BLIGHT

Prompt 2: A thin layer of frost covered all surfaces as my eyes could see. It was June, which meant this was the beginning of the first winter in a thousand years. (weekly writing contest)

scifi dystopian story

When the Blight first appeared, Lia worked hard at finding a cure. As the number of deaths rose into the millions, the number of qualified scientists dwindled until there were only two left. Lia and her ex boyfriend Tom. Office romances never worked out but Lia was glad he was there to share the burden. They were close to finding a cure when the Blight mutated or more accurately evolved. It no longer confined itself to the outdoors, but spread quickly through the GenTech complex. Tom and Lia have no choice but to run.