Dream Log 27: End of the World

Just so you know, humans had spread to worlds all over the galaxy about 50 years prior to the events taking place in the dream. This will be important later.

I had been staying in a luxury resort with one of my best friends and her boyfriend in order to learn German in style. The only downside was that I had to work as a towel distributor to keep the costs down at affordable. One day, while making my rounds, one of my coworkers got into an argument with one of the guests. I didn't really know what they were arguing about, but I jumped in between them and shouted "You're both totally wrong!" When I realized that their anger was lying entirely on me, I added apologetically, "I just felt like saying something dramatic," and scampered off to my room where I relayed the story to my friends.

Then, a year or so passed. The only thing I know for certain is that the Earth had become one giant slum, the terriforming process used on the other planets supporting humans had failed, and for no particularly clear reason, the hydrogen levels on earth were growing dangerously high. Also, I had a baby. Things weren't looking so good. Fortunately, a team of scientists were working on a new terriforming process and constructing a new ship to take us to a new planet that we would hopefully not destroy. Sadly, only so many people were allowed to go. The project leaders were holding interviews and tests to determine who would get to continue the human race. To even qualify for the tests, you had to fit a certain age range, which I did; not have a history of health problems, which I don't; be fertile, which I apparently was; and be willing to leave behind your loved ones that wouldn't make the cut, which I sadly seemed to have no qualms about. That, or I had no loved ones left to worry about.

I bullied my way through the enormous line, clutching my infant to me. I reached the front, where the officials were seated, showed them my baby, and shouted, "I got into one of the best schools in the country, am the right age, have a perfectly healthy child, and I will do anything it takes to live. Let me on board." After exchanging glances, they let me take the IQ test and administered the medical examination. I was approved and led to the waiting area for those who would take the trip. I even got to keep my child, since the Human race would need children to start over.

The barracks for the raptured were cold and silent, except for the lamentations of my child.