THE MOSQUITOES
(Mario Carbonell Alfaro)
-Day 1-
3:06 pm
Amunet was sleeping peacefully in her bed when suddenly she's waking up for a buzz, a buzz that is heard from a distance, she doesn't take importance and again begins to relax to fall asleep, when he starts to hear screams and the sound of police sirens start sound, then she gets up from her bed and look out the window, what she sees leaves her surprised!!!, they were mosquitoes, there are thousands and thousands of mosquitoes that measure approximately 3 meters and its proboscis is long, the city was on fire, the people were screaming and scared, the city was totally invaded by mosquitoes, the mosquitoes suck all the blood and organs of their victims leaving them dry; Amunet scared by what she had seen, she could not move she was paralyzed and scared, at that moment they touch the door of their room, it was Jonsu his boyfriend, he screaming: Amunet, Amunet, Amunet!!! Open the door please.
She opened the door and saw Jonsu scared pale, she asks what happened, he tells her: Do you remember the journalistic investigation of the BIOGEN company? the research to fight vector diseases got out of control, the mosquitoes grew and became resistant to the known pesticides, the whole city is invaded, we must protect ourselves, look for food, water and protect ourselves until everything calms down. At that momento Jonsu pulled an old machete from his father and... to be continued...
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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