Reverse Earth: Part 1

Cire woke up groggily, thinking about work

Here we go again, he thought sleepily.

He then got out of bed, brushed his teeth, put on his clothes and went downstairs. Cire’s pocket phone buzzed and he took it out. 

It was a reminder that said, “Meteorologist Meeting at 10 today”. Cire sighed, as he remembered how boring they could get. 

His wife, Anna, had already prepared breakfast for the three of them: Cire, herself and their son, Xam. Xam started on his, as Cire was chatting to Anna.

“Hey, honey,” Cire said.. “I’m off to work now! I have a meeting today!”

“Bring Xam to school first, though!” Anna exclaimed.

Cire ruffled his hair. “Let’s go, buddy!”

Xam giggled with excitement, as Cire wolfed down his breakfast.

He quickly got dressed and then they headed outside and noticed that the car was covered with snow. In Warm-month. 

What the heck? he thought. It’s the middle of Warm-month! The weather is acting weird. I should mention this at the meeting.

He sighed, told Xam to stay by the car and went into his toolshed to get a snow shovel. Cire scooped up some snow and dumped it to the side. However, it was only the tip of the iceberg. The snow was everywhere, from the hood all the way to the windows. A seed of worry grew in his brain, as he realized he might be late for the meeting.

Man, Cire thought. This is going to take at least 45 minutes.

He sighed, picked up the shovel and got to work.

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After an hour, he had finally finished it. Cire put the snow shovel back into the tool shed, exhausted. Then, he unlocked the car and helped Xam put on his seatbelt. Cire climbed into the driver’s seat and slowly got out of the driveway. He was so tired that he could barely keep his eyes open. As soon as his front tires touched the street, the entire car began to slip. Cire noticed and his eyes widened. He frantically looked out of the side window and saw that it was covered with ice. Cire could do nothing as the car slid down the slippery slope.

The car crashed into a mailbox, sending letters fluttering in all directions. Xam screamed as the car proceeded to crash into another one. 

“It’s just a speed bump, Xam,” Cire lied. “Everything’s going to be okay.”

However, the seed of worry had transformed into a sprout. They hit a lamppost, sending it toppling to the ground with a terrific CLANG! and Cire nearly fell out of his seat due to the impact. Luckily, the seatbelt saved him from banging his head. Xam started wailing. When they hit a fire hydrant, the sprout in Cire’s mind became a worry flower. Water was spraying everywhere, making the road even more slippery. 

Cire desperately stamped his foot on the brakes, but to no avail. He heard tires screeching and looked behind his car. There was another one that had suffered the same unfortunate fate as Cire’s. However, this car was way faster than his.

Cire exclaimed, “Oh sh-” as the two cars collided in a pile of grinding metal and broken windows. 

They had reached the bottom of the hill, where other cars were still driving. Cire’s car crashed into another one, sending the bumper flying. The pile of cars grew as Cire’s car smashed into another one, making his windshield shatter, right in the middle of an intersection. The pile grew until Cire hit his head hard on the steering wheel and passed out.