The End by P. A. Douglas & Dane Hatchell

Author:P. A. Douglas & Dane Hatchell [Douglas, P. A. & Hatchell, Dane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2016-08-16T04:00:00+00:00

5

The cafeteria was practically empty. Kent, Cynthia, George, Billy, and Eric sat together eating and carrying on in conversation. The only other people in the lunchroom beside themselves were the cooks, who kept themselves busy prepping things for the next meal of the day. One other person walked around the mess hall, gathering up empty trays and cups on a roll cart, undoubtedly the designated dishwasher. They found themselves seated almost center of the very large room.

Everyone had clean clothes on, feeling fresher than they had felt in days. All but Cynthia still wore what they had shown up with. She, on the other hand, had received a new pair of camo pants and a plain gray shirt. With almost all of her original wardrobe tattered beyond repair, she was happy to be issued something new, even if it wasn’t her style. Her long flowing red hair now clean was wrapped tight in a long ponytail, running down her back.

Kent looked her over, feeling like it made her look as if she belonged in the military. It turned him on. Cynthia was aware of it and disliked his lack of manners. The entire time they ate, he wouldn’t keep his hands off her, and it was getting annoying. He was acting like a child, she thought and that he needed to show some dignity and respect for the others at the table, if not for her.

With almost everyone’s plates nearly emptied, they just sat there talking amongst themselves and watching the television. With Billy in the group, a cartoon station was the channel of choice. Something about the moment just seemed right, seemed real. For the first time in days, the group of survivors felt normal. There was a renewed hope buzzing about in their midst. Everyone was cheery and giddy, laughing at stories and one another. Things were going to be okay. Sure, they had all had their fair share of loses, but who didn’t? Optimism was alive once more.

“—and that’s when Eric here just snapped. He ran through a pile of those things, straight across the shelter, and started kicking the generator pipe like some sort of WCW maniac.”

Cynthia cut Kent off, finishing the story for him, “Yeah, had he not pulled that crazy stunt, we wouldn’t be here today. We ended up nearly blowing that shelter out of the ground. It was freaking crazy,” she said and laughed, shoving Eric playfully.

“Ha… It was nothing, really. Do or die, right?” Eric shrugged his shoulders at her boastings and blushed at the same time.

The sound of the television echoed in the background. Billy moved his attention over to it. His legs swayed back and forth, his feet too short to reach the tile floor.

“So where do you think we will go from here?” George asked and brought a glass of soda to his lips.

“Hell, this outbreak is only in one area. Chances are, the government is going to pay us a pretty penny to keep our mouths shut. Soon as that happens, I’m hopping on a boat and hitting the islands,” Kent said.

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