My sister was my best friend. My sister is my best friend. It's crazy how even if you didn't know someone your whole life, they find a way to impact your life more than anyone. 

1 year ago... 

The tv turned on and our president had an announcement to make. People were getting sick for a while, but a lot of us including myself weren't taking it very seriously. I mean it's flu season people get sick all the time. 

"I'm afraid to announce that we are losing control of this pandemic, it's spreading faster every day, and killing 1000's. Even those with the best immune systems can't handle it. We advise everyone to stay indoors, protect your family and yourselves". 

My mother shut the tv off and ran in the other room panicking, "I need to call your father". 

Janice held me, "I guess it's nothing but nonstop movie marathons". 

"This is serious! I mean what are we going to do?" Janice pushed my hair behind my ears and held me. 

She started to hum and sing a lullaby from our childhood, "pretty birds outside our window, the world will watch us grow..."

She always made me feel better. I understand now what she was doing. Protecting me from the truth. That the world is turning to shit. 

1 year later...

My locket's gone... the only thing I had left from my sister. I don't know where she is? Or when I'll see her again. I walk outside to holding my rifle by my side. It's quiet, why would someone sneak in here just for a locket. They didn't even take the food. Maybe it was her, but why would she do that? Slip in here like a ghost. I haven't seen her in a year.

1 year ago... 

I walk up the stairs holding a bowl of popcorn. 2 months so far of being quarantined isn't do bad. The air isn't safe but me and Janice have already finished Sopranos, and now we're finally watching Game of thrones. We were never really with the trends. It's better than us rewatching "Beaches". 

As I push open the door I see Janice filling a suitcase. "What are you doing?" 

"Tara baby!!!" She wipes a tear from her eye and begins to zip it closed. "Come with me!!! We always talked about running off and have a sister band, neither of us can really sing but we can try and find a singer along the way". 

Putting the popcorn down on the tv stand I said, "Janice, What are you talking about? What about mom and dad?" 

"Chris is waiting outside, there's a cabin up north it's his dad's there's supplies, other people are coming, mom and dad aren't going to leave here and it's getting worse" 

"Janice..."

"You just have to understand your gonna be 16 soon, this is serious, we could have a life finally!!" 

"Janice..." 

"Chris is bringing Josh, I know you had a crush on him and Michelle will be there..." 

"What about mom?!?!?!" I shouted.

"Mom's dying, and dad's got it too, you can watch them die, but I won't!" 

Janice ran up to me and hugged me. "I'm leaving come with me". 

I never thought these words would come out of my mouth, "No". 

I know something broke in her that day. I love my sister, I really do. But our parents needed us, I just don't understand how she could leave, and with Chris. 

I watched her climb out the window and him help her into his red honda civic. That was the last day I saw her. That was the last day I saw my sister.