Chapter 1- Down There

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"Good morning... I think," I said to myself when I woke up. It's hard to keep track of time down here. You never really know if it's daytime or nighttime. It's even harder to tell time when you haven't seen the sun in a year.

Oh I should probably introduce myself. My name is Kaya Sulfer and I'm 16 years old. I live in Down There, the town under the ground. You're probably wondering why I live underground. Well, in 2357, civilization died. No, not metaphorically. Everyone suddenly dropped down dead. I still have no clue what it was.

Why am I still alive? I was down in the sewers doing the normal things one does in the sewer. Then, I heard a roar of screams. It sounded like the whole Earth got murdered at once. Well, it did. After that scream, I climbed up to the surface and saw dead bodies everywhere. They were in cars, fallen over in the street, there were even bodies with hot drinks next to them. It was like time had just stopped. After that, I vowed to never go to the surface again.

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