Sudden Quarantine Announcement

You sit in a cramped space as officials declare an immediate quarantine around your neighborhood.

You are reading a book in your small apartment when your phone buzzes repeatedly. A loudspeaker outside begins issuing evacuation orders and instructs everyone to stay indoors until further notice. Before you can understand why, the building’s power flickers and the windows rattle faintly. Write what you do next.

Start here: Describe the buzzing phone and initial confusion

Focus

Urgency and setting

One rule

Do not mention specific cities or known diseases