The Incredible True Story of the Making of the Eve of Destruction

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Though the events of December 1984 are factually accurate, some names might have been changed to protect the families of the victims and those who risked their lives to provide testimony about their ordeal in the making of the film Eve of Destruction. This is their story.

It was one minute to noon, and I was standing in the lunch line at school—it was chicken and noodles day, which meant I’d find a bone, and it would ruin my meal like it always did. The cafeteria was buzzing about that week’s game, Griffin Flat versus Hollow Court. Go, Shiners! The season was a bust—zero to eight, with two games left to play. Seemed pretty damned pointless to be slaving away on a game when your players already knew that the only winning move was not to play. Rah-rah. It was hard to cheer for losers.

I grabbed a carton of milk from the crate, even though chocolate milk and chicken and noodles were a lengthy bathroom situation in the making. Then I reached into my pocket for lunch money borrowed from my stepbrother, who was still getting used to me as his “sister” and not the dorky girl who took over the “man room” down the hall.

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