A world which has been devastated by the pandemic, narrated by an old woman who waits endlessly with hope to be reunited with her children before her death. Though she knows that the chances are bleak she hopes against hope. Man's ruthless exploitation of nature and its inhabitants and his helplessness when the pandemic struck are narrated in a simple readable style. The post-pandemic world is described in such a way that it helps one think of the value of human relationships.