This was listed as a horror and while I can see that, it didn’t have the fear factor I was hoping for. It was an enjoyable story but I do feel that it was a bit too short. 

Basically Claire makes a virus. Claire is told to destroy said virus. Claire doesn’t want to. Claire doesn’t. Claire breaks the world. Pretty common storyline. 

There are many underlying bits to this story though that made it quite enjoyable for me. First and most importantly to me, this story makes me think about blind trust. We do blindly trust people in positions of authority to be responsible. We assume that they have the best interests of the majority at heart. This story brings to light the real life horror of when that doesn’t happen. 

Secondly, what will any of us do to protect the ones we love? This is clearly written on an apocalyptic level, but it doesn’t start out that way. In reality though, would any of us think it’s the end of the world until we were knee deep in it?

Third, trusting your gut. Here is where I gotta not say much or I’ll ruin the entire story. Basically though, gut instincts - should we really trust them?

Overall, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. This short story really got me thinking. I did enjoy it though.