Call of the Living

"They can't be here to rescue us."

While everyone else was cheering, a boy in a baseball cap crouched in the far corner and spoke in a cold, flat voice. "At a time like this, the government can barely take care of itself. There's no way they'd come out to save people. Those vehicles are just passing through."

His words hit like a bucket of cold water. The room fell silent.

"Why did you have to kil