Heart of the earth

Глава 1September 15, 2056Dear Diary,Today is the day that could change my entire life. In a few hours, they'll announce the results of the final B.E.S.T. lottery. The last chance to leave Earth. I can't sleep, my thoughts are a jumble. What if Maria and I don't win? What if only one of us wins?Yesterday at school, I could barely focus on my lessons. I was telling the children about the great migrations in human history, all the while thinking about how we're now on the brink of the largest migration in history. The irony isn't lost on me - I teach history, yet I might become a part of it. Or remain here, on a dying planet.Maria says we have good chances. She works at the medical center that prepares people for space travel. I'm a teacher. Our professions are needed there, in the new world. But is that enough?In the evening, we talked at length about what we…