Dead Days Zombie Apocalypse Series (Season 10) by Casey Ryan

Author:Casey, Ryan [Casey, Ryan]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Publisher: Higher Bank Books
Published: 2017-12-14T05:00:00+00:00

EPISODE FIFTY-FOUR

THE FINAL FALL

(FOURTH EPISODE OF SEASON TEN)

Riley planted his spade into the earth and tried to keep himself together.

The afternoon sun was hidden by the thick, dark clouds. He was faintly aware of a presence beside him, but that drifted to the back of his mind; to the back of his consciousness. He tasted sick in his mouth, combined with the unshakable smell of death in the air.

So much had fallen.

So much had changed.

And yet he was still here.

He dug out some soil, threw it over his shoulder. The more he focused on the digging, the more he could detach himself from what had happened—from how things had played out.

Because he couldn’t let himself remember.

He couldn’t let himself think of the way things had gone down.

He couldn’t let himself think of that final stand.

That final fall.

He dug his spade into the earth another time. And this time, when it connected with the ground, he felt transported. Transported to another time, another place, only this was long ago.

Another grave he’d dug.

One of so many graves he’d dug.

Repeating itself, all over again.

But it was the graves he hadn’t been able to dig that stuck with him most. Ted. Pedro. Claudia. Anna—when he’d thought she was dead. They were the ones that had stuck with him. They were the ones he felt guilty about, ashamed of.

He should’ve been able to bury them. He should’ve been able to give them the goodbyes they deserved.

Everyone should’ve had an equal farewell.

Especially his friends.

He dug another spade into the earth, and he felt himself coming apart at the seams. He felt the horror and the panic of this situation welling up. Because this was supposed to be behind him. He wasn’t supposed to be going through these kinds of things anymore. He wasn’t supposed to be digging graves for anyone.

But here he was.

Here he’d always be…

He planted his spade into the earth once more, and his arms went completely numb. Completely weak.

He shut his eyes and listened to the voice beside him, the one telling him everything was going to be okay.

And then he opened his eyes again, took a deep breath, composed himself.

Such was life in the Dead Days.

HE SAW THEM SURROUND HIM.

He held his breath. Felt the fear invade him. Felt it grip hold of him, tight, never to let go.

He looked all around for another way out. For another escape.

But he knew now there was no future.

He knew now, as he tasted the blood running from his nostrils, that there was no hope.

Only the hope he created.

He looked over at the barrel, the sound of the infected getting closer.

He swallowed a lump in his throat.

“I’ll see you soon.”

It was time now.

He pulled the trigger.

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