Lia

The search wasn’t going very well. We were sitting here at night after a long day of searching, crowded around the flat screen in the room watching some movie. I wasn’t even paying much attention to it. It was some cheesy rom-com that couldn’t keep my interest.

All that mattered was being able to sit there with my mates.

Then the words Emergency Broadcast Announcement flashed across the screen. A very nervous-looking news announcer sat there, trembling behind the desk.

"This is an emergency alert from the National Emergency Broadcast System. We interrupt this program for an urgent announcement."

"At approximately 8:42 PM, a sudden and unprovoked attack by...