green

An explosion of fire from the east rocked all the buildings in the vicinity. It had been a peaceful morning in the city until the sudden change of event.

The green grass on the field turned into ashes of grey within seconds. People stumbled out of their houses with puzzled looks on their faces while crying children were soothed in their parents’ arms. Office buildings were abandoned as the workers who had just turned in to work streamed out from their blocks to the source of commotion.

The sea of faces that filled the space on the road was like a scene from a disaster movie.

Rina was among the crowd of dazed people. She was in her favourite tee of 5 dancing ballerinas on tiptoe. The sudden explosion had messed up with her preparation to meet her best friend at the latest shopping mall to hit town that morning. She was just about to do her make-up when the loud noise came. She stumbled in her room as she felt the building swaying and her arm had knocked down a bottle of ink from the table. The cover of the bottle came undone and spilt the blue ink onto her new carpet. She could not be bothered to check the extent of damage on her thousand-dollar carpet as she quickly dashed out of her apartment to the nearest exit stairs. Other occupants like her who had been shaken from their morning routine had already filled the way.

No one spoke a word. Nobody knew what it was that caused the loud noise. They were cautious and wary with each step that brought them closer to the field. As Rina’s apartment block was one of the nearest buildings to the spot, she and the occupants were the first to reach the scene.
What they saw made them more puzzled than ever. The grass which was covered in grey had formed into a grey triangle. Whispers were abound as everyone was wondering what it was. The sky still looked clear and the triangular patch gave no sign that it had fallen from the sky.
As the crowd grew larger by the seconds, a loud cry suddenly rang out from the patch of grey triangle.

“People of Tristano!”
Everyone stopped in their tracks and mouths were ajar.

“We have come in peace. We would like to apologize for the unexpected landing. Our captain had some difficulty finding this fertile spot but the problem has all been fixed now.”

“We are here because we need your earth to help us continue living. Our planet has exhausted itself of its ability to generate life. This piece of green we are taking from you is our only hope. We have no other choice. Your generosity will always be treasured by the people of Guber.”
With that, a sudden darkness came and then brightness. Rina had to use her hand to shield her eyes from the sudden rays. The patch of grey was still there and everyone stood there as if they had just been woken up from a dream. Was there really life outside this planet? Or was someone just pulling their legs?

Nobody knows till this day, but the patch of grey still remains. It is now surrounded by lush green grass in the city park and is a reminder to the people of Tristano how precious their green was.

ok...not that i have nothing to do...but i gave a task to others to write with the 5 phrases/words which i have highlighted. the intro paragraph just popped up in the lull of silence as the others started picking up their pens and i started writing mine. and above is what i have. anyone else like to try?

p/s: the jetlag phase is over...i can sleep well. phew.