Devastation filled me the day the epidemic broke out. I turned on the television and the news channel said that they estimated that about 28,000 people had been infected in our state of Maine. The news spokesperson said that they didn't know the precise location of the outbreak. My parents got out of bed and saw the television. They news person repeated everything again and after that, I changed the channel to an irrelevant station. I got up from the couch and looked outside the window Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. My father opened the door. Standing there were two authority agents. All I heard was a stern greeting “Hello”. Their badges were very shiny and were made out of metal. Therefore, I knew they weren’t a sham. My ears perked
