Adam lived in a small village called Meadowbrook. All his life, he had lived in Meadowbrook, and it was all he knew. He was 13 years old and resided with his mother, as his father had passed away several years ago. Life in the village was simple, with most people working in the fields and caring for animals. Children played in the fields and helped their parents with their work. The village had its own school, where Mr. Dorothy taught a mixed class the basics of English, writing, history, and math.
Near the village, there was a compound that had been destroyed in the early stages of the doom. It used to be a beautiful building made out of red bricks, but now it was completely destroyed, and the bricks had turned black from fire. Legend had it that after the attack, the area around the house had become polluted and hazardous for humans and other forms of life. Within a radius of around 300 meters, no living vegetation could be found, only some dead trees that had been burned long ago still stood. People were afraid of the place and did not visit it.
Some time ago, some children had tried to sneak into the house at night, but they said that they had heard strange voices and seen lights coming from the basement. They got scared and ran away. When they got home, they told their parents about what they had done, and the parents became very concerned because they believed the area to be hazardous. Their concern grew even more when the children became ill shortly after. They lost all their hair, became very tired, and eventually died. This was a great catastrophe for the people of the village, who became even more aware of the dangers of that complex. They sealed off the entry to the area around the house and put up danger signs.
However, Adam was always curious about the world around him and the horrific story about the death of the children seemed to excite him even more about what could possibly be in that house. He often asked his mother Helen about it, but she always tried to explain to him that the area was poisoned because of its bombing during the time of the doom. The children who had visited it probably got scared in the night and fled, but unfortunately, they got poisoned by the contaminated area in the process. There was nothing of value or interest in the house, just a burned-out, poisonous piece of rubble.
Even though his mother’s explanation made so much sense to Adam, he still was curious. What if there was something in the house? What if it still was?
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