Talk to Mia

You run straight for Mia. She is finishing closing the trunk when you arrive on her sidewalk. Her son comes running out of the house with a backpack.

"Ms. Mia?", you gently call out to her.

“Hello…”, it takes her a while to recognize your gender. "...boy."

"Are you going to the Military Base?"

"I am."

"Can you give me a ride over there?"

"Yeah... of course", she looked at her son. "You are Natasha's son, right?"

"I'm her nephew", you correct her. "My name is Kerry".

“It's a pleasure, Kerry. My name is Mia, this is my son, Bran", she pointed to her son, who was standing behind her, facing you.

The boy was just one year older than you (as far as you knew), but he was taller. Taller even than his mother herself. He had short brown hair just like hers, but his eyes were blue. Mia had brown eyes. He was probably the typical school athlete considering his well-worked physique. The boy was wearing a green shirt and worn jeans.

"Hi, Bran", you said, and he came over to shake your hand. You shook his hand, and he gave you a firm squeeze.

“You two, get in the car. We're out of time”, Mia said.

You get in the car. You and Bran were in the back seats.

"So... do you know what's going on?", You asked as soon as the car started to move.

“Didn't you see it on television? There are zombies killing people in our country, bro!”, Bran said with some animosity. He seemed a little excited about the idea.

"Zombies...", you were shocked. It felt like a joke.