By the time Matt reached the perimeter fence he’d gone through a jumble of emotions. The initial fear and panic of having a fully trained soldier grab him and bark orders in his face gave way to embarrassment when he thought about the way he’d run, snivelling, and with Violet there to watch too...
“Did we do the right thing, letting him in here?” Anne said. Ryan, Sean, and Pauline were already downstairs since Ryan and Sean would be going on watch at midnight and Anne was just finishing up the dishes. Damian kissed her cheek and lightly caressed her sides. “We gave ...
When the world went hot life changed for everyone. The rag-tag group of travellers moving south through what remained of the American heartland had no idea how bad life was for the rest of the world, there were no more international broadcasts and nothing to watch them on, and they no longer care...
It was a good place and they were good people but Eddie was grateful for finally having a little privacy. ‘Maybe in a week or two when they start trusting me I’ll tell them the truth.’ He knew it was safer to keep this secret from them but it was hard to watch every step, every handshake, to make...
They walked hand-in-hand to the home they now shared with another couple. It wasn’t a large home but they had their own bathroom and being on a separate floor made it feel like they had their own apartment. The other couple, Ron and Shirley, were very nice and Shirley was a marvelous cook, a fe...