Sunday, around two in the morning I woke up, I should be sounding sleepy as I can hear the sounds of crickets in the background but I cannot. It was too hot, and my body was sweating already in heat.
"Who turned off the AC?"
I asked myself while trying to search for my mobile device in the bed for extra lighting. I cannot sleep with the lights open as my eyes are so used to the lights, thanks to my daily work on my computer.
After finding my cellphone and using the flashlight I noticed that the AC was still plugged and the lights are not lit.
There might be a power interruption today perhaps
I told myself as I opened the window and tried to sleep again.
Same day seven in the morning.
Sleep is already leisure that some cannot afford lately and was expecting to be awake the whole time but surprisingly it was one of the best sleep that I had in years. I opened up my cellphone and tried to check now in the mobile app if there was a power outage in the vicinity but per the application there was none.
Checked some news in the cloud to see what is happening outside and the same topic was brought up. No power in their area and no notice was given.
I can understand if it is within our place that there's no electricity but even other countries such as America and Japan don't have one too. For China and other communist countries, I do not have any idea as they always do news black-out.
I have texted my lead that I cannot come to work today as I wasn't able to charge my laptop and my mobile phone's battery is nearing its end.
I didn't bother to check my fridge as what I have is just bottles of water. I'd been living alone for ages and because I cannot cook I just eat in a nearby eatery daily. Hunger's knocking already, I changed to my outdoor clothes and walk outside.
Compared to the days when there was electricity, the streets that can be described as ghost town seems to be lively. I saw Aling Ising's son who's always locked in his room playing video games sitting outside and I nodded as a sign of greeting. He was my best bud prior to him being addicted to e-sports he said that he will make a name in the future but to this date, he hasn't had any team or sponsors to support him on the journey. A lot of familiar and unfamiliar faces can be seen as I walk toward Mang Bien's Eatery. I picked some viand and informed that I will be eating at the unused table beside the water jug.
Did you know that China's the one who caused this power outage?
No it is Russia, they are now preparing to launch the nuclear bomb
Fools! It is the aliens! They are now preparing to invade us and this is their first step to domination
These are what I have heard from the gossipers out there talking about the possible reasons why we have a worldwide outage. I mean it isn't normal that almost all are affected right?
Out of the three reasons, I seem to believe that the first one seems to be acceptable. They spread the virus right so probably it is their cause again and for whatever reason, it is I do not know.
A week has passed and still, power isn't back. People are now getting mad, some stalls that offer goods are already out of stock and they do not know when they can re-supply. My phone is already dead and I do not have any idea what time it is. On the second day of the outage, Mang Bien's eatery told its customers that they will not be able to sell food in the meantime as their stocks are also limited.
Where's the government? There is none - officials already cramped their butts in their villa most of them are the perpetrators of why stocks are not seen anymore. With the pretext of buying it for the sake of distributing it to the locals, they have hoarded it to themselves. My bags of chips and chocolates are almost gone and I think if I will be eating another pack I may vomit already.
Some people are now thinking of leaving their homes and finding a place where they can get some food but for me, I cannot. It is now becoming a ghost town and some houses are in shambles, especially the ones that are not occupied.
Looting is a new hobby for some as the need to get some food to eat is there already. I am not getting enough sleep, though I hated the taste of chips already I can't let someone barge into my house and search for food. I need to be vigilant.
A month has passed and I do not have any food available anymore. With some water and a few drops of salt, I walked past the street to see if I can find anything to eat. But there's none available. I saw some grass growing and leaves and tried to eat it raw, the taste was bitter I can say it isn't edible but who cares! I need to feed myself and need to fill in my belly.
While walking I found the rooster farm, it was already abandoned by the owners and caretakers and I tried to search for something to loot. Never in my wildest imagination, I will be doing such things but I am desperate, I think I am losing my sanity already because of hunger. I saw a sack of feeds untouched and felt that it is calling me asking me to rip her open and she is the most delicious food that I can ever taste.
Which I did btw I opened the sack and the powdery aroma was there. Excitement was all over the place alas I can eat something good! ( Well the taste is better than the grasses) and I munch and chew those pellets with happiness. Until a group of men came, angrily shouting but I was already deaf in the moment of savoring the dry salted powdered pellets. I saw one pull out a gun clicked and pointed it at me but still, I was a madman, captivated by the food I ate non-stop though I know he may be pulling the trigger anytime as my instincts told me I didn't even bat an eye and proceed.
Yes, he pulled the trigger after several shouting and I on my last stretch of energy, still try to get some pellets inside my mouth.