Dawn
I wake up hurting and starving, so I make my way to the mess hall slowly.
“Hello, this is the General speaking,” my father"s voice booms overhead. “I have sad news to report this morning. We have lost roughly one third of our soldiers who were located here at base. They were brave men and women who gave their lives for our cause. We"re receiving reports that Vicksburg was untouched by the virus. St. Louis is still sealed, so we"re getting no word from there.”
He pauses to let everything sink in, before ending the announcement abruptly saying, “there is a mandatory meeting tonight. Be in the carpark at sundown. That is all.”
People around the mess hall look as confused as I feel.
“Why do you think we"re meeting in the car park?” I ask no one in particular.
“It"s probably for some
