Posted in: Other - Short Stories
Date: February 26, 2010
Gerome stepped outside. It was a beautiful, sunny day, and he was feeling real good. He had a pep in is step, and he felt like a million bucks.
He had just finished cleaning out the basement, and he felt like he had really accomplished something. Not only that, but while he was cleaning, he came across an old relic of days gone by. A boombox.
The boombox was big. REAL big. The kind you would put on your shoulder while you walked down the street. Gerome had cleaned off the dust and put in a new set of D batteries.
He was ready to go. He was ready to hit the street. He turned it on, and began to walk.
It sounded antique, but at the same time, absolutely amazing. The sound of the music was enchanting, and Gerome couldn't resist the beat. As he walked, he started to dance. He danced like he had never danced before!
As he made his way down the street, people began to stop and listen. They were captivated by the sound of the box. It was irresistible, and people began to follow.
Soon, a huge crowd was following Gerome. A vast multitude of people were all listening to the beat of the boombox. Everyone was dancing! And the more people that followed, the louder the boombox became!
The sound radius was increasing exponentially, and millions of people all around the world began to run toward the sound of the boombox!
Farmers left their tractors and began to run! Stockbrokers, beauticians, construction workers, and absolutely every person in the entire world began to run toward the sound!
The earth began to quake, and the reverberations of the music penetrated deep into its core! The crust of the earth cracked open, and earth become an astronomical subwoofer! It began to pulsate and drone and then ripped itself out of orbit!
And so it was, that the earth was plunged into darkness. It became nothing more than a common asteroid floating through space. Everything on earth was destroyed, including the boombox.