There Will Come Soft Rains: Family Story

7:00am: the alarm sounds. A man and woman accompany each other towards their children's bedroom. Once both children wake, the mother leaves the room and preparing breakfast silverware, plates, and napkins. 7:30am: the family of four devours a meal of two pieces of browned toast, two eggs, four pieces of bacon each. The father and mother drank two cups of coffee themselves, while the children drank two glasses of water. Today was the weekend: no school for the children. The mother then left the house to tend to her garden. Beautiful, it was. Then the father lied down on the couch, taking a quick nap. It was a completely normal day. But this would soon change. The mother set the children inside and instructed them to remain inside. The followed instructions, then the father began mowing the lawn. The mother left the children a red teflon ball to play with, then resumed her gardening. Everything seemed completely normal: but today, was different. A loud noise followed by a white flash engulfed the entire area. Then. Silence.