Project Meyburn
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The Last Generation, Book 1
I hadn't realized it then, but the second I saw that crisp, clean uniform should have been my first clue that this was different, like Megan had said. People get sick all the time. Hundreds of new viruses are discovered every day. What made this one so different?
I thought back to all the times in my life when I was scared to do something. Like the first time I rode my bike. I didn't want to, because all I could see in my path were skinned knee caps and bloody noses. But I put on my big-girl pants and got on that bike.
This was nothing like riding my bike though, That night, I didn't sleep much. Jack's voice just kept echoing in my head. I had known this guy pretty much my whole life. He was one of my best friends, besides Amber and Megan, but...he sounded like a stranger on that phone. He sounded numb.
It took me many months after that day to realize that was the sound of fear.
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