The morning of the outbreak was the second day of camp for us. We were at a camp called Camp Forest Green. We were on a school summer program, it was offered to everyone over the age of nine. It was 7:00 AM, and time to go down for flags.

        "Hey, Jacob! Get in line!" Yelled a boy, calling over to me.

        "I'm coming over, Blake!" I yelled back, running over to him. Blake was wearing the school t-shirt that we were assigned to wear. It has a wolf, our school mascot, with it's mouth open in front of a forest with "CAMP FOREST GREEN" written above it. Below that, "OAKWOOD K-12 SCHOOL 20XX" in a smaller font. It was designed by our school's artist, Christine. She was objectively better than everyone else at drawing. She is also my cousin, so I've seen her art skills since she was young.

      I joined the group, just in time for my teacher, Mrs. Hiken, to call my name.

       "That seems to be everybody then. Let's get going, to flags!" Said Hiken. Barely anybody cheered, everyone was rubbing the sleep out of their eyes. We walked down the hilly path down to flags. Blake walked up to me.

      "Hey, this is a pretty protected place, don't you think? Imagine if, like, we were attacked by, I don't know... Jason! Yeah! Do you think we'd be safe?"

      "Yeah, maybe." I responded. Blake was a close friend, but I also had a crush on him. I was afraid that he'd hate me forever if I asked him out. I usually responded with a yes to what he said. "What do you think we'll have for breakfast?"

      "Probably sausages, eggs, and pancakes. That's what they had last year, and the year before, so yeah."

      "Ugh, I hate the eggs they have." We'd been to these camps before. Since we were both ten, four years ago from now. 

       "They're okay, but the pancakes are amazing!" Blake responded. Suddenly the person in front of me stopped. We were at the flags. A loud voice rang out from the center.

       "GOOD MORNING CAMPERS! I HOPE Y'ALL SLEPT WELL! LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF! I'M YOUR CAMP LEADER, SHELBY! AND ALL THESE LOVELY PEOPLE BEFORE ME ARE YOUR COUNCILLORS! ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE THEM!"

        "Oh god, I'll never remember their names..." Said a person behind me. I turned my head to see my friend Jess. She was also wearing the t-shirt, but her's had cuts at the bottom. I had stopped paying attention to what Shelby was saying until I heard everyone cheering. I knew that it was time for breakfast.

          A lone mound started to rumble as heavy breathing could be heard from it. A flower was growing near it. The flower was pink and opened in a star patter. It had a long thin green stem that appeared to be sending nutrients into the ground. A snail slid up into the flower, and it curled shut around it. A small bud was growing out from one side of the plant.