May 21. “Button, I have another interesting bit of news to share with you and I promise we’ll do the story thing tomorrow and, at least, make some progress if not wind up.”

“What do you want to tell me?”

“The Mid-day reported yesterday that the world will end today!”

“What’s the time like now?”

“It’s almost 9.30 at night and still no signs of the world coming to an end!”

“Then it won’t.”

“Can’t say. We still have another two and a half hours to go.”

“How will the earth get destroyed?”

“By earthquakes. It was reported today that earthquakes have struck a number of places around the world.”

“Are you scared?”

“Not really.”