Exodus
There’s no water. The whole system has stopped pumping. The firefighters spent an hour trying to find an outlet that would work, but it looks like we’re cut off completely. Even the broken lines have stopped leaking all over the streets. They don’t have enough hose to use the disgusting river water; there’s nothing left to fight the fires with.
They’re telling everyone to leave the city. To pick up the wounded (again) and carry them across the bridge. There’s still no sign of the ambulances. Everyone’s so tired, but we can’t stop.
My chest feels like it’s going to burst. There’s so much smoke around, and even the firemen’s air tanks are empty, used up by giving us clean breaths every now and then. Before this, I never knew how precious just being able to breathe was.
I think there are just a few of us left here now. Me and Dillon (he wouldn’t leave even when I told him to), a few other volunteers, and a handful of firefighters. Everyone else has been sent out in groups across the bridge, towards the hospital. We’re taking a break before we do some final sweeps of the CBD, to make sure that we haven’t missed any stragglers.
There’s Carter, the fire crew chief. I’ve been meaning to grab him for ages; there just hasn’t been the time. Might as well try my luck now.
Tags: water
- Category: 02. The End of the World,Uncategorized
