a short horror story about aptitude testing during an outbreak

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Aptitude Test

a short horror story about aptitude testing during an outbreak



At first we thought the aptitude tests were to spot the infected.

We’d seen how fast the virus could disable the brain. Maybe they were catching it early. Maybe those small green vials of antivirus could keep us safe.

But then I saw how many of us had gathered at the treatment centre, how few of those small green vials remained.

And I knew.

They were just seeing who was worth saving.

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Short story written by Peter Chiykowski

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Story prompt taken from a photo by Davide Ragusa

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