Dark Apocalypse: A Post-Apocalyptic Family Saga by Gabriel Alexander

Author:Gabriel Alexander [Alexander, Gabriel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-25T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

After a couple of hours of driving, they stopped next to an open field. It was four o’clock in the afternoon, so they had two more hour of light left, which meant they had no reason to start a fire yet.

They got out of the car and searched its trailer. Inside, they found a bag filled with canned beans. They took it, grabbed two cans and opened them. They started eating in silence.

“So, Thomas,” Julie asked, “what do we do now?”

“What do you mean what do we do now? I, for one, plan on finding the bastards who killed my family and kill them slowly. Don’t you?”

“Yeah, of course, but, like it or not, it’s not that simple. I mean, we don’t even know who it was.”

“It was the rebels. Carla told me before she died.”

“The rebels? The rebels left us alone for twenty years. Why would they attack us now, out of the blue?”

“I don’t know. But it has something to do with our parents.”

“Our parents? Our parents are dead for twenty years. How could this be related to them?”

“I don’t know, okay?” Thomas yelled. “But this is what Carla said, before she died.

“Jesus Christ, Thomas! This doesn’t make any sense.”

“I know, right? It’s fucked up.”

“Look, Thomas… I want vengeance too. I mean, they killed my family too. They killed my newly wedded husband. But like it or not, we don’t know where to start. We don’t even know where the rebels are right now. Or what their leader looks like. Not to mention that we don’t have a place to stay anymore.”

“There are other communities out there. One of them will be bound to welcome us. And someone out there has to know how the rebel leader looks like or where their hideout is.”

After a minute of silence, Thomas said:

“You were right, Julie.”

“About what?”

“About mom and dad’s last wish. If we had stayed in that town for just one week…

He sighed.

“Now… All those people would be alive. Our families would be alive.”

Julie started crying, after seeing her dead husband in front of her eyes again. Thomas kept quiet and continued to eat his beans.

***

They got in the car. Thomas turned the ignition, but... the engine wouldn’t start. He looked at the dashboard. They had no fuel left.

“God dammit!” he said, before punching the wheel furiously. “Looks like we’re going to have to walk.”

“Yay, a walk,” Julie said, sarcastically.

They got out of the car and started walking on the road, which was filled with abandoned cars. The scenery reminded them of the walks they took when their parents were still around. Long, exhausting walks across the endless road, always filled with dangers.

Nothing behind them, nothing in front of them. Just abandoned cars and some electrical poles, which outlived their use. The wind was blowing, picking up dust. Birds chirped from nearby trees. But other than that, total silence. Nothing and no one could be seen or heard for miles.

A shot rang out and the asphalt in front of them jumped up.

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