State of Emergency: Day One
That's what they're calling it anyways. At least, that's what the woman on the news said before the power went out. It's been a couple of hours since then. Thankfully it's still daylight outside...
We've been warned not to go outside. To board up our windows and doors and under no circumstances are we to leave our homes. It's been quiet out there though, even more quiet inside. I wonder how long before I start to get stir-crazy. I've never been very good at sitting still.
The woman on the news was talking about mutations. Some type of new, experimental drug that has gone wrong. I hardly keep up with the news and the happenings of the world so I have no idea what drug she's talking about. Apparently it was supposed to cure cancer but it has mutated the genes of the patients who have taken it. The woman on the news said the patients had appeared to have been getting better and that their cancerous cells had started to diminsh but then new cells started to replace them, cells that doctors couldn't identify. And then the changes started. Not just hair loss but skin loss, loss of motor skill functioning, extreme change in brain wave patterns. Things I don't understand because I am not a doctor nor a scientist.
The news anchor woman hadn't said anything about any type of militia intervention. Isn't that what's supposed to happen in these states of emergencies? Isn't the military supposed to come in, guns blazing and put a stop to it? They're probably all too busy invading countries we have no business being in any longer.
I wish I could say I have already called all of my loved ones and checked on them, inquired as to their safety and their whereabouts, alas, I am alone in the world. No parents, no husband, no children, no friends, not even a pet to keep me company. I can't say this disappoints me, I've always preferred solitude. But the silence is becoming thick.
Was that a gunshot? Oh God, I think I heard a gunshot... I wish I had left a hole in between the boards on the window. I wish I had someone to call... What is happening out there??