The sirens echoed through the streets, a constant wail that mixed with the panicked screams of people. My heart raced. I blinked in the darkness of my room, unable to comprehend what was happening. Something was different. Something was wrong.

With trembling fingers, I pushed the blanket aside and sat up. My gaze wandered to the window, where the pale light of the street lamps cast restless shadows on the walls. Then I saw it - or rather, I only recognized it when I saw it moving: people runnin