H2O

They don’t believe it at first. Crowded in zach’s kitchen, ruby and the rest of the partygoers laugh at zach’s parents’ frenzied push to get them all inside as it starts to drizzle, but then the radio comes on with the warning, it’s in the rain It’s fatal, it’s contagious, and there’s no cure. Two weeks later, ruby is alone. Anyone who’s been touched by rain or washed their hands with tap water is dead. With the only drinkable water quickly running out.