Title: The Day The World Almost Came to an EndAuthor: Pearl CraytonSummary The narrator explains that when she was twelve years old, she was committed to being a sinner. However, she lived with a family and community whose lives revolved around the Church. One day, her cousin Rena insists that the world is coming to an end because she heard her mom and another woman discussing it and that it would happen with the eclipse that's occurring in two days. Rena insists but the narrator finds fault with her claims. However, when a woman comes by affirms what Rena is saying, the narrator becomes lost in thinking about what that could mean for her. Later when her dad comes home, she asks him if the world is going to end and explains why she is concerned. He says that it's nothing to worry about and that the world is going to end when it's going to end. This only convinces the narrator that it will end sooner rather than later. Unable to be calmed, she stays up all night wor…
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