Protagonist

Jerika is the central human character. She is a nursing assistant at Chester Regional Medical Center. This is a job which requires physical strength, stamina, and people skills. At the beginning of the story, she's fully alive. Then she witnesses the horrible events during the birth of her nephew. She begins to retreat inside herself. The walls she has constructed around her secrets begin to disintegrate. Soon everyone in Chester begins to realize that no one really knows anyone. The world descends upon them in their dark madness.