Chapter Forty-TwoThe sun kissed the Atlantic, the shadows lengthening in the front garden as Jake peered through the window. He'd just walked through from the kitchen, switching off the radio as news of the unknown plague was all over the news channels. The others sat on the sofas, Tamatan looking up at his friend. “Ill news?”
“Yes,” Jake breathed. “No one has a clue what's going on. We've seen pandemics before, but not like this. Thousands of people are dead, here and on the continent. The prime minister has evoked a full lockdown. No one is to go out, except for the police and armed forces, who are patrolling certain parts of the country. From what they've said, everyone who has been infected has died. Even the hospitals are locked down. Many doctors and nurses have also died when tryin
