Survive (Day 1) by Wise A.R

Author:Wise, A.R. [Wise, A.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Science Fiction | Post-Apocalyptic | Infected
Publisher: Unknown
Published: 2016-10-29T04:00:00+00:00

Day One – 8:33pm

The radio’s static got worse. Porter flipped through the stations until he found one with better reception.

“Is the static because of the flare?” asked June.

“Could be,” said Porter.

‘…reports of violence are coming in from all over.’

“Turn it up,” said June, and Porter did.

‘Police are asking that you stay calm. Everyone needs to report to their nearest shelter. This is not the time to try and stick it out at home. You need to report to a protected shelter immediately. You won’t be forced to stay, but you need to check in. The National Guard has been mobilized to provide support to those who…’ the static grew louder. After about thirty seconds it subsided. ‘…attack. Martial law has not been put in place, but we expect it will be soon. You need to report in to your nearest shelter as soon as possible. If you don’t there’ll be no way for them to know where you are to deliver supplies to you later.’

“Holy crap,” said Red. “This is really happening.”

Porter was uncharacteristically silent. His eyes were wide, and he had his hand over his mouth as he contemplated the revelations of the past few minutes. He thought of his father’s warnings.

Porter and Red’s father, Smitty, had preached for years that the government was ignoring problems that could cripple the nation. For most of his life, Smitty railed on how ignorant our leaders were. He focused his energy on proving that the government was ignoring potentially devastating, impending catastrophes. There was a vast list of cataclysms that Smitty was preparing for, not just a coronal mass ejection. He warned about super bacteria causing a pandemic, fungal infections being delivered airborne, imminent nuclear war and EMP attacks, engineered plagues becoming the new version of biological warfare, overpopulation leading to vast water and food shortages, and a variety of other dire calamities. It wasn’t until Porter’s mother was diagnosed with cancer that Smitty’s conspiratorial lean shifted to something more ominous. He became fatalistic, depressed, and angrier than before. He stopped trying to warn people about a coming apocalypse, and accepted that it was inevitable.

In one of the last conversations Porter had with his father, Smitty warned that the clock was ticking. He said that people in his community of preppers had warned that other countries would launch coordinated attacks. Russia was preparing its people for nuclear war, and China was actively ramping up weapon production. At the time, Porter assumed it was paranoia. Now he wasn’t so sure.

Porter turned down the radio and said, “It makes sense.”

“What does?” asked Red.

“That they’d attack now.”

“Who, the terrorists?” asked Red.

“Anyone,” said Porter. “Everyone. We’ve been the big dog on campus for a long time. You can’t stay on top without making enemies. Is it that hard to believe our enemies would look at a CME as an opportunity to attack?”

“I’m officially freaked out now,” said June.

“You think they’re sending troops here?” asked Red.

“No, not yet,” said Porter. “They’ll wait until we’re weakened. But if they have cells working in the country already, then now would be the time to activate them.

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