•PROLOGUE•

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Y/N'S POV

Currently 9 years old

I walked through the Halls of my school. It was 7:15, and students were in the cafeteria eating breakfast.

I opened the doors that led to the canteen and walked in. I went through the line to get my food and saw my friends, Grace and Emma ( ion fucken know just bear with me please lol♥️)

I sat across from Grace and next to Emma.

"Hey y/n!" Grace and Emma greeted me.

"Hey guys!"

We talked indistinctly, prepared for the day ahead.

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It was time for lunch and as usual, I sat with Grace and Emma.

We were accompanied by other girls from our class.

We were all giggling at a joke Emma said.

I glanced over at Grace and saw that she was shaking her cup in her hand. Her eyes were blue.

"Grace what's wrong?" I questioned.

No answer. She was staring straight ahead.

The shaking of the cup had stopped but then the cup hovered. My eyes were wide and people were watching. Her hands crumbled and so did the cup.

She fell back and I stood up and walked over to her.

She wasn't breathing.

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Every war starts quietly. Mine started with Grace Somerfield. She was the first to die. The first in my class, at least. A month later, half of my class was dead. I didn't know why I wasn't. Scientists have now given a name to this mysterious and highly contagious disease. Idiopathic Adolescent Acute Neurodegeneration or I.A.A.N.

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My parents and I were watching the news.

"There seems to be no end to the pain for parents and families across America. Nearly 90 percent of the country's children are now dead. Strange and unexplained incidents involving surviving children continue to pour in from across the country. Panic calls to 9-1-1 describe cars - moving on their own accord" The news reporter explained.

My parents exchanged glances.

8:30p.m

"Surprise!" Dad says and hands me a box.

I opened it and gasped. "A gudetama!" I exclaimed.

Mom chuckled.

"Happy birthday, honey" mom said kissed my cheek.

"That's the one you wanted right?" Dad asked.

"Totally!" I responded in awe.

Mom got quiet.

I looked at her and rubbed her arm.

"Don't worry mommy, I'll be okay" I reassured her. She nodded her head and responded back with a "okay baby." She hugged me and Dad joined in.

We broke apart.

"Okay! Bedtime birthday girl!" Dad said tucked me in.

They turned my light off and closed my door.

I soon fell asleep.

11:42p.m

I had woken up. It had soon become a struggle to fall back asleep.

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