I think I took Mom and Dad for granted when they were alive. When they were breathing.
I don't think I was able to pick up on the small acts of kindness they performed when I wasn't paying attention (which was almost always). Because, now that they're dead...now that I have taken on the responsibility of caring for my little brother and two little sisters, I suddenly realize everything I am missing.
I share the burden with five friends--Robert, Katie, Garrett, Colton, and Justine--whose families have all been taken by the strange plague as well. We are all holed up in my parents' house, with a dwindling supply of food, no electricity, and t