Sanctuary: Seeking Asylum Book 1 by SM Olivier

Author:SM Olivier [Olivier, SM]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-25T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 13

I didn’t think I’d ever felt so exhausted in my entire life. My head was starting to throb, my limbs felt heavy, and I was pretty sure I was laughing and giggling more out of pure exhaustion than humor. My body was trying to tell me I was tired, but I couldn’t listen to it yet.

My usual mixture of adrenaline, serotonin, epinephrine, endorphins, and dopamine in my brain was thrown out of whack, so I was laughing at nearly everything. Luckily, Sylvia was on the same sleep deprivation high, because she was laughing just as much as I was.

As we worked alongside each other, we talked, joked around, and found laughter in almost everything. It must have been our coping mechanism in this new world we’d found ourselves in, on top of sheer exhaustion.

We managed to clear out all the infected by sundown, dumping them into empty dumpsters before setting them on fire. While the bodies burned, the food court area and the center of the mall were cleaned and sterilized to the best of our ability. The smell of bleach had been so strong that we had to air out the rooms by opening up all the nearby doors. We also lit many scented candles, placing them throughout the area.

Most of the food court tables had been pushed up against the entrance doors, save the two that we’d use in the morning. All the windows had been covered just in case, too. The now empty court held our air mattresses and bedding, nicely placed in the middle for an operative defensive position.

Teams of four would be taking shifts patrolling the mall for any potential outside threats. Two snipers were stationed up on top of the roof as our ultimate lookouts and first line of defense. After everyone went “shopping,” the metal accordion gates had been located and erected.

So far, the many rows of meticulously parked vehicles in the now-tight circle on the perimeter seemed to be holding back most of the infected. It was an excellent strategy on Axel’s part, and the guys made sure to commend him for it numerous times.

I learned a lot more about Axel in those moments. He was a strong, well-respected leader. Even Joe seemed to hold a high reverence towards him and deferred to him on most matters. The praises sent his way never seemed to go to his head, either.

The way he handled opposition was commendable as well. Natalie, Jade, and Garth were clearly not happy with him. They seemed to make everything so much more complicated than they had to. But Axel remained firm with them and challenged them to complete their tasks.

He was consistent, fair, and genuinely seemed to desire our safety, even the Terrible Trio− the name Sylvia and I had given Natalie, Jade, and Garth.

Sylvia and I had just finished putting up the last ID, when we stepped back and looked at our handiwork, feeling satisfied yet also filled with a great sense of loss. There were

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