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A Mother's Sorrow: A "Downfall of the Living" One Shot Story
IsaacRembrandt
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IsaacRembrandt
Complete, First published Jan 13, 2024
Mature
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Downfall of the Living presents: A Mother's Sorrow

After bringing new life to the Downfall, a now single mother must survive a harsh winter while protecting her newborn baby from the infected and bandits.

This is a One Shot Story from my Downfall of the Living Series, which will be continued shortly. You can find the first two of three stories combined here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/294728269?utm_source=android&utm_medium=link&utm_content=story_info&wp_page=story_details_button&wp_uname=IsaacRembrandt

Alongside this story's release is a short playlist of songs that fit the setting to this short story, you can find that playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0aKBaxm91Nq5C9AIunkMzd?si=8oh0vSBGSSqVUlBM1rWxeg&pi=DrawqDZRQNCjy

Dedicated to Hannah and Violet.
All Rights Reserved
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Outbreak: The First Surge

10 parts Ongoing Mature

The second strain of a deadly virus, Neuro Type 2, ravages the globe, outrunning every medical breakthrough. In the small, rural town of Rosedale, Virginia, life clings on like a flickering candle, but the virus's relentless presence is undeniable. Every day feels like a countdown. Andrea McNeil, a mother of six, races against time as a nurse on the frontlines, facing the chaos of the pandemic while searching desperately for her missing daughter. With her ex-husband's shadow looming and his hand in the virus's spread growing ever clearer, Andrea must protect what remains of her family. She holds tight to her five remaining children and her moral compass, hoping it will guide them through as the world falls apart. Megan Mullen, a childhood friend of the McNeil family and girlfriend to Ezrah McNeil, battles her own ticking clock as her mother's illness worsens. Each moment feels fragile, fleeting. Ezrah, trying to support her, struggles to keep their love alive, but fate tears them further apart-flinging Megan into despair and Ezrah into the flames. As the minutes tick by, and they grow spiritually, physically, and emotionally distant, their love faces a race against time. Can they hold on to each other in a world where time itself seems to be running out? Or will they fall victim to madness or the disease in the wake of preserving everything they hold dear?

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