The Start

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Fear.... fear of losing love....fear of losing hope.... fear of what could or has happened...... we all fear and as of late so has a girl named Lily. A virus outbreak has limited the visiting of her lover, Rick Petters. Lily Marcus is a simple girl only hoping the virus over. And of here late a virus threatens the two sweethearts. Rick's parents, Martha and Stan Petters, try to separate the family from Lily much to the sorrow of Lily and Rick. Our story starts with her calling her friend Heather, in hope of comfort.

"And they act as if I have the virus. News states it's in that area but I dont have it... My research and brief chats with Rick make it seem he met some people sick. I only hope the test was correct on him being safe from it..."

"Wow... that sucks I hope your right Lily pad...." Heather murmured to her caring and protective friend.

Sighing lily hears her mother call sounding weak and tired from long hours of work. "Gotta call you back buddy mama's callin'."

Heather said good bye as Lily hung up going to her pleading mother."Lily.... Lily, dear...  I need t-to take my p-pills... please...."

Lily nods to her ill mother grabbing the medication to slow the broncidus she was fighting for weeks now. She worried it was the virus along with Rick's parents. This being the wall between them. Lily would stay with her mother Mrs. Hally Marcus.

It is believed that if her mother were to digress on the illness, her life would fall into deaths wake in ever lasting slumber. Being Hally's daughter she hoped to cure her mother only leaving for nessisary items of food or medication or even occasional entertainment of books and puzzles. The entertainment being rare though..

She gave her mom a glass of water with the healing drug hoping it will cure her.... days have passed though... she is going to die....

Lily refuses to let it happen if she can help though. "I'm going to the store you rest... I'll be back soon." Her mother nods sluggishly.

Lily puts on a bio mask as she had always going outside these days. "*sigh* Another messed up day...."

She passes several people on her way to get more food to eat and feed the withered mother of 75 years. Going into a slightly damaged cheap shop, she looks and finds the usual masked nurse Mrs. Brown. She lost her husband to the virus and helped scavengers find food from the rubble of the old shop. For which the sad and worried girl was grateful for.

She greeted Lily as she always does, "Evening, dear. Low on food I take it?"

Lily goes to a collapsed shelf to her right and grabs a damaged crossword book. A rare sight so quick to be taken. "Yeah.... you know how it goes..."

Mrs. Brown nods frown hidden under mask. Lily goes and pulls a page from the book to give to her. "Here... you might want some entertainment.... least I can do...."

Brown gasped and thanked hers they both struggle with the chaos the virus brought. Both numb to it. She hands Lily a bag of nonperishables in turn. A a scronny biy slinks in as he shyly approaches the two girls for food.

He pulls a knife noticed by Lily but not the knife. She hands him an apple so he may eat and a paper from the book. "You appear hungry. Here." She offers startling the boy who simply looked in surprise.

He grabbed it hiding his knife hesitantly running after a quick wave by the door. Mrs. Brown very much saw the knife and was in awe of Lily's bravery. Telling of what she saw.
"....he had a knife....  did... did you not see it?"

Lily replied a quick no and simply said as she left, "Probobly thought it wasn't free food here... so I gave him a    chance to see...." Brown nodded and Lily left for home again.

As she opened the door she finds her mother unmoving. She approaches in worry. As she checked the pulse tears stained her face..... she was gone... Lily knew she was likely asleep but the pain was burning her up inside. Her final family member... was dead and gone.

I will continue later involving heather and mrs brown more might put more of that kid too idk yet.

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