Rise of the Prepper: A Story of the Coming Collapse Read Online Free

any, I need you to pack everything you can. Some clothes, medicines, the works. Get your son and drive out of town and find a police station, hospital or shelter where you can ask for help. You got that?”
                  “Y-Yes, I got it.”
                  “Good. Don’t waste any more time. Get going. Check the radio when you can.”
                  “T-Thank you so much.”
                  “You’re welcome.”
                  Seth dropped the line and continued searching for other signals. What Jaime said played back in his mind. Some virus killed a whole town of people? What the hell was going on? There was nothing about it on the news or the internet.
                  A couple of minutes passed before Seth got hold of another line.
                  “This is WA4RTF. Anyone there?” A man’s voice said.
                  “Hey. This is KB4VXP. My name’s Seth. What’s your situation?” Seth said.
                  “Hey, Seth. Name’s Robert. I’m from Gloucester County. Where are you at?”
                  “I’m stuck out here in my cabin in the mountains. I went to my favorite coffee shop this morning in Boone only to find out that it had become a ghost town.”
                  “Damn. Sorry, you didn’t get your coffee.”
                  Seth chuckled. “Nah, I’m fine. How’s your situation over there in Gloucester?”
                  “Pretty bad.” Robert sighed on the other line. “The virus had spread around here too. A lot of people are dead.”
                  “ Shit . What the hell is this virus? A woman I just got in contact with a while ago said the same thing. Said that everyone in her town’s dead except her and her son because of it.”
                  “Yeah. Superpox-99. It’s a really powerful virus. Highly contagious and it’s airborne so it spreads easily.”
                  “Is it a new virus or something? How can it be cured?”
                  “We can’t. Not yet anyway. It’s a completely unknown virus. The CDC is still working on a cure for it. Best we can do for now is to get some antiviral drugs to treat its symptoms.”
                  Seth kicked his chair in frustration. There was a dangerous virus spreading around killing people and there was no fucking cure for it. “What the hell is the government doing? Shit. I live in the mountains. I didn’t know anything about this.” Seth combed his fingers roughly through his hair in agitation.
                  “Don’t be too hard on yourself. It came like lightning. No one was prepared for it.”
                  “I just… When I went to work earlier this week, everything was fine. Nobody seemed like they were sick.”
                  “The symptoms are really mild. A person infected would think they just had the typical flu.”
                  Now that Seth thought about it, there were indeed quite a few people who were absent at work. He just chalked it up to the weather changing, making people sick. He didn’t think they were infected by a killer virus.
                  “Anyway, the government couldn’t keep a tight leash on things. They let prisoners in minimum security out to keep them from getting infected. The guys in maximum security, however, escaped and now it’s very dangerous to go outside.”
                  Seth sighed heavily. “Thanks, Robert. Hey, if it’s all right with you, let’s talk some more next time. You seem to know a lot about the current situation and this Superpox-99.”
                  “Sure. I need someone to team up with anyway. Most of the people here are dead. I need to get away and go somewhere safe.”
                  “Right. I’ll get in touch with