BOLT OF ZEUS

 It was the summer of chaos… it was the year of darkness… it was a battle of and for electricity and a time of internal conflicts…

 

Emily Carter: Mom, Dad, the candle light is ready, do we have dinner for today?

 

Mrs Carter: Oh sweetie, the city is crawling with darkness, your father went to the other town for groceries, lets wait a while.

 

Phone bell rings..

 

Anonymous: Hello! Is this the Carters house? Um I found an ID card in a dead man’s wallet named Peter Carter, seems like he’s been shot to death for money, I cant see any money in his purse.. mam? Mam..?

 

Jake Carter: Mom I’m home, I snatched some potatoes from the old lady across the block..! Mom? Mom?

 

Man on news: So todays report states that another couple of people shot, bladed, scarred, drowned, and raped for money and lust! God give us electricity or we’d be damned!

 

Governor: Father, where electricity thou? How can I restore peace without light? Shine your light on us…

 

Military General: We got to seize the country from the democracy, it’s a critical time for those bloody politicians, those bastard civilians! What do they know hunting in the dark and surviving? We army trained in harshest of conditions, we shall slay! Its our time! Military Coupe!!

 

President on Radio: Countrymen, I served my time, I shall be gone from this world for I cant resolve your sufferings…!

 

Gunshot…!!

Morning Newspaper: President Shot himself..! Alas!

 

Christians in church praying to almighty for his light!

Bolt of Zeus finally Strikes!

Power generators create pulses!

Electricity is granted, God is a philanthropist!

 

2 months later…

 

Governor: This board meeting is being conducted to decide the fate of electricity, it must be monetised, we are to earn profits!

 

Metropolitan city board: We must consume all power and give none to minor cities!

 

Judge: Prisoners on death row must not be hanged, thy shall be electrocuted!

 

Corporations: We don’t give a damn about environmental waste, we got to keep our servers running, air conditioning will be on all times and toxic waste shall be sent to rivers!

 

Farmers: We shall use the river to irrigate our crops!

 

Poorer men: Those rich people have monetised electricity, we have to retaliate now! We have to create unrest and bomb them!

 

Newsmen: Reports state that the white house was bombed this morning by protesters and another news just came in… oh my god! Looks like the city just consumed radioactive polluted vegetables that came in from certain river water irrigations!

 

Hospitals: Reported 90% population either dead or radioactive polluted and yet to be dead!!

 

Zeus showed his might!

Yet humanity showed its wrath!