End of the first week

As the days continued on, people started to realize that maybe something more was going on.  Rumors started to circulate about why the country was without power.  They weren't the only ones either.  Many countries, the big "power" countries had been hit by the loss of power.  Markets and economies were crumbling further by the day.  By the end of the first week the rumors had been confirmed.  The country of Estonia, had orchestrated the attack.  They were tired of all the big macho posturing and had decided to show the big guys that they weren't really so tough.  They had coordinated and carried out a strategic strike on the power grids of the United States, Europe, Russia, and a number of countries in South America. Many people were surprised to say the least.  They had never expected such a small country to pull of such a big job.  But they had spent years planning their attack.  They utilized their resources within their borders and outside their borders to ensure success.

Meanwhile Americans were wondering when the government was going to get the power turned back on and how they were going to survive.  Many people were getting sick or had died within the first week.  Not as many as the Hollywood zombie movies had made out but still a good number.  Mostly elderly.  For Sarah, Brian, Amanda and David they were all alive but each was handling the situation much differently than the other.

Sarah was going about her daily chores with her animals and gardens and using their generator sparingly to keep the refrigerator cool and freezer frozen.  She lived in a community that worked together to help each other and if someone needed hay for their animals or help moving something you helped out.  It is just the type of world she lived in.  The kids were happy because there was no school, so they were getting to play all day long.  Sarah didn't worry about making them do "homework" type work because after all this would only be temporary.

Brian while still living in a country community had a slightly different community.  He had a few neighbors that were there all the time and those few were helping each other out.  However no one had a garden that could support all the families and Brian's family didn't have one that could support them.  They had a number of animals that could be eaten if only his wife would let them.  They could protect themselves from the ruffians that were arriving at the nearby hunting cabins.  People were coming out in the hopes of shooting some meat to eat.  And that was causing some tension among the neighbors.

Amanda had gone to the store as soon as she realized this might last longer than expected.  Only downside was she didn't carry much cash.  Thankfully she worked for a bank and was able to withdraw a lot of her savings those first few days before the bank was closed until the power came on.  This gave her more buying power than most because she had cash.  And at least during the first week, cash was still a good thing to use and have.  She was able to buy many of the canned goods and non perishable items that would help her and her family get by for a bit.  She also realized she needed to think of another plan if this lasted more than a week or so.  Amanda was also realizing a gun would be a great thing to own and know how to use.

David was doing the worst of the four, he lived alone so he didn't have anyone to help him get supplies or watch his supplies.  Boston was a major metropolis and was prone to more crime because of that.  He had to close his shop and move what he could to his house. The shop was destroyed by vandals, kids being hooligans.  He did have a fair bit of food and since he only had to worry about himself and his dog, they could eat ramen and dog food for a bit before he had to go out hunting.  Luckily he did have one gun, a hunting rifle that if the power didn't come back on soon he would have to use, somehow.

They all were making due, some better than others, but all were determined to survive.  As the days went by, more and more chaos was occurring around the country.  Some were traveling to family or friends out in the country where they new they could help and be helped to get food and other necessities.  Some were simply waiting in town for the government or FEMA to come and help them.