The Way We Fall
Megan Crew
For the first time in what seems like forever, there were people on the streets. Everyone was going to see the shipment come in. Some people were carrying sign boards with messages like END THE QUARANTINE NOW, as if that was going to change the governments mind. Parked cars clogged the streets around the harbour, so we pulled ober to the sidewalk a few blocks away and jogged the rest of the distance. My face mask made it hard to catch my breath. I heard coughing in the crowed, and we passed a woman who'd stop to scratch her knee. My lungs started to burn. All I wanted to do was go back to the car and leave. But mom caught sight of Uncle Emmett's truck and hurried on. I was afraid if I took my eyes off her for one second, I'd lose her.
Just the back of the books little information before the reading commences
