Life after Death

Prologue

Coming home after school, I let my book bag plop to the ground. The heavy textbooks making the bag fall fast, a small 'BOOM' go throughout the house.

"What was that?"

I heard my mom ask.

"My bag, sorry mommy!"

I know...I'm fourteen and I still call my mom 'mommy' but she likes it, and I do too. My mom and I have been close since my dad was stationed out of the coast of Spain. It's been almost two years, apparently there had been an accident with an engine on one of the ships. We were both worried, hoping he would be okay.

It was also hard on my brother, Logan. He was close with our father, following in his footsteps by going into the Navy. He was supposed to be in a training academy for cadets. When he got the news, he called in for a family emergency and headed to Spain.

I opened my book to the page I needed to study, and began reading.

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I felt stupid that I fell asleep while doing homework. I looked at my phone seeing it was 8:24 pm. I stood up, putting my books back into my bag.

'Thank God it's Friday...I can finish studying tomorrow.'

I went into the kitchen and saw a note on the cabinet door.
' Felice, here is your dinner
Heat it in the microwave for 2 mins.
Love you sweetie!
                              ♡ Mommy '

I smiled and grabbed the plate on top of the stove, which was underneath the cabinet, and put the plate in the microwave.

I love it when my mom made dinner. She made the best but creative food ever. Tonight was beef stew in a muffin cup. It was basically a tiny chicken pot pie, but with beef and a thicker broth. I gobbled it down and put my plate in the sink, knowing I'd do the dishes later before bed.

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I sat down on the couch and turned on TV. Seeing that my mom left it on the news channel.

'Tonight, we interview one of the top scientists who say they are close to a cure for the disease that has been infecting the east coast...'

I sighed, bored at the topic and looked through the guide for shows. As I was just about to click the select button for a movie I liked, I heard the scientist say something that caught my attention.
'Well, as we know so far, the disease originated off the coast of Spain.'

'No...Logan...Dad...'

I couldn't move...suddenly worried for my family. Were they alright? How were they doing? I fumbled with my phone but quickly entered my brothers number.
'Ring....ring....ring....'

'God...Please pick up!'

'Hello?'
"Logan?!? Oh my God! Are you okay? Is daddy okay? What's happening over there? The scientist on the news said-"

"Felice! Calm down...they're actually trying to get us out of the city okay? I don't know what's happening...dad hasn't said anything to me yet. Apparently the other scientists are trying to cure the virus victims with some kind of cure, but I don't think it's working..."

"Do you know how it got over here?"
"My guess is some cruise ship or travelers from here got to the U.S. and had the virus and it just spread."

"Ah...well, are you helping out or anything?"
"Dad won't let me do any cool stuff...so I'm working with people who need help packing, like families with elder or with lots of kids."