In the Aftermath: Burning of the Dawn by Coleman Thompson

Author:Coleman Thompson [Thompson, Coleman]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal, dystopia, satire, action adventure, post apocalypse, end of the world, alien invasion, apocalypse aftermath, apocalypse apocalyptic, sayona
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“I don’t know yet, but I’m thinking something involving a lot of light.”

“Why can’t we leave today?” Vita asked. “Can’t we just grab our things and go now?”

“Not quite yet,” Daniel answered. “We wouldn’t get far enough and we’re still not ready. While I’m gone, you and Maria can start packing up everything in the storeroom and anything else you wanna take. I’ll have the trailer when I come back. We’ll hide it here for the night and by tomorrow morning I think we’ll be ready.”

“This whole distracting the Sayona thing is a little lost on me,” Maria professed. “You’re just gonna turn on a couple lights in Meadville and hope that’ll do the trick?”

“No, anyone can do that,” Daniel stated. “The Sayona have to know it was me: the one who killed their sisters.”

At those words, Maria headed directly into the kitchen and began rummaging through a stack of canvas papers – drawings she had been working on over the last few days. She soon found the one she was looking for; she removed it from the others and brought it over to Daniel.

“Maybe this’ll help.” Maria spoke as she handed the drawing to Daniel.

He took the drawing from Maria and inspected it. Daniel had not yet seen any of Maria’s drawings, so he was completely ignorant to anything she had been working on and to the actual degree of her talent. This drawing now in his possession was wonderful. It forced a smile out of Daniel, followed by words of praise.

“Wow, this is incredible,” Daniel adamantly commended. “I think this’ll do it, kid. You just saved me a headache. The Sayona are going to tear that city apart after they see this masterpiece.”

Maria’s drawing was of a man in a hooded overcoat (Daniel) who was kneeling next to the body of a dead Sayona. Buried in the back of the monster’s neck was a large, shining blade; the handle of which was clutched by the hand of the hooded man. In the background was a large mound of dead Sayona and in the sky was the bright, brilliant, smiling sun. Maria’s talented had not waned.

Daniel wasted little time in departing on his mission of distraction. He gathered up a single stroboscopic lamp from his rec-room along with a car battery. He then procured his truck from the garage and drove it over to his house where all of the Hannigans were waiting. From his window he spoke to them.

“I shouldn’t be gone more than a few hours at most.” Daniel called to the girls. “Bring whatever you wanna take with you and put it by the front door. We’ll load some of it when I get back and get the rest early tomorrow morning, okay?” Daniel looked directly to Clarissa and pleaded, “Mrs. Hannigan, please, no lifting. Play the forewoman; your daughters can handle the rest.”

Clarissa’s only response was an ambiguous lift of her left brow, which was more than sufficient for Daniel. She knew he was right; her lifting anything was asking for trouble.

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