"You're a fool, Anna."
That's what Olivia told me when I asked her about the purging. "People are so terrified of this virus, that they are sacrificing the sick, in the hopes that it doesn't spread."
"Who? Who is doing this?"
"Nobody knows for sure. It's a group of men, or big women, or maybe both. They dress like the goddamned KKK, except in rain slickers and mosquito net hoods."
I tried not to look at Olivia when she said that. Olivia is a big woman. She's six feet tall with crazy, short red hair that curls around her head like a demonic halo. When Jess stands next to her, they look like a study in opposites. Jess is really petite, with very blonde hair and pale blue eyes. Angel and devil.
I didn't like it when Jess told me she was in love with Olivia. I thought Olivia was the devil incarnate, and I liked it even less when they moved in together.
But Livvy did things for Jess and her self esteem nobody else ever could, and I learnt to, if not love Livvy, at least I like her some.
She's a blunt hardass, but she speaks brutal honesty.
Why are we still here?
"Because this is the fucking Hotel California, Anna. You can check out any time you like; but you can never leave."
