Adam was feeling damn hungry by the time he came out of the bathroom.Reminded of the need to get more food before they run out of the ones they have, Adam got dressed to join the others.Plans needed to be made.He pulled open the door, and just as he was about to close it, his eyes caught on something towards the other end of the room.It was a radio.Adam turned back as a thought came to him.“So, that was what that was about?”“Huh?” Adam asked incomprehensibly as he turned to face Lisa’s furious face.“What was…”“So you wanted her to stay because you two were fucking? After all she did?” his sister tossed at him.She couldn't mean what he thought she meant, could she?“What are you talking about?”“Oh, don’t bother to deny it, brother, dear brother. Everyone fucking heard you last night. Mum too”“Oh sh*t," Adam muttered.“Oh sh*t indeed. Why would you want to do the nasty with such a piece of sh*t, Adam? You don’t even know the whore!”“Okay, Lisa. that was uncalled for. Don’t
“I guess the genius didn’t think of that.”Lisa muttered under her breath.Adam ignored her and focused his attention on the man who just spoke.“You are right. Otis, is it?”“Yes, my name is Otis,” the man said self-importantly.Adam nodded slightly as he thought fast.They were all gathered in the living room, and Adam just informed them about what he had learned.The recorded announcement was about the fact that the government had three secured facilities open to the public for protection.One was in Ohio.Another was in Sudan.And the last was in Nasca.People just needed to get themselves to those facilities.Or at least to the evacuation centers, and the authorities would make sure that they got to the closest safe facility.The closest evacuation center was in Supon.It was about 200 miles to the east of Maradoit.While Nasca was the closest facility to Maradoit.It was about 500 miles to the west.As Adam explained, they can decide to go towards Supon with the hope that they w
The preparation took two days.The Trents had a Mercedes Benz Sprinter and a 20-seater Toyota Bus in their warehouse.Both were so new that Adam wondered if they had used them for more than just decorations in their gigantic warehouse.The warehouse reeked of paint.Buckets after buckets of paint were stacked high in the warehouse.“Too fancy for the likes of us,” Carlisle muttered as he kicked one of the paint buckets.Adam could understand his hatred for the Troys after what happened to his brother.Still, he chided the man to keep it down.They had not had to face a lot of zombies on their way to the warehouse but Adam still wanted to be as careful as possible.He went to the warehouse with Ryan and Carlisle.He didn’t intend to make the one-eyed man feel like less of a man because of his condition.Marriane had told him that the eye was healing nicely.They had been able to treat it on time and there was no infection.Though the eye was still bandaged, Carlisle seemed to be fine.
“They are treating this like they were going on a goddamn trip!”Adam told Marriane when she called him aside to talk to him.Adam was about to lose his temper with the people before she called him aside, saying that she would like to have a talk with him.“You can’t really blame them,son,” Marriane said as she gestured to the kitchen stool for him to sit on.“I am fine,” Adam stated instead and he stood looking out of the window.His eyes went straight in the direction of the place where they buried the baby but he kept his mind away from the disturbing thoughts of her.“Do they not understand how serious this is? After all those deaths, they still do not understand how serious this is." Adam asked no one in particular, still looking out through the window.“Of course they know. They do know. They are scared, too. That is why they are clinging to things that bring them comfort. A semblance of familiarity,” she explained gently.“But they must know that they can’t just expect to bring
It was strange but he could smell her from where he was seated.Not just her fresh scent but what she smelled liked when she was all heated up and wrapped around him.She closed the door and leaned against it.The smirk on her face was not helping his reaction to her at all.So he snapped at her.“In case you didn’t notice, I want to be alone. If you want... more action, you will have to get it elsewhere."The smirk on her face was gone instantly. “Wow, confident much? You think I am here to jump your bones when your mom just gave me a look I don’t understand? I am sure your sister must be lurking somewhere right now just to jump out and call me a whore again."That got Adam’s attention. “She called you that?”“Do I look like I need your sympathy?” She fired back. “I only came here to ask if I could handle the van when we are moving tomorrow.”“I don’t…”“I am a seasoned driver with a license, in case you want to know. I can drive that badass better than anyone here. That includes y
Nina was the last person to come down the stairs.She held Bo tightly to herself with a harried look on her face.Bo was letting out growling sounds in his throat.When Yoshi tried to reach for him, he snapped his teeth at the boy.Adam remembered the sound he heard the night before.“What is wrong with him?” he asked.“I think it is the wound. Mom said it was not infected but he has not been himself since then,” Nina said with worry on her face.Bo, at the moment, was sniffing at Nina’s neck.Adam felt apprehensive for a moment because of the jerky motions of the dog but then the dog turned his head away again.And for a moment, all seemed fine with him.“I just hope he won’t be a problem for us on the road. We need as little noise as possible. If he will be growling all the way like that..."“No, we can’t leave him here!” Nina said decisively, as she held Bo closer to herself.Bo did that sniffing thing again and the growl in his throat began.Adam turned away with a shake of his he
Miles away from Maradoit, a jet with the name Walton emblazoned on its side heads in the direction of Maleny.In the lounge, Sybil and an unfamiliar young man sat in silence while the numerous bodyguards sat away from them.The young man’s hands were twitching as they opened and closed in a fist.“Calm down,” Sybil said without looking at the young man.“He will get what is coming to him. We will find him, and you will get your revenge,” she said as she turned towards him.“No punishment would be enough for that bastard,” the young man said in a familiar, hate-filled voice.“Oh?” Sybil said as she raised her eyebrows regally. “Should we go back then? I will tell..."“You know that was not what I meant. It took my uncle a while before he allowed me to come. And only on the condition that you come with me. He would never let me come back if we went back now.”“That is because he knew that I have more sense than you,” Sybil said arrogantly with a mocking smile. “Look what happened the la
Adam was too late.Layla was pulling up front when he got to the bus.He almost got knocked out by the front door as Ryan jumped out with the gun at the ready.“The dog. It is tearing at her. It... Fuck! I can't shoot her!"Adam pulled the side door open.Those who seemed to have been frozen in place by shock quickly tried to rush out of the door, blocking Adam’s path.“Stay put!” Adam shouted as he nudged someone aside.“The dog is biting everybody, mommy!” A kid screamed.Adam’s eyes were on his sister.She was pinned down by Bo.The dog was biting her over and over again, while Lisa was hitting it with everything she could get her hands on.Neck pillow she grabbed from someone.A kid’s game toyAnything at all!“He won’t let go!” She was screaming over and over again, tears streaming down her face as she grabbed random things to hit Bo with.The dog stayed glued to Nina, tearing at her throat!“Bo!” Adam shouted as he nudged Lisa aside.The dog turned his bloody face toward Adam.S