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THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 143 - More Bites, More Abilities
Lisa tearfully explained what she had done to Adam and Layla.For one crazy moment, Adam thought that whatever gave him the power to resist zombie bites had also happened to Lisa as well.In fact, he had entertained the thought that it might be a family thing.But then he was more shocked when she told them what happened before she met Shelby and the others talking about Adam.“Are you sure?” Layla asked with as much surprise in her tone as Adam was feeling.Lisa nodded as more tears squeezed out the sides of her eyes. “I am so sorry, Dr. Blair,” she whispered, almost to herself.Adam knew she would have to work out the guilt on her own, yet he laid his hand on her shoulder and said softly, “It wasn’t your fault, Lisa. You did what you thought was the best. And look, something good came out of it! It saved your life, didn’t it?! I have you back. Mom would also be so grateful when she wakes up and hears what you survived.”Lisa turned to him with a grimace and asked in a trembly voice,
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 144 - The Man She Once Loved
After being reassured over and over, the skeptical doctor agreed to take proper care of Lisa’s wounds that needed stitches.“I would stay with you. That way, I can shoot her before she so much as reaches for you, doc,” Layla offered and relief was evident on the doctor’s face as she entered the room fully.Layla saw Lisa’s wide-eyed look and ignored Adam’s intent look as she winked at Lisa and said, “Sorry, hon. Better that than to risk the doctor puncturing a vein because you breathed wrong.”Lisa nodded and turned her head to face the wall again.Layla only grinned when the doctor sent her an offended look.Then she decidedly avoided catching Adam’s gaze.The statement was both for Lisa and Adam anyway.She figured it was now left to him to decide if he trusted her with his sister or not.“Don’t you have somewhere you need to be?” She asked while looking at the doctor’s suturing prep.Adam remembered Lisa’s question and he asked the doctor urgently.“My mum. How is she now? Was I to
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 145 - Beginning Of The End
It was a losing battle!Lieutenant Matteo looked on with increasing frustration and the feeling of inevitable doom.He clutched the phone in his hand and speed-dialled the number he had been trying since he got back from Alagan.Same result.The number rang just as it had done many times before.The disconnecting tone was like poker in the lieutenant’s gut.The supervisor had just informed him that they couldn’t keep powering the electric fence because they were low on gas.The shelter had been running on gas since the worldwide blackout a few weeks ago.“We need to preserve the power, sir,” the flustering supervisor said while mopping his sweaty face furiously.“How long can it last us?” Lt. Matteo asked.“Maybe up to 72 hours if we do it now. If we don't, at most the last power would be drained within twenty-four hours.”"After, what will happen?” Lt. Matteo asked.“The electric fence would stop working and we would have no chance at all to keep the shelter on lockdown. Power is nee
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 146 - Not My Business
The momentary semi-darkness made a lull fall on the facility.People waited all around with bated breaths and anxiety.Then, suddenly, Persephone screamed.Everyone went into a frenzy immediately.With those around her trying to calm her down.Her scream went on and on, regardless of what Sophia and the confused women were saying to her.In fact, she got more agitated the more they talked.Surprisingly, it was Dixon who saved the day.Limping as he quickly came towards where she was, he called out even before getting to her.“Are you showing your craziness again, Percy?”“What are you...?”Sophia’s annoyed response was cut short when Persephone suddenly stopped her scream and ran out of the quarters towards the approaching Dixon.Those in the hallway were amazed when she stood with a firm stance and responded to Dixon. “Bad man! You are here! I am not crazy! My name is Persephone.”Dixon ignored Sophia’s surprised expression and her low-toned question, “You are bad man? You are the on
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 147 - Magic Chips
Adam had Lisa wheeled to the same cubicle that his mother was in.Marriane had been asking to see her since she woke up.And she had been decidedly saying nothing about Caleb.Lisa woke up just as Adam was wheeling her out of the room where she was.She was momentarily confused by the dim atmosphere and the sounds of the zombies sounding so near.Lisa excused herself to go check on her aunt, and Adam explained things to Lisa as he wheeled her away.He stepped aside and brought out one of every medication he had in the storehouse.The moment they entered the room, mother and daughter called out to each other with grieving voices.Adam put the gurney beside the other so they could touch each other.Lisa’s wince of pain was the perfect opportunity for Adam to show his mom the medication and ask her which of the medications she thought would reduce Lisa’s pain faster and keep the stitches from being infected.Marriane asked why he didn’t ask the doctors instead. “It is better this way, M
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 148 - A Long 72 Hours
“I can help out.”Lieutenant Matteo stopped addressing the few men he had left with him, and he turned to Adam.Adam stood confident and unbothered by the withering glance the lieutenant tossed his way.Instead of scrambling off like the lieutenant expected, Adam merely stood his ground and repeated, “I can help out. Not just me. Couple of us can help out actually”The lieutenant gestured to his men to give him a moment.Then he walked towards Adam and asked, “Help with what? Being a nuisance?”Adam ignored the insult and said, “Help with whatever it is that you are planning.”“And what would that be?” Lt. Matteo asked innocently.“I don’t believe you intend to just sit in here and wait for the third day when those monsters might find their way in to kill us all. I believe the thumping sound isn’t the sound of zombies knocking themselves out either. This place is too insulated for that to get through. It has to be the beasts. They have pulled down the gate and are trying to get in too
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 149 - Ugly Feelings
Not even the shrieks, snarls, and occasional thuds of the zombies and beasts outside could penetrate the gloom in the facility that evening.Layla had eventually overcome the shock she seemed to have gotten into.She shrugged off the lieutenant’s arms from around her and moved closer to her aunt’s body.She raised her hand and gently used it to close the colonel’s eyes and her opened mouth.With brimming eyes, she looked at the doctor and asked. “What will happen to her body?”The doctor looked at the lieutenant, who nodded, and then she looked back at Layla. “There is an underground tomb used for the past facility workers who died without burial arrangements or family members to claim them. I know the colonel can’t be classified as such, but given the situation, I think that would be a great place to bury her. We don’t have the facility to embalm her or..."Layla nodded woodenly. “Please take care of her,” she said slowly.“I will,” the doctor promised solemnly.Layla nodded again an
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 150 - The Space She Wants
Adam took some snacks to Layla later that night.The light had just gone off, and he wanted to check on her, so he went with a bag of already-made tortilla chips so it wouldn’t seem so obvious that he just wanted to see how she was doing.He didn't have to bother about hurting her sensibilities because the moment he opened the door and slowly entered, she yelled at him to get the hell out!“Poor child,” Marriane said when Adam got back to her and explained why he had come back so far. “I am sure she would be able to stand having people around again. Everyone has their own way of grieving. Let’s give her the space she wants."Adam masked his edginess and stayed with his mom and sister until they both fell asleep soon after the lights went out.Adam sneaked out of the room so as not to wake them, and he headed towards where she was.His supervision made it very easy for him to walk in the dark without any issues.Soon enough, he was in front of the door. The memory of how she had chased
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