Earl Genofle: A Narrative Fiction

A door opened, and Earl Genofile stepped out to see what had happened. Earl was at the grand age of 75. He had hearing aids, dentures, and a cane. He was a nice senior citizen as long as he got his five naps a day. He quickly hobbled back into his two-story house to find his wife. Helga Genofile was also 75 years old. Unlike Earl, Helga did not need hearing aids, dentures, or a cane. She had excellent health. In fact, she was sure that she was going to live well over a hundred. She was almost done with her two mile walk on her treadmill when she heard a giant crash. Helga went to find Earl. Then, she saw the flow. They would have to leave fast.
Earl had just gotten to the stairs when he ran into Helga. He was shouting something, but Helga couldn’t understand him. Once again, he had forgotten to put in his dentures. The dark sludge was coming in even
She chucked Earl into the boat as gently as she could. All of the sudden, there was a giant crash. A boulder had struck the other side of the house. Helga moved quickly to the boat and unhooked it from the trailer. Suddenly, the boat lurched backward and hit the garage wall. She swam through the rising flow trying to get to the boat. She tried to be positive by thinking that swimming was good for her health. She hopped in the boat and turned the key. It roared to life. She then pulled away just as a car hit, and the house collapsed. She quickly looked back at Earl and saw that Earl still wasn’t awake.
Helga had to keep avoiding objects such as boulders and buildings and other common driving obstacles. She had just swerved away from a floating school bus when the boat engine ran out of gas. Helga tried to steer away from the town’s Church of Salvation, but she couldn’t avoid it. They struck the brick church. The last thing Helga remembered was flying out of the boat. As a result, she woke up in a hospital and had a concussion. She looked for Earl but could never find him. He was never