames follows it, scorching toward the city.

The calm, suburban street, which had been empty a few minutes ago, save a few other kids walking to school like Giza and I, is now full of house moms, running out of their homes in a panic. Some rush to their vehicles. Others rush to the school, which is only a few blocks away from where we’re at.

Giza’s eyes remained locked on the sky, as waves after waves of flames continue to pour down.

“C’mon.” I yank her by the top of her blue dress. Today was the day she was supposed to perform in front of the entire school. The day she was going to finally going to get over her fear of stage fright and we would finally hear that beautiful voice she’d been hiding for so long. The one she would use to sing to me in many of our ‘private concerts.’ It was also today when I would finally confess my feelings for her. The same feelings I had kept bottled up for half my lifetime. Somehow, I doubted any of us would be conquering our demons today. “My dad said I could drive the car, but only if it was an emergency.”

She forced her sight away from the flames, and toward me. “You know how to drive?” The tone of surprise in her voice offends me a bit.

“Yes. My dad has been teaching me on the weekends. C’mon. I think the keys are in the pantry at my house.“

We rush back through the street, passing frantic people all around us. I ignore their frantic screams and shouts. I have to hurry if I’m going to help John. Part of me tells me it’s too late, though.

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