The End is Now by Rob Stennett

Author:Rob Stennett [STENNETT, ROB]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

GOODLAND, KANSAS

It was the black ice that made things really spiral out of control. Even without it, Goodland was in a frenzied state. Sure, a lot of people were throwing parties, buying cars and houses, and acting ready to meet the end with a rather cavalier attitude. Nonetheless, it was tough to say at first how many people were really feeling all that carefree, because the day after a tornado seemed like a giant snow day in Goodland. Life felt crazy and carefree simply because there were enough people acting that way, so everyone else just followed.

But by that night, as the adrenaline of the daytime frenzy wore off, a lot of the townspeople of Goodland were sitting around in their living rooms — or in bars, diners, or coffee shops — discussing what the tornado really meant.

There was a lot of debate.

Some said they thought the Henderson boy must have had some sort of operation that made him sensitive to weather patterns. They said they’d heard stories about men who’d come home from Vietnam and had metal plates put in their heads. These men could tell when a thunderstorm was coming days before there were any clouds. Maybe it was the same with Will Henderson. Maybe some unnatural thing like a metal plate in his head or knee or arm was there helping him sense when tornados were coming. If he’d lived in Florida he could have predicted a hurricane. If he’d lived in Thailand he could have predicted a tsunami.

A few said that it was a government conspiracy and aliens caused the tornado. Of course these people always thought there was a government conspiracy involving aliens. They didn’t know why New Mexico got all of the press because they said all the real UFO activity was in Kansas. What kind of crop-circles can you find in New Mexico? Name one, they’d say. No one was really listening to this crowd. They were just whispering amongst themselves like they always did.

Then there were those who agreed with Nancy, the newscaster, who’d said that this event was just something their intellect couldn’t grasp. They said it was just an unbelievable coincidence that all of the events had happened, but that’s all. There was no need to go reading more into it. Sometimes there are things that are unexplainable and defy logic. But if we try to decide that we know the cause for those sorts of problems, then we come up with answers like, “The world is flat,” and, “The bubonic plague was caused by witches.”

And finally there was the growing group who were starting to believe. They were influenced by Will’s interview on the morning news and by the frightening email Amy got. They couldn’t just pass off all the events unfolding like they did as a mere coincidence. This group of people couldn’t help but consider the possibility that the rapture was actually coming. Many in this growing group of believers didn’t even know anything about the rapture, so they started to read up on it.

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