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Doom
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"The asteroid is heading undeterred towards us. We're doomed," the newsreader quoted, her face ashen

I turn away from the television, looking towards my son. My child. He'll be four in a week. His sleeping figure lays sprawled on the bed. I look towards the clock on the wall. It reads 5:58 AM. I walk towards Jael's bed, my feet padding against the cold tile floor. The room is dark and I nearly run into his nightstand. I swear that thing is out to get me. I huff as I sit down beside him and stroke his small cheek. My baby. I feel my body begin...