Aerius only confirmed what Tara already belived.<br/><br/>"I figured."<br/><br/>She replied, helping him prep food.<br/><br/>"Allie's right, though. There are too many people. We can't take them all with us."<br/><br/>It was a depressing thought, leaving people to die or become a monster. But there was no way they would have enough room to save everyone in the city, let alone the people they might encounter on their journey.<br/><br/>"We get to Chicago and make sure the vaccine is mass produced and given out...It'll all be okay in the end."<br/><br/>Tara said, not sure if she was reassuring Aerius or just herself. She had to believe it would all work out in the end. People would die, but more would be saved. The saved would outweigh all the losses...Believing that would help her carry on.<br/><br/>"Do you think Mister Jackson will make it?"<br/><br/>She asked, she knew how close Mikayla was with her father. Aiden was already gone and...It would not help Mikayla's mental state at all to lose him too. Tara was checking her phone constantly to see if her loved ones had sent any messages. None so far...She hoped they believed her that they would be in danger but she wasn't sure. Like Mikayla, her family would tolerate her end of the world claims, but never truly believed her. For once, Tara wished she hadn't been right.<br/><br/>--------------------<br/><br/>The message from Mikayla was that her mother needed to get off work right away and head to Aerius' house. She didn't want to worry her too much. It was just a voicemail telling her to turn on the news and know she and her father were alive.