Shaking myself from such horrific thoughts, trying to forget the day the society
ended,I trudge to my cot, which is really a stretched, mutant animal hide. None of the animals that used to exist still live, and no one is around to name the new ones. I chose this for my brother and I because it resembled a soft, synthetically furry blanket that Emmett adored. He lost it when we had to run for our lives. The pleasant aroma of something resembling a wild hen cooking is enough to make my ravenous stomach growl menacingly. Emmett laughs, probably at the ferocity of my belly. My heart warms to hear him content when times are hard. I laugh right along with him. Suddenly, I hear a sound that chills my blood. I hear one of the Gone.
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Gone
Short StoryThis is the story of Mina, a young girl who is trying to survive after World War III, with her four-year old brother, Emmett, or better known as Bug. Then disaster hits. Mina has the dreaded Virus, and she will do everything in her power to save him...
