PROLOGUE.

I'm woken up by the sound of my mum's voice telling us to wake up as she turns the lights in the bedroom i share with my elder sister Beth on. Initially, it was Beth's room, until i decided to be born three and a half years after her and her twin brother Adam, who was of course, my elder brother.

"What the hell mum!" Beth screams as she flaps her lips open.

"Wake up." Mum repeats, her voice harsh but definitely nervous.

"What's going on?" I ask as I rub the sleep out of my eyes.

"We are leaving. Now!" Dad's voice streams in as he appears behind mum. "Dress warm and meet us downstairs in five." he adds before he disappears down the hallway like he was never even there.

"What is going on Mum?" Beth asks mum who has now moved to my closet, looking for warm clothes I could wear.

She throws a black sweater and a green coat at me before turning to Beth.

"I don't have the answers to give you Beth. I don't know what's happening either." she says before handing Beth her winter boots which was what we wore everyday now, for the past two and a half years.

"But where are we going, we are on a strict home quarantine rule." Beth goes on as I wear my own boots.

"I don't know Beth!" Mum yells. She takes a second to recollect herself. "Your dad said we are leaving, and we have to trust him. Now please get dressed and meet us downstairs." with that, she also disappears down the hallway.

I finally take the chance to glance at the time as I throw my coat over my sweater.

01:48am.

It was that early, , and I could swear it would be 0° outside. Freezing cold.

Two whole years without a ray of sunshine on planet earth. I even forgot how natural heat felt like, it was all heaters and seat warmers these days.

I was eleven when the endless snow began then it turned into an endless cold era, then it was two and a half years, and in those two and a half years we tried to normally. As normal as it could get.

And it was until twenty-seven days ago when the home quarantine rule was implemented for whatever reason the government thought fit.

'*The president is urging all citizens to stay calm and stay indoors until addressed formally by the president himself...'

'Despite all video of of these strange creatures going viral, the American government has advised all citizens to stay calm and indoors until addressed*..'

The voices of the news journalists switch as dad shuffles through the channels and Beth and I make it downstairs.

"It's the same thing." Adam, who is standing next to dad says.

"Ready?" Dad asks as he turns to me and Bath.

Beth nods but dad's worried eyes are on mine.

"listen." Dad begins, "We will be going to Portland. It's a long four hours on the road. All i ask is we make no toilet stops or anything of that sort."

"What's going on?" Beth asks yet again.

Dad holds his breath a while.

"Alot is about to change, but there are people willing to help us, in Portland. I just need to get us there safely." he answers, "As safely as i can."

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