Chapter Fifteen
WORLD END: T-minus 9142 days, 18 hours, and 0 minutes.
Merrickville, Ontario – Feb. 27th 1995
The cold was a physical shock, a cruel, playful beast that snatched the warmth from Will’s cheeks the moment he stepped from the cramped safety of Jared’s truck. The air bit at his exposed skin. Though it was minus-ten, the main square was a defiant fortress of light and sound. The air hung thick with the competing smells of woodsmoke, frying onions, and cheap beer, batt