Vince nodded and jumped in the pick-up truck. Claire noticed that he was in a foul mood and wondered if it had anything to do with Jack, as she knew he had gone to visit him in one of the spare caravans. She refrained from asking him what was wrong, and sat in the passenge...
They were both fourteen years old and, despite the place being on high alert, the two of them were considered to be too young and too untrustworthy to do guard or perimeter duty. They enquired about it to Daniel Badcock, but Daniel was sure that they wanted to do it for the wrong reasons. Being c...
They were at the edge of the town centre and wanted to see if there were more supplies to take before nothing was left. They were into week seven of the disaster, so it was a long shot. The town centre didn't offer much in the old world. It had a lo...
Blood-spattered, his feet pounded the tarmac and he couldn't believe that he had murdered a man. His breath was heavy, and the pain in the right side of his chest forced him to temporarily stop running. He turned his run into a brisk walk near the Wyevale Garden Centre's e...
Monday. Karen had had four hours sleep, but felt fine. She was alert; she felt refreshed, but was sure that later on in the day, the tiredness would eventually appear from somewhere and take her by surprise like an assassin, putting her in a world of sleep. &nb...
What used to be used as storage was now going to be their home for God knows how long. Of course, they would be allowed to stay on the first floor during the day and use the toilet, etc, but David wanted his family in the attic right now, on the second floor. He didn't kno...