The Plague

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A boy turns in my direction and responds, "Who are you?" He has blonde hair and brown eyes, he's not that tall. If things don't work out, I bet I can take him.

"My name's Josh, now why are you here? I thought all the healthy people evacuated a long time ago." I say.

"I thought so too. We-my friends and I- are here because they closed down the outside of New York City. No one can get out, no one can get in." He responds with a matter-of-fact sort of tone. "I'm Kevin by the way."

What? I didn't know New York was evacuated. Well, then again I haven't actually tried to leave. It's not like the plague is only in New York anyways ...is it?

"Why did they close New York?"

"I don't know, I saw on a news paper once that the plague was only supposed to make us die. Not turn us into zombies." Kevin replays.

Hmm, maybe the plague only started in New York. Maybe if we found out a way to escape we wouldn't have to live in this hell-hole anymore!

I have to tell him. Maybe Kevin and his friends can all escape. We can all leave here and nobody else will starve anymore. I want to leave as soon as possible. "Maybe, maybe we could find a way to get out."

Kevin makes a weird face, as if I just said the dumbest thing on Earth. "Did you not here me. I said were trapped, somehow they got walls surrounding part of New York. If there's walls there, I'm sure walls are everywhere else too, know why that means? We CAN'T get out."

"Doesn't mean we can't try....