Scorched Earth

Part One
January 20, 2009 Alexandria Virginia  

John slunked down in his chair. Another day another dollar, nothing had seemed out of the ordinary. He had the same routine for the last six years. However today was a big day for the States. The First black president was being inagurated today. He knew people going, but he was not a political man. Alas, Money ruled all. he sat back and turned on the TV, it would be starting soon. Only four others were in the office. He hsloppily finished his work, grabbed a coffee, and sat back down.

The nation watched as President Obama walked up to the podium. One second tfelt like an hour, as if time knew what was happening before any one person did. He put his hand on the holy bible

"I do solemnly swear that I will Fait-" and then a loud noise, the screen lit up, and then went black. Gasps filled the office. A technological error he thought.

In the distance he heard a siren, he began flipping through channels. Nothing. Panicking, he ran down the hallway. it had been 8 years since September 11th, they couuld have been back for more blood. He got to the street anfd got into  his car. By now 6 minutes have passed and the roads were in mass chaos. He could hear his heart beat over the commotion. Traffic was  like he had never seen before. He rdrove as fast as possible, through downtown Alexandria. Not a single cop on the streets, he had been nailed for tickets time and time again in this place.

Upon reaching his house he bolted through the door to find his wife crying.

"what had happened?" he asked, and yet all she could do was point to the TV.

He approached. The Headline read "Bomb explodes at presidential inaguration; possibly nuclear"

It would be confirmed later that this ewas in fact a dirty bomb.

It ws known from the first second he saw the inaguration that the president was dead. but who else was? reports would fill in over the next few days that hundreds of celebrities, most of congress, some supreme court judges, and countless civilians had died in the hellfire. The death Toll estimated as high as 18,000. Panic was setting in, a panic that would spread like a virus throughout the rest of the nation and on to the world.

But at that moment they had decided to escape to his parents home in Charlotte. . They packed their belongings, and treked out. Another 3 hours waiting in traffic, and it became nightfall. By now the dirty bomb was common knowledge, and after a rescession and the war in Iraq, the civilians had reached their breaking point. as they were approaching a bridge a body fell onto the hood of their car. A jumper, maybe one whose family members had died at the inaguration? His wife began to scream at him to help the guy, but he knew better. He saw the lifeless eyes from inside the seat

They would get to a motel 40 km from Richmond. Listening to the news, towns were erupting in flames from rioters. reports of people including Samuel L Jackson, Former presidents George W. Bush, Bill clinton, and Jimmy Carter, golfer tiger woods, Oprah Winfrey among others had perished.

sorry, time cut short, will write mroe later