Sunday Scribblings: chron·i·cle (krŏn'ĭ-kəl)

This Sunday Scribbling was too fun. I didn't expect the word chronicles to do anything for me, but give me the heebeegeebees from scene flashes of "The Chronicles of Riddek" popping into my head. Yes, I watched the movie. What can I say, I enjoyed "Pitched Black". Oh, I digress. Anyway, I am looking forward to reading others responses to this prompt, which can be checked out here. ~GoGo

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The Farewell Chronicles

By Gogo on a Page

Bystanders would later tell the newspapers that the sun gave off a pulse of light as though it were shedding its skin. The effect was a momentary halo, hovering around the sun, and then dispersed. Some would even report sightings of mysterious angelic forms floating in the sky, praising the day. None of these things were documented on film though, so the historical accounts in books were left solely to the facts.

The facts were simple but true enough to border on a miraculous celebration. The temperature that day was a balmy 88 degrees and the sky held a thin layer of cirrostratus clouds giving way to a naturally occuring halo effect. Reports indicate that the event was the most watched program in history. Globally, a billion people watched television that day, a day that would be nicknamed, “El día el diablo dejado el offce”. Though the exact number of viewers cannot be found, many reports indicate that on average every household with a television in the world hosted on average 5-6 additional people during the event.

Additional reports indicate that Washington DC had to close its borders to citizens trying to enter the city due to “homeland security”. Traffic reports indicate that the streets were so cluttered with vehicles that no movement was capable on the roads from a five mile radius outside the city. In fact, individuals were reported to leave their cars on the freeway choosing to walk into the Capitol. Due to this congestion of citizens entering the city, a high number of vehicle deliveries and home births were also reported, the Medical General’s Office reporting a 5.5 increase from normal home and vehicle birth rates. Those who did make it to the hospital to deliver reported going by foot. In fact, one report confirmed by a news broadcast, was a woman being surfed by the crowded sidewalk of people above their heads to the hospital. The woman told the news center that, “I needed to get there, so I had no choice but to jump into the crowd like I was at a concert. The miracle is that everyone caught me and started shouting, ‘she’s going to the hospital, she’s going to the hospital!’ Somehow, I made it to the hospital on top of the crowd and delivered a healthy baby.”

When former President Bush began his speech fifteen minutes past the hour, a low hum was heard on all the video feeds. Apparently, everyone in the whole city began to hum “Hit the Road, Jack” by Ray Charles together during his entire farewell speech. At the moment when it was finished, satellite reports at universities across the world reported a natural audio phenomena picked up on the feeds outside the earth's atmosphere. The Genius Book of World Records reported that this was the cheer to be heard around the world.