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THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 27 - One Vial Left
Marriane had a relapse during the night.She had been doing so well lately that Adam had almost forgotten that she was struggling with oesophageal cancer.The cancer had been a rude shock to the family when Adam was in his final years of college and his sisters had just been admitted to the University of Chicago.At first, their parents did not inform them about the situation, but they all got suspicious when their parents insisted that there was no need for them to come home to spend their holiday that semester.Adam came home only to meet his mother in a hospital bed.She just had her surgery.Though his sisters were not informed immediately, they eventually knew.All had been well in the household, apart from the fact that they were not doing so well financially since the exorbitant rate of $68,980 had been from liquidating the family business assets.They were all happy that the Stage 4 oesophageal cancer had not claimed Marriane’s life.The happiness was short-lived when the tumo
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 28 - Almost Like Family
Carlisle and Ryan told the people to go back to their rooms.Sophia stayed with Marriane and continued crooning to her while rubbing her down with the wet cloth that she had asked for.Adam didn’t waste time before going out into the night to get his mother’s medication.“I will come with you,” Caleb said as he followed Adam out into the cold night, still bare-chested.“No, I will…”“You don’t know where the vial is,” Caleb said simply as he opened the door and jumped into the passenger door.He was silent for a while before he said “Are you going to tell us where you got the car from?”“Dad…”“Never mind, never mind. I must be out of my mind asking this right now when Marriane is lying in there like that. Can you drive faster?”Adam drove faster.They got to the house and came back without any casualties.It was as if the zombies were off the street for the night or they had decided to go elsewhere.Adam knew they merely got lucky though.Marriane was calmer when they got back. Thou
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 29 - Call To Feast
Adam drove for a while on the highway before he started hearing it.A thumping sound was coming from the Jeep’s bed!He had been tuning the radio dial to see if he could get any signal.No stations seemed to be on.All he was getting was static noise.Adam quickly switched off the radio to be certain that he had not imagined the sound from the back.There was silence for a moment, but then the sound came again.Wondering what could be making the sound, Adam thought of parking right there to check.But on second thought, he decided to move farther from the residential areas.He was not fooled by the calmness of the surroundings. He was sure that there were zombies lurking around, just beyond sight. He was not about to deliberately call them to feast.The first thought he had was that the one making the noise from the boot had to be a zombie who had managed to hide there when he was not paying attention.Adam knew that zombies don’t go down without making noises that could attract atte
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 30 - A Baby?
“Oh fuck it!" Adam swore under his breath, some paces away from Jeremy. Then he reversed. “Get in. and I don’t want to hear a thing from you!” He snapped when Jeremy wanted to talk. “You want an adventure, yeah? Well, you are about to get one!” Adam said. He had briefly thought of taking Jeremy back to Maradoit, but the thought of his mother’s health and his sisters’ safety made him let go of the thought. The boy would need to learn how to survive eventually. He might as well start now. Adam just hoped he wouldn’t end up getting the both of them killed. Adam lifted the Jeep over a fallen car with a bloodied car seat. “Oh, cool” Jeremy breathed in excitement. “How did you…” Adam turned his “What did I say” gaze on Jeremy and the latter shut his mouth immediately. Adam almost missed it. Just as he was lowering the car down, he saw a pharmacy from the corner of his eyes. He quickly slowed down. “Why…why are you slowing down?” Jeremy asked immediately. “You know...you are n
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 31 - Blade's Fury
Adam stepped over the zombie as the crystal core disappeared.The Katana sang its deadly tune, and Adam sank it deep into the neck of one of the zombies he had seen in the doorway.He wondered briefly where the other had gone, but he couldn’t dwell for long on that.He took a step in the direction where the baby’s shrieks had increased.He needed to shut that baby up before it got all of them killed.“Get the fuck away from me!" Another shout from outside got Adam’s attention.That boy!Adam swore in anger as he changed direction again.He now knew why the other zombie had not come for him.It had turned back and joined five other zombies that had surrounded the Jeep.They were hitting the glass in an attempt to get to Jeremy.When that didn't work, they started pushing hard at the car as if to topple it over.A smaller car would have been rocked by their desperate push.Adam didn't want to risk finding out if the Jeep could hold either.Yet the boy kept shouting, “Get the fuck away
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 32 - Resisting Arrest
Adam came across his first semblance of order after crossing the Milwaukee border.Jeremy had narrowly missed being bitten by a persistent zombie who hung on to the car door.Jeremy had thought it was a good idea to get down to help Adam when he got mobbed by zombies while he was trying to fill the storehouse with dry fruits from the fruit market.The zombies thought otherwise.Adam had to rescue the boy from getting killed.Then the fat zombie clung to the car door.Adam couldn’t stop the car as he told Jeremy to shake off the zombie.“He wouldn’t let go!” Jeremy shouted in fear as the zombie snarled at him through the glass.The half-opened window was the only thing separating the zombie from Jeremy.It clung hard to the car, even as Jeremy tried over and over to pin the car door firmly against its hand so it would let go.The zombie’s veined, gray eyes bulged as the car picked up speed, and its legs dragged after the car.Still, it did not let go.Hand pinned against the door.Bloo
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 33 - Best Time To Do That
“Criminal”“How can he do something like that?”“Do you see the bloodstains on his clothes? He must have been doing this for so long.”Adam hardly took note of the whispers of the people in the cars as he wondered what had happened to Jeremy.“Jere…” His attempt to take a step towards the boy was hindered by another fist strike to his face.“Stay away from him, murderer!” the officer who had accused him shouted as he went over to where Jeremy was lying on the hard, dirt-packed ground.He used the nose of his hard boot to nudge Jeremy.“Hey, boy! Get up!”“He has fainted, you bastard!” Adam shouted in frustration.As he saw the boy lying there, unmoving, all he could remember was Old Larry’s dying face and the promise he had made.“He needs to get to the hospital! Help him!” Adam shouted agitatedly as he tried to remove his hands from the handcuff.“And who said you could raise your voice at us, criminal?” Another officer said, with a sneer.The officer raised his hand to hit Adam aga
THE APOCALYPTIC RISE OF ADAM Chp 34 - Lost Hope Renewed
“I will get us killed for sure.” Jeremy muttered for the umpteenth time as he concentrated hard on the road. He bit down on his lips as he turned the steering wheel the way Adam had shown him. “Better you do it than for the zombies to get us,” Adam said in a muffled tone as he scooped out a handful of raisins from its bag and tossed them in his mouth. He munched it fast and turned to see Jeremy give him a sceptical look. Jeremy turned his head away fast when he saw that Adam was looking at him. “What?” Adam asked impatiently. “You wouldn’t tell me how you brought out so much food? I saw that you did not bring it out from the backpack," Jeremy said hesitantly. He kept his eyes on the road as he turned the steering wheel again. He turned his body in the direction he was turning the steering wheel, as if that would help him steer better. “You are not dead, are you?” Adam said shortly before he leaned over and used one hand to help Jeremy guide the car back onto the road. The ca
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