Only to Survive (ON HOLD)

The apocalypse has begun. It starts with an earthquake that releases a human-made virus that spreads rapidly throughout the world, despite the government's best efforts to keep it controlled. The virus only takes scant hours to consume every rational thought, and the only minutes to revive you as an instinct-driven monster. At first it was purely airborne, but quickly adapted to a more favorable 'spread by saliva' virus.
Evolet, a girl of fifteen, must find her parents, who are working across the country, in this new world where the rulers are the ones with the biggest weapons. With her sister and brother in tow, Evolet must protect them from the undead. Along with that, though, they must battle disease, marauders, and starvation, all the while testing each other's ties to each other.
Evolet meets many friends, and as they travel the country, the bonds Evolet has forged break, some forever. As the group travels deeper into the woodland of Wyoming, they come to discover a haunting secret that surrounds the area. Evolet realizes that the essentials: good food, clean water, and a safe place to stay are trivial. The only thing that matters is surviving. The only lesson that she must learn in the new world is survival, no matter the costs.
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I kneel beside her body, tears spilling from my eyes. Ignoring my trembling hands, I shake her.
"Wake up," I whisper, my eyes wide with horror. "Please, wake up."

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Cover Picture: http://unconnectedbrain.deviantart.com/art/Survive-261243152