Prologue

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Hello! Quick authors note: this book has an older version on my other wattpad, so if this is the second time you're seeing it- it is not stolen. I'm just making a separate account for original works. 

I'm editing chapters, again, as I post them so this book won't be posted all at once

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Everything used to be perfect. Perfect compared to now, at least. Back then, I wanted more than I had, but didn't everyone? A boyfriend, better grades, to be skinnier. But now none of that matters anymore. There's no school, no grades. All of my teachers are probably dead anyways. Being on the run every day and having little to no food caused any weight I wanted to lose to disappear without me noticing. And a boyfriend? It's a stupid idea. Even if I found someone I liked, it's pointless if they could die in the span of a few seconds. Hell, even friends feel kind of pointless now. The people I was around since the beginning are either dead or hate me. 

They don't matter. Not anymore. They're gone, and I'm still here. I don't have to remember them or anything from before. Not with my current group. I don't need to be upset about their deaths anymore. But I still am. 

I've been thinking a lot about those people back in the beginning. I know I shouldn't. I know the memories tear me apart. But I can't stop thinking about it. I can't stop thinking about how different everything was. Way back in the beginning...

March 1, 2017. 

School had been canceled for the remainder of the week, because of the damned "virus" that was going around. My parents both still had to work, so it was just me for the day. How did I spend that last day? On my phone, as any teenager would. Scrolling through Pinterest and Instagram, not caring about the hell that was erupting. That's when Amber messaged the group chat. For some reason I didn't have it muted. 

Amber: Wassup

Me: Hi?

Amber sent a video. 

James: Oooooo

Amber: Three more days 

Nathan: Until what

Me: Her show comes back

Amber: WOOOOO

Nathan: I'm leaving this chat if you spam it 

Me: I'll add you back

Nathan: I'll block you

Me: Amber will add you back

Amber: Speaking of.

Amber added Zach to the chat. 

Zach: stop adding me to this stupid chat

Me: Stop being such a dick. 

Zach: Look who's talking 

Amber: This chat is for English. You're in our English class.

Zach: None of you use it for English

Me: I do!

Nathan: No you don't

Me: Yes I do, bitch

Amelia: Stop swearing my mom checks my phone

Me: Sorry

Amelia: whatever

Amber: Has anyone heard from Adam or Kayla

Zach: Adam's sick

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