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The elevator to the skies - Part 2
How is that possible? Just a couple of minutes ago I was in my office building. What place is this? How did I end up in the rocket? Am I alone here?
The gravity was very less compared to earth. Probably a much smaller planet. I didn’t try to walk much because I constantly felt like I could easily drift off into space. The rocket seemed to stay stationary. Maybe it firmly attached itself to the surface. Wait. I touched my head and then looked at my arms. Crap! I’m not wearing a space suit!
I started breathing heavily after realizing that I was standing on another planet without a spacesuit. Am I supposed to faint? I had always wished that my death should happen on another planet. But not this way. I don’t even know how and why I am here.
But soon I realized that I didn’t have to faint. Because I could breathe. I was not being ripped apart. It seemed like the conditions on that planet were like Earth, well, except for the gravity.
A few hours passed. I had many doubts and questions. Apart from the usual ones, I doubted if I was being tested by something like NASA. After all, I had sent them multiple applications for a scientist role. But I don’t think NASA does such kinds of tests on scientists. And the rocket seemed too realistic.
Eventually, I accepted that I was on a different planet. Perhaps this was my gift from God, to explore the skies before my death. After a while, the lights from the rocket turned off and I could see the night sky clearer than I ever had on earth. Millions of stars in the pitch black sky with one particular star glowing the brightest. Most stars twinkled...
The gravity was very less compared to earth. Probably a much smaller planet. I didn’t try to walk much because I constantly felt like I could easily drift off into space. The rocket seemed to stay stationary. Maybe it firmly attached itself to the surface. Wait. I touched my head and then looked at my arms. Crap! I’m not wearing a space suit!
I started breathing heavily after realizing that I was standing on another planet without a spacesuit. Am I supposed to faint? I had always wished that my death should happen on another planet. But not this way. I don’t even know how and why I am here.
But soon I realized that I didn’t have to faint. Because I could breathe. I was not being ripped apart. It seemed like the conditions on that planet were like Earth, well, except for the gravity.
A few hours passed. I had many doubts and questions. Apart from the usual ones, I doubted if I was being tested by something like NASA. After all, I had sent them multiple applications for a scientist role. But I don’t think NASA does such kinds of tests on scientists. And the rocket seemed too realistic.
Eventually, I accepted that I was on a different planet. Perhaps this was my gift from God, to explore the skies before my death. After a while, the lights from the rocket turned off and I could see the night sky clearer than I ever had on earth. Millions of stars in the pitch black sky with one particular star glowing the brightest. Most stars twinkled...
