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Chapter One

“Contamination Chaos Cannibalism”

If I had to describe in just three words what my life had become, those would be the ones But it wasn’t irlfriend

“It’s turning into a plague,” she added

Just a few days ago, my life had been normal

I had been fairly happy just working as a park ranger, parentingthe relative simplicity of my routine existence

Then all hell had broken loose Literally

“The infected The crazed The abo reat distance Also, I realized he was talking about me, too

It was true Because I was one of them

The wretched course ofI’d ever experienced God, I was so sick that I was starting to not care if I kept hter—as the center of hts than the ones that currently plagued me

A plague Yes That’s what this was turning into One thing the infection did for me was jolt me out ofpicture

“It’s a global threat to humanity,” Carla continued

I nodded, but felt unable to vocalize actual words And that very much scared me

My brother and his friend—both lieutenant coht the infection to my house They were two of just a handful of people who had come in contact with mysterious meteors that had crashed from the heavens They’d become so sick and irrational that I’d had to imprison them in hter’s

I still didn’t know if their forced captivity was right or wrong, but I’d justified my own actions as drastic steps that I had taken to protectfor hi

“Apparently, ill all get our turns to play judge, jury and executioner,” Mike said He looked atwas registering with me

I nodded Above all, I had to protectShe hat I was fighting for, even now, in my sickness

I tried to say ain, and gave up I was so sick So very sick

Anna wipedso brave But I saw the tears shi in her eyes

Mike continued, “Accounts of these sa in people exposed to the meteors were followed by actual cannibalism—this was reported at international locations where these meteors landed People who came in contact with the rocks developed syave me a sharp look

“It’s like a freaking eles,” Jared said