Dark Matter Man

Written by Eilidh Charnley

Dark matter man

Ted and Max were flying through space with nothing but each other and a worn-out backpack. They could just about see the earth as the uncomfortably bumpy asteroid they were seated on flew through a sea of stars. Ted was radiating with excitement. He could hear his heart beating through his chest but held back his nerves from taking over. Max was in a gentle slumber on Ted's lap, unaware as to what was about to take place. As the asteroid approached the earth, Ted snatched the patchwork parachute that he had made from his old clothes out of his backpack and attached it to himself. He grabbed Max, squeezed him under his right arm and proceeded to stand up, holding out his left arm for balance. They were now only a few hundred miles above the earth's surface. At that moment, Ted realised it was now or never. He jumped. They plummeted towards the earth. As Max and Ted approached land Ted quickly noticed that there was no space to land. He could see buildings peeking above the clouds and decided that was where they were going to go. When they hesitantly crashed on the rooftop Ted concluded that he could hear many voices. He held on tight to Max and they scrambled down some rickety stairs on the side of this immense brick building. As Ted and Max approached the ground, Ted noticed that the many people flooded on the streets weren't moving their lips as they went about their business. Ted could hear their thoughts. He only thought that he and Max could hear each other's but this was living proof. The people's expressions became frowns as they too could now hear what everyone else was thinking. What had Ted started?

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