This is an entry for Clo's Unfortunate Incident Contest. The prompt I used was number 11: outcome. This is also the first chapter of a story I am writing.
Melissa sat in the midst of a huge crowd of people thinking of only one thing: their family member in the front being honored for completing high school.
Everyone seemed so excited, but Melissa wasn’t in the slightest. What was so amazing about watching a bunch of kids walk in a straight line and talk for a while?
Sighing, she sat in her seat and waited for the terribly long day to be over with at last.
***
“Hello? Anya?”
“Who else would it be?” a voice groaned. “It’s three o’clock in the morning. What do you want?”
A startled voice replied. “But it’s still light outside. I thought…”
“This is why people don’t go around letting others from the past move to the present,” Anya quietly
thought to herself.
“What-“
“Never mind, Isi. What do you need?”
“How do you say ttlienc in English?”
“You woke me up in the middle of the night so I could teach you a mini vocabulary lesson?” Anya screamed.
“Mr. P. is in the other room and I forgot the word.”
“Mr. P. is with you? I thought you said he was in France.”
“He was, but he came back and wants to talk with me.”
“Just say hello to him. Ttlienc is hi, remember?”
“Hi. Okay, I’ll remember this time.”
“Good. Goodnight.”
“Goodnight.”
***
“Melissa, be supportive of your brother and at least stay awake until the end. You can sleep later,” Melissa’s mother said.
After one hour of dull speeches from seniors, Melissa was ready to leave forever. She couldn’t believe how slowly the minutes passed.
“The senior class of ’04…”
As Melissa’s eyes slowly closed, a cloud shadowed the area.
“When we go off and…”
It began to rain, startling everyone as they rushed inside before they become extremely wet and waited for the gym to be prepared for the graduation.
Melissa once again fell asleep.
***
“Hello, Mr. P. How are you?”
“Fine, but I’m not going to be in a few hours.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Have you ever heard of a super volcano?”
“Um, no, not exactly.”
“A super volcano is basically a volcano with extra-ordinary size or a volcano with more than one vent. If one erupted, the whole world would be changed and turned into a winter wonderland.”
“Why are you telling me this, Mr. P.”
“One is expected in about four hours.”
***
Melissa awoke as the ground beneath her began to shake. The entire ceiling fell as the people beneath it tried to run outside.
“Melissa, come on!” her brother screamed as a light landed no more than two feet away from her and quickly made her realize the danger.
Jumping up, she rushed toward the only entrance. She never made it.
***
Two miles away from Johnston High School, a dormant volcano erupted, causing three smaller ones nearby to also explode.
No one three hundred miles from the volcanoes survived the natural disaster. It was the worst tragedy in history.
***
“Four hours?”
“Yes, Isi. Do you know a Anya Mana, or is your Anya someone different?”
“I know an Anya Mana, but-“
“Magnificent news. You must call her and tell her if she doesn’t want the world to end, she better get over her fast.”
“Why do you need Anya?”
“If she can time travel, she will be the only one who could possibly save us.”
“But how?”
“Isi, no one knew about the volcano until two months ago. Experts believe if some traveled to two million years ago, and with modern technology, physically drained the volcanoes before it became too dangerous and large to do it, the danger of it erupting today would be decreased greatly.”
“But-“
“We don’t have time to explain everything. Just call her.”
“Okay, Mr. P.”
“Oh, and also explain to her if she does this, she’ll save billion of lives, but she won’t live through this.”
“You mean she'll die?“
“Yes. She will die from the volcano, but she will save mankind.”
... *whispers*; I was going to look at this anyway, but thanks for posting 
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