Waiting in Silence
Sunday, March 27, 2005
A bright flash of light left them standing in their own disbelief; as said on the radio, the enemy had delivered. They could only watch as they knew countless innocent lives were obliterated infront of them, knowing theirs was coming too.
It was a silent moment. A silence that kills. With an explosion that large, should there be sound too? A shockwave to reassure their existence? Instead they are deer caught in headlights, waiting in shock to hear of their defeat.
Soon enough they will die. Soon enough their waiting will cease. They might survive it, it has been known to happen, but what is important now is to hear the fatality, that it is upon them, and not hundreds of kilometres away.
It was a silent moment. A silence that kills. With an explosion that large, should there be sound too? A shockwave to reassure their existence? Instead they are deer caught in headlights, waiting in shock to hear of their defeat.
Soon enough they will die. Soon enough their waiting will cease. They might survive it, it has been known to happen, but what is important now is to hear the fatality, that it is upon them, and not hundreds of kilometres away.