We Who Stayed Behind (S)

The world, as we know it, is changing. Buried in problems, worried that tomorrow may turn out worse than today, adults warn children and each other that the world is “an evil and horrible place”. One day, the hopelessness and despair overwhelms them. The blood of the adults turns from red to gray and then they leave -just disappear and no one knows where they go. The children are the last survivors- with dreams and hopes of the future -but left on their own, will they manage to fend for themselves? What if the hopelessness gets to them- that fear of the future that has poisoned the lives of their parents and other friends…