Sleep_Book 1_A Post-Apocalyptic Series by Jack Lynch

Author:Jack Lynch [Lynch, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Empire & Legacy
Published: 2013-11-04T05:00:00+00:00

The small, cramped streets were still as desolate as they’d been on the way in, still as sad, as empty…the buildings hadn’t changed since my arrival either, they still had the same depressed demeanour.

It took several minutes before I arrived outside the store, a miserable expression plastered across its face…it was a disaster. Though the sign had been left untouched, most of the glass had been shattered, shards, pieces of a glass puzzle embedded in the concrete beside it. I knew I didn’t have time to take in the view, to stare in awe at its apocalyptic makeover…I was here to do a job. It wasn’t long before I found myself entering through one of the glass panels, I found myself looking at something that resembled the end of the world. Boxes, cartons, food everywhere and…lights, a few lights, a few tall standing lamps curiously positioned in a line that appeared to run across the front of the store. For whatever reason, I found myself walking over to the one closest and attempting to switch it on, as if automatically. As I began to wonder why the hell a standing lamp would be near the entrance I quickly found myself greeted with the beginning of an answer as the light began to flicker its way on. I could now, much more clearly, see the chaos illustrated around me as the scavenged surroundings frowned back at me, a snarl on its lips. The light appeared to be battery operated, which made sense given that there were no cords anywhere around, as I gripped the stand and began to carry its surprisingly light weight with me, heading towards the closest aisle. If I’d crashed on the highway wouldn’t they have seen our car? I could feel the welcoming heat emanating from the light as I carried the instrument down the first aisle – the one for, what appeared to be, frozen foods. Sneering at the thought of making my evening any colder, before realising that the power outage would have ensured that were no longer that cold, I turned back to try the second. It’d been a while since I’d stepped foot in a supermarket, I couldn’t even remember the general areas for each item, but time…time is exactly what I seemed to have. The light illuminated further than I expected as I made my down the second aisle, this time feeling a sense that I was close, close to what I was looking for as I passed the bottles of soda on my right.

Most of the items had been thrown to the floor yet several remained on the shelves, at least I knew I would have access to some form of liquid should I be unable to find my water. Not much had been taken, despite the mess, there seemed to be an assortment of every kind of item, every kind of brand, every kind of size. Both my feet and the light reached the end of the seemingly endless rows

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