Chapter 7:

The day went on normally, cleaning the blood, burning the bodies, checking the area for the infected, etc.. Dinner was dried beef and canned broccoli. Before going to sleep Mia and Sam talked about their past, then Sam asked “How long….was I in the hospital?” Mia paused, “The outbreak began 4 weeks ago… the day the radio and TV stopped broadcasting there were reports of outbreaks all over the world…” “…wow….” Sam whispered. Then he went to sleep. The next morning Sam talked to Hester. Hester said he used to be a biologist in the university. Hester had studied Rage, and Sam and Hester talked about the disease for a while. Hester told Sam all the effects of Rage. “The infection dilates their pupils, it also destroys pigmentation.” Other effects were loss of speech, minor insomnia, and overproduction of adrenalin. “It also increases breathing and heart speed.” So they continued talking about how to recognize an infected person, special protection from them and other things. Then Julia walked over and said “were going on the run, you coming?” “What’s the run?” Sam asked. “We go foraging for supplies” Hester responded. “You coming?” Julia asked a little more impatiently.