The World Itself Departed

"All I know is that all the rules have changed, and when the sun rises in the morning, this is going to be a completely different world than any world we've ever known. Kind of like school's out forever."

"We need to sort this out," I say. "We need to know what we're up against. We need a plan."

"I thought we'd just kill the crazy cannibals and survive," Maggie says. "If this were a movie, that's what we would do. But if this were a movie, we'd both be great looking."

It's not a movie. I...