Today is the Eclipse

Today is the Eclipse. 99 years its been waiting. This miraculous event will stir up wonder and awe across nations. I make sure to put on my protective glasses so not to go blind in the undoing of this event. I remembered reading about a girl who witnessed a solar eclipse only to find herself losing her sight within hours. How horrible would that be? The last thing she saw was the sun overshadowed by the moon like curiosity overshadowing her fate. I shuddered and pushed the glasses up real close to my face. I stepped outside, all is quiet. It's a drowsy afternoon in a little town in East Texas. Not many people care about natural phenomena's around here or really anything going on in the outside world. So I look up and see what is expected, a big bright orb with black overtaking it. "Amazing" I think to myself. I think that's a good word for it..."Amazing." I push my glasses closer to my face. Then I remembered that I had a load of laundry ready to be folded. I take one last look and I go inside. "I hope I don't go blind" I think to myself. "How was it?" others will ask me, and I will say "Bright, not life changing but bright." I smile and continue my day.