Book - The Tipping Point

Chapter Nine

Brushing his hand over the lush grass, he felt a feeling of calm wash over his body. “If only the council would listen and help us clean this all up. We have nothing left. No one left to care. There is no way the WADE robots will be able to clean this up themselves.” While he was laying down on the grass, twirling his locket in his hands, Alister remembered his mother’s words, ‘You will be the one to save us from this mess. She was right. He possessed the capability to save Sydney from the pollution, and he didn’t need the help of the council to do it. He found himself standing at the entrance of the prickly gardens, rubbish bag in hand, tidying and cleaning every part of the botanical gardens. Within the span of a few days, with the assistance of some equally motivated council workers who had heard of his journey, it was completely spotless.

“We will not be forgotten, we will return Sydney to its former glory!” shouted Alister to hisband of loyal followers, increasing in numbers every day. “We will keep cleaning Sydney!”

The small group travelled to the Opera House, the Sydney Harbor Bridge and other locations in Sydney with their mission in mind. Over the months, the pile slowly begun to decrease until only a few scraps remained. Alister and Vera eventually travelled to every part of Sydney until the amount of rubbish in the area had decreased dramatically. Impressed by their efforts and results the council admitted that they were wrong and made Alister and Vera the official Sydney environmental ambassadors. Smiling with pride they couldn’t believe the change they had made, it was the beginning of a new era.