Amanda Young

The Road to Jokai

Waking up to the sound of someone rummaging near her was nothing new for 14-year-old Anezka Preza. In fact, since the final earthquake that ended much of civilization hit 8 years prior, she had become accustomed to waking at every little noise around her. Anezka knew the dangers of someone scrounging for food around her and what would happen if they found her sleeping and vulnerable. Being a short 5 foot, 86 pounds, there wouldn’t be much she could do if someone bigger came along. There was no humanity in what was left of the world, words like ‘family’ and ‘friend’ meant nothing anymore. The lack of food and other resources caused all sense of trust to dissipate and, unfortunately for Anezka, survivors had to learn that for themselves.