They were both breathing heavily when they separated.Adam wanted to say something, but she looked away from him.She lay her head against the door and closed her eyes again.It was the look in her eyes before she turned away that stopped him.A clear look of back off.Though Adam had a lot to say, he simply decided to respect her wishes.What would he have said anyway? He thought to himself as the assurances and promises that had almost tumbled off his tongue infuriated him.He wasn’t even sure that he could keep her and the others safe yet, and he wanted to make promises to her?He scoffed at himself in anger.“What is that about?” she asked suddenly.“Nothing that concerns you,” Adam said a bit more harshly than he had intended.Her eyes flew open, but she still didn’t look at him as she said, “Didn’t seem like none of my business when you had your tongue down my throat seconds ago.”Adam couldn’t believe her.“Oh, I am sorry. I must have missed how much you resisted,” he said sarc

It was getting dark when they got accosted by another set of zombies. After dealing with them, Adam let go of the idea of going to the river that day. They had found more than they bargained for, after all. With the phones, food, and the bag of money with them, they all left for the mansion. They explained everything that happened to those at the mansion. Then Adam brought out the bag of money. Everyone gaped in shock as they saw the bundles of $100,000. They were on $1,000 bills each. And the bundles were 23 in number. Altogether, it was $2,300,000. “I still can’t believe that anybody would be selfish enough to kill others because of money in this kind of situation,” Marriane said sadly. “What would he have used it for? To buy his way from the zombies?” Adam was less concerned about the thoughts of a dead man. He was more concerned about how the same situation would not happen among them. What the man did was an example of the length that men would go to when it came to

"Your dad killed my dad?" Lisa asked Layla as her eyes narrowed dangerously in a way that rivalled Adam's.It was easy to see the resemblance between the two as they stood at the ready, like they were just seconds away from tearing Layla apart."Don't be ridiculous. The two of you should just calm down, okay? My dad did not kill anyone. At least none that I know of," she said with a shrug."But Adam said...""Adam jumped to a conclusion," Layla answered in exasperation as she rolled her eyes at Adam, but Adam's expression didn't change."You are a Walton," he said simply as if that explained everything."Yes, I am a Walton," Layla answered with a sigh. "But not the Walton.""That makes no sense," Adam said."I mean, I am not "the" Walton that you are thinking of. I am not related to that bitch in any way.""You knew each other. You won't explain why, but you two had a relationship.""Not with me. She had a relationship with my stepsister. They were friends, and let's just say we don't

She turned to him slowly.Her eyes glistened with tears and grief.Her beauty at that moment seemed to shine beyond anything that he had ever seen.Just as his heart grieved for the amount of pain she must have kept bottled up all these years,.“I have to go,” she said simply.Adam walked to her and enveloped her in a warm embrace.She didn’t stiffen, and neither did she push him back; she simply relaxed into his hold and sighed.“He is my father. I don’t want to, but I have to go,” she said again.Adam had never seen her that pliant before.He had never seen her so feminine before.They stayed like that for a few minutes, then she said, “You won’t try to stop me, will you?”“It is dangerous,” Adam said simply, even as he started thinking.“I can take care of myself,” she said with conviction as she moved away from his embrace.Adam could see the separation on her face.She was going to go anyway, no matter what he had to say.So, he re-strategised and said, “Why don’t we try to get t

When it was time to leave, everyone saw them off. Even those still working on the well waved their hands at them as they took one of the cars and got ready to leave. Even though Adam had gone through the arrangements they had made over and over again, he still couldn’t help but feel anxiety about leaving everyone behind. His eyes misted over as he looked at Marriane and Lisa. His sister had her left hand on their mother’s shoulder while she waved at him with her right. Marriane was also waving as the car went down the driveway. They both had smiles on their faces, but Adam could see beyond those smiles. They were scared for him, but as if they had come to an agreement, both of them had sent him off with glittering smiles. Layla laid her hand on his hand and said, “You can still go back, you know. All of you. You don’t have to do this.” “And miss all the fun? I had rather poke myself in the eyes,” Maddy responded. "Isn’t that right, Rafe?” She jerked her head towards the robot