A changed world

Chapter 2

Austrailia

June 28th, 2035 3:00 AM

Courtney's POV

I can't believe it.... It's the end of the world.... What will happen now? Will we all die? Will we survive?

I just don't know.

Tears began streaming down my cheeks, as I held my mom's lifeless body in my hands.

Why? Why did my mom have to die? Why her? Why couldn't it have been me, instead?

I heard footsteps from the front door, and looked that way.

Borko and Crystal stood there, looking shocked. I began sobbing.

"Courtney..." Borko muttered.

"Courtney? You have to come with us. Your mom is... gone. We can't help it." Crystal tried to reassure me.

"NO!" I shouted, pushing her back.

"She's just sleeping. She just.... just needs... her rest..." I said, tearing up.

"Courtney...we need to go. Please...." Borko said, gently holding my shoulder. I placed my mom down gently, and headed to the door, alongside Borko and Crystal.

I heard my phone ring, and answered it.

"Courtney?" It was Justin.

"Justin! Where are you?" I asked.

"I'm still in the middle of Winnipeg. Wait....what's wrong?" He asked. I wiped my tears away and answered "Nothing. Nothing's wrong..."

"Courtney... you know how I feel about you lying to me. Please.... tell me. What's wrong?" All of a sudden, I heard a gunshot. And a scream.

"Courtney!!" The phone went staticky and died.

"JUSTIN!!!" I shouted. No.... I won't be able to talk to him anymore.

"Courtney! Come on! We have to go!" Borko gestured outside.

"Okay.." I muttered. I stood up, and went out the front door. Before I left, I looked back, I said "I love you, Mom."

I saw the others ahead, and ran to them. They were a couple of feet in front of me, so I was able to keep up.

While I was running, I looked around my neighbourhood. Houses were demolished, with blood leaking beneath the carnage. Bodies littered the sidewalks, and roads. I bit my lip, thinking of all the lives that have been lost. I recognized a few of them as well.

I couldn't bear to look.

"Hey, Courtney! -gzzzt!- can you-gzzzt!- me? Court-gzzzt!-" My phone went off.

I looked at the screen, and was relieved to see a familiar face.

"What happened?" Justin asked, concerned. "I don't know. Interference or something.. Hold on." I stopped, and looked ahead.

I could see an entrance to a bunker looking thing. Then I realized its.....

...the bomb shelter.

The door is one of those type of doors that require two people to open. It also had a round handle, so you had to turn it.

We ran towards the door, and turned the handle, but only to figure out that its locked. Borko the took a hold of the handle, and began turning with all of his strength.

"Borko? I tried that already! It won't budge!" I told him, but he kept turning.

His face went red from effort, and I noticed that his right shoulder was.....glowing? I could see a faint green glow underneath his sleeve.