Why, Why?: Near Future Dystopia

Ryan is absorbed reading a report from his CFO when his charter plane jerks. He looks up. Turbulence, he thinks and keeps reading. A second later, the plane twitches to one side, then the other. He checks his seat belt, it is fastened. The plane is going down and tumbling. Mary is yelling. What's happening? The bright light from the window is suddenly brighter. Kaya looks out. Nothing. There is a rumble, Kaya looks out again. Several cars have crashed. Kaya goes down the stairs. Her father is embracing her mother. Is something wrong? An exceedingly bright light in the sky. Unexplainable accidents. Everything stops working. No sirens, no alarms. Phones do not work. What happened? Is this the end or a new beginning? For many, it is the end. For a few, it is the beginning of a new life, Nonetheless, life will be challenging for all.