Marisa E. Cardin

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“The Afterworld ” by Marisa E. Cardin

Submitted to Contest #224

The alarm blared in my ear. I rolled over, slapping it off with a grunt and forcing my legs over the side of the bed. Another dawn, I thought groggily, glancing over to the window where the faintest bit of light was just beginning to appear. Thirty minutes to get ready, thirty minutes to get downtown, and sixty five minutes until I’ve officially missed my Monday dose.  I’d never missed a dose before, not even this deep into the dead Chicago winter.  The words of the current mayor, Salma O'Moore, rang through my head as I pulled a...

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