After the Downfall
Nevertheless, my interest was piqued by his mention of the rain, and I guess he heard the curiosity in my voice because he spoke up, saying, “Seriously, Zoe, you didn’t know about it? Have you been living under a rock?”
“I mean, kind of…”
I went on to tell him about my life in the fallout shelter and the sickness that had wiped out the rest of the bunker’s inhabitants.
A pang of sadness ran through me as I talked about my dad, but I explained to Gage about what his job had been and his advice before he’d died, all the same. He hadn’t been sure whether acid rain would fall or not, but he did mention that it was a distinct possibility.
To have it confirmed wasn’t a pleasant occasion, but it wa
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