As I sat in my small, dimly lit apartment, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of emptiness wash over me. It had been months since the world as we knew it had ended, and I was still trying to come to terms with the chaos that had erupted. The once bustling streets now stood desolate, a haunting reminder of the devastation that had been left in the wake of war.

My name is Aria, and I was a nurse at a local hospital when the world was attacked. The molecule had been dropped, a catastrophic event that had decimated entire cities in a matter of seconds. I had lost so much, my friends, my colleagues, my home. And yet, as I sat there in the dark, I felt a sense of numbness that threatened to consume me.

It was then that I remembered Kay, a young doctor who had worked alongside me. He was the one who had led the charge to save as many lives as possible, even as the bombs rained down on us. He was the one who had stayed with a dying patient, holding her hand until the end, his voice a gentle whisper in her ear.

I had spared him, as I had the others, but in the chaos that had followed I had lost track of him. Until that moment, I hadn’t realized how much I longed for him to be by my side. His smile could light up a room, his laughter contagious. I couldn’t bear the thought of losing him, not again.

As I rose from my couch, the floor creaking beneath my feet, I knew I had to search for him. The world may have crumbled, but our connection was still strong, a beacon of hope in a shattered world. The memories of our time together flooded my mind: the countless late-night shifts we had shared, the whispered secrets we had exchanged.

The remaining survivors had banded together, trying to rebuild and survive in this new, hostile world. But for me, there was one thing that kept me going: finding Kay, and holding him close once more. For in the midst of all this destruction, he was the one thing that brought me light, that made my heart beat once more.

“Kay,” I whispered to the empty room, the sound echoing back at me like an old friend. I knew I had to find him, for our love had been forged in the fire of this burning world, and even in the face of destruction, it flamed brighter than ever.

The choice before me was to descend into the depths of the most desperate place or risk my very existence with a glimmer of reassurance many had towards that notion. Someday I do know this soul will lead me back into [The Bellamy Kay]