500 Miles
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  • Time 1h 26m
Ongoing, First published Jun 30, 2019
*Title and Cover to be Changed!* 

Ophelia Scarlatti has had a difficult life. In and out of foster care from ages three to eight, dealing with her parent's addictions, and handling the loss of her grandmother, she and her brother take guardianship of their youngest siblings, where she is quick to talk to a recruiter about joining the Army. Once sworn in, she is flown to Oklahoma, where she begins training. In week two of her training, the world stops. 
A deadly virus breaks out, only adding to the ever present reality that 97.9% of the population was wiped out. 
Separated from her brothers and sister, Scarlatti befriends her Drill Sergeants and a fellow trainee, and they devise a plan to get Stone home, and search for the rumored "safe havens" in unharmed military bases. Armed only with what they can carry, the unlikely allies make their way to Stone's hometown, over 500 miles away. What they find can only be described as wreckage and leads to heartache.
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