TROYE'S POV

Some government officials came around, giving everyone voting slips for president. I picked a random name.. I gave my slip back to the officials, and once they collected the slips from the rest of the group, they walked away, expressionless. Discussion heated up about who everyone voted for. Traditionally, this information is secret, but nobody ever followed that rule.

I kept thinking about Tyler. Maybe he was dead. The thought of Tyler dead gave me a horrible feeling accompanied with a pain in my chest. I talked with an old neighbor of mine, but the conversation was over quickly, neither of us having anything to say, consumed by our own thoughts and anxiety about everything. I curled up, bringing my knees to my chest, and hiding my face. I was scared about the future. It didn't feel like things could ever go in a positive direction anymore. The entire world is falling to pieces!!!

I eventually fell asleep without realizing it. When I awoke, nothing had changed. There was still discussion in the room. Maybe I hadn't fell asleep for very long. Nobody cared about time any more so I wouldn't know, anyways.

The days grew more terrible, as all of us anxiously awaited the election results. The only two opponents Kay had were Dave Cluster, and Sean Smith, and all three had a fair chance, in my opinion.

Weeks after the election, the black screen, once again, lit up. Alex Kay stood in front of the camera.

"We've collected the results... I am now your president. Let me guide you to what's right. I shall not break my promises. I am sending officials to help you guys rebuild houses and what not. In the meantime, I have announcements to make. Big changes are coming. I am forbidden to announce them until the time has come, but I do hope that they will satisfy you. Also, when the officials come, I want everyone to help build. If you can walk, you can help."

The screen went black once again.. I wondered what these big changes were. He is obviously planning.. But WHAT is he planning?? Just then, officials rushed in, and told us to start helping them build.

TYLER'S POV

Once I saw the announcement about the president, I honestly didn't care. All I thought about any more was staying alive. The officials came and we all started building, clearing away the debris and rubble from war. It felt refreshing, making this mess look a little better.. we could only do so much at a time but we continued to pick up debris and trash until nightfall. By then, everyone was exhausted. Zoe high fived me and Alfie and said we did a good job. Zoe never failed to be positive.

I fell asleep seconds after shutting my eyes. I was woken by officials. The sun was not quite rising but we weren't in complete darkness. They told us we had to get back at it as early as possible. So we kept building until we had a fairly sized house built. The officials furnished it (I wondered where they got the furniture and plumbing when the world was a mess???). We started a second house, identical to the one we just finished. Even though we had almost two hundred people in our area, helping, nobody was without a job. The days continued like that and everyone was sore and exhausted soon. The officials gave us a day off eventually and we had lots of buildings up, and a store that wasn't done yet. Zalfie and I decided to sleep all day. We woke up mid afternoon and were extremely bored... I didn't see Zoe anywhere, but I saw Alfie. Alfie was asleep. Then I heard a cry/scream from no other than Zoe herself.