The Outbreak

It all started in 2019 when the Chinese created a virus unintentionally. It was never meant to happen. Precautions were taken but in vain, nothing could stop it from propagating. The virus was transmitted by a simple touch, a sneeze and a cough. Wearing masks became one of the top priorities accompanied by a personal bottle of sanitizer and gloves to refrain direct connections. People were irritated by the countless rules that had to be followed. It became obvious during the month of April of the year 2020 that a virus started spreading around the continents and countries. It started from the Asian countries followed by the European countries, North and South American.

This situation was getting uncontrollable for Judy Mayors. Judy was an inhabitant of an island named Mauritius which was found in the Indian ocean in between Madagascar and Australia. It was barely visible in the world map until zoomed in. It was so small that it was similar to a dot on a map. There were nearby islands as well around Mauritius which were Rodrigues and the Reunion countries. Like Mauritius, these two were also of miniature sizes compared to continents. The three islands together were given the name of the Mascarene islands. Like the other countries, even Mauritius has its own history. The virus started spreading in the country when a french tourist came to admire the beauty of the island. Unfortunately, he was unaware of the threat following him along to Mauritius and it ended up affecting multiple people working in the airport. Slowly the virus made its way to a percentage of 25. As soon as a crowd was formed, people were getting affected.

Judy was a 24 year old woman who lived near the coastal area of the island near the sea shore. She was an independent woman working for a car brand named 'Toyota'. Judy had gone through a difficult phase of her life when she had lost both of her parents in a bus accident in 2015. Although she lived alone, she had caring neighbors who never turned their backs on her. She shared a strange yet overwhelming connection with them. The surroundings where Judy lived were not very safe as there were rumors of theft and murder. Even though the neighbours were good people, the neighborhood completely differs from them. So many actions and glances were exchanged at night as well as weapons. Judy had nowhere else to live as her parents' house was the only thing she had as their memories. Although her mind told her to leave, her heart took over her senses filling them with emotions. She lived in a medium sized house, not too big and not too small, perfect for her as she wished to live in. Judy's house was made of concrete in the 80s and now it started falling apart due to less time spent in cleaning and renovation as she spent most of the time busy in her work outdoor. It was an emotional scene seeing her parent's house in this unbelievable state but she was aware that if she has to renovate it, she would have to work hard for it first. Judy didn't have a praiseworthy salary. She was happy with the minimum amount of money she earned even though it was not sufficient for her.

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