Rain had recently turned sixteen.
For every teenager, that was a special date. It signified more than words could describe, because from that point forward, for about two or three years, they would be vulnerable to the infection of the Spell.
She had expected to feel a large change within herself, but to Rain's surprise, everything about her seemed more or less the same.
…The world around her, however, had changed a lot.
Her daily routine was exactly as it had been before, but beneath the surface, everyone was acting differently. Her parents tried to hide their fear, but she knew how worried they really were. Her classmates were putting on a brave face, but none of them could act nearly as well as they thought they could. Even the teachers seemed much more subdued.
The mood on the streets of the city was subtly different, too.
