Outbreak 2020

by KB-94

When the virus hits, no one is safe. Young and old, rich and poor. What are you meant to do when the world starts crumbling around you, one person at a time? Edward and Bella meet when the world is a mess. She knows he's something more than human. He knows more about where the virus came from. She wants answers, but Edward warns her they come at a price.

2. Chapter 2

Chapter 2

As the week goes on the hospitals become busier. People are sick. Sicker than anyone has seen in a while. They're all afflicted with the same illness it seems. Fever and a cough, some with serious congestion too.

The government waives hospital fees for the time being so that everyone can get treatment if they have symptoms.

Nurses and doctors are working overtime. They see young and old alike, all day. Some are dragged in on blankets, too weak to walk. Others collapse on the dirty ER floor, overcome with exhaustion.

The first hospital runs out of beds by the eighth day since the outbreak. The next few aren't far behind. Those who are sick go further and further out to seek help. Spreading the illness further and further through the community.

The news media picks up the story within a week. The small community which has never been TV worthy until now is plastered on every channel. More die every day, leaving the community confused and scared.

Within 10 days of the first case, grocery stores in the small town are swamped. Food and supplies are pulled from the shelves at a rate never seen before. Toilet paper, inexplicably is one of the first things to go.

People are panicking.

And the media doesn't help as the situation goes from bad to worse.

Those who are hundreds of miles away shake their heads at the tragedy, but continue with their lives. Staying up to date but not thinking about the ramifications it might have on their lives.

After 2 weeks, 700 are dead.