A New World Part One

A New World Written by, Rex Maillie

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was in a deep sleep. Suddenly, there was a loud pounding on my window. So I got up to see what all of the noise was about. I reached for my watch, it glowed 4:36 a.m. I got out of bed and flicked on the light switch, but there was no light. “Oh the power is out,” I said. So I walked down the hallway, and made my way through the living room to the back sliding glass door. It was a full moon out and the light shown through the glass. Bang! I heard the noise again so I look up. There was a girl standing there but you couldn't see her face. She was slender and you could only see the moon light gleaming off of her hair. I built up the courage and opened the door. She made a small whimpering sound, but she did not move like she was frozen. I went to say something when I heard a blood curdling scream that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I turned back to the women but she was gone, so I slammed the door shut.

   I sat down to take in what had just happened in the last few minutes. I sat there thinking about the scream I had heard when the lights flickered on. I ran over to the TV and turned it on and turned it to cnn. The presidents face was on the screen and he was saying "This is a national emergency. We have been attacked by biological attack from the North Koreans. We urge all citizens to stay inside and lock all doors and windows. Your local FEMA and Red Cross will set up relief centers in your area. As of now we know the infection is spread scratches and bites. We will update you when we know more." I watched the transmission three or so times before it really sank in that this is a serious deal. I had been worried about this for the past month because of tension between the US and North Korea escalated dramatically. North Korea found out through Edward Snowden that the president was using the NSA to spy on the movements of Korean nuclear missiles. North Korea threatened the United States with launching a nuclear missile at one or more major US cities. They tried a few days before but failed because they couldn’t get enough propulsion to get a rocket across the Pacific Ocean. It seems now they have hit their mark.

My heart stopped for a moment as I struggled to grasp the situation at hand. I made some coffee and had some toast to calm myself down. The sun was now coming up into the sky. I took out my cell phone to try and call my parents to see if they were okay but there was no service. So I just prayed that they stuck to the plan we had in place in case of any disaster. I started packing a bag when I heard what sounded like multiple large vehicles outside. I ran to the window and could see three trucks with FEMA on the side. One truck was a humvee with a large gun on the top and the other two where troop carriers. I had a bad feeling in my gut about those trucks. Something just didn’t feel right about the situation. The back drivers side door opened and a large man stepped out.

The guy looked like your stereotypical war hardened marine with a very straight and muscular build. He grabbed a megaphone and yelled “We are FEMA we are here to help you, and take you to a quarantined secure area. We are here to help, and have lots of room at the quarantined safe area." I saw people in the neighborhood flock out of there homes. I saw my neighbors running out to the trucks. I could see the looks of confusion on their faces. I wanted to yell out and tell them not to listen to the man with the megaphone since I had a feeling something was going to happen. This was not going to turn out good at all.
End of Part 1