Dead Road by Alex Apostol

Author:Alex Apostol [Apostol, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Published: 2019-07-29T04:00:00+00:00

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Olivia sat square in the middle of Imani’s twin mattress supported by an old, weather-beaten box spring on the floor. She’d only spent one night sleeping on the cold, hard ground, but it had done a number on her right shoulder. She leaned back against the wall and let her body sink into the softened pillow-top padding.

Her eyes wandered the small space casually. Across from the bed was a tall skinny dresser. On top sat a framed picture of what Olivia assumed was Imani’s mother and family, sans Luke. In the corner, opposite the wall from the door, there was a wooden chair with a small nightstand that stood between the bed and chair with an oil lamp stationed in the center. Several chapter books lay in a messy stack on the floor under the chair.

“I could get used to this,” Olivia said as she smiled at her new companion.

Imani was still standing, though it looked like she was debating sitting in the hard chair or on the corner of the soft bed.

“It’s not bad,” she offered, lowering herself into the chair.

The oil lamp gave off a warm orange glow that engulfed the back half of the room where the girls sat. It was just enough for them to read each other’s faces and expressions. Through the steel door, not much could be heard of the goings on in the common area. Olivia didn’t have to hear Lee to know he was most likely sitting on the other side of the door like a guard dog.

“Sure is nice to have your own private space, though. We didn’t get much of that in the apartment, or out on the road before. It’s been a long time since I had my own room.”

Imani’s mouth pulled into a sympathetic frown. “Doesn’t help you have that giant always watching you.”

“It does and it doesn’t,” Olivia said more to herself than her friend. “Lee is the only person left that I knew before all this happened.” She saw Imani’s eyes widen with intrigue so she continued on. “I didn’t know him well. He was a nurse in the ER and he helped me when I was hurt once.”

Imani’s face relaxed at the simplicity of the relationship between Lee and Olivia, realizing there was no intrigue there at all, but Olivia didn’t notice this time. She kept talking, feeling a release in herself the more she spoke.

“I was on my own in the beginning, but not for long. I found a group, but they were terrible, horrible people, only out for themselves and willing to hurt anyone who got in their way. I had no idea why they took me …” She trailed off, her eyes distant as she remembered what had happened. With a deep breath she continued on. “…One night one of the men tried to force himself on me. I had to…” she trailed off again, this time from the tears that were welling up inside her eyes. She had never spoken this aloud before and the weight on her chest from the pain of it was almost too much to bear.

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