Chapter 121
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Eve called her father, let him know she was okay. She also looked around to make sure Nadia was here, she was. It seemed unbelievable that school was remaining open today. Granted it had happenned in another time zone, and they were learning important skills. Eve tried to learn what she could throught the day. Rumors were it was a suit-case nuke, created by the Soviet Union. After it's collapse forty years ago a lot of the U.S.S.R.s weapons ended up on the black market. One had apparently ended up in Samuel's hands. Local towns were being evacuated. Rain was coming within a few hours. That would clear the radiation out of the air, and send it right down on those towns. President Mason would be speaking tonight. Hopefully more would be revealed then. Only one way for Eve to find out, she would watch the president's address. Just about everyone at Ravenwood ended up watching this address. Even those who didn't like him wanted to know what he was planning.
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Mason: My fellow Americans, we have been dealt a harsh blow today. Terrorists have committed the single worst attrocity against the American people. More than 6,000 men, women, and children were murdered in less than one second. Emergency responders are doing what they can to treat radiation poisoning. But it seems likely that at least another thousand people will die from radiation poisoning. I failed you, and I am sorry. I can only promise that everything that can be done to prevent future attacks will be done. No longer will we give the benefit of the doubt to those who wish to harm the innocent. Those who try to hurt civilians, or seek the overthrow of the government, they will be dealt with. But we cannot do this alone. In many ways you, the people, are still our best line of defense against these terrorists. Please, if you see something, say something. Anything suspicious, tell law enforcement. Do not take the law into your own hands but make sure the police have the neccessary information. Only by everyone coming together can we ensure the survival of our nation.