ANYONE ELSE?: (ANYONE Series Book 2) A post-apocalypic survival novel by Angela Scott

Author:Angela Scott [Scott, Angela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Dystopian
Publisher: Black Pines Press
Published: 2018-09-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

The kid sucked away at a pacifier, content and peaceful. He lay on his back, covered in blankets, his head turned to the side, watching me. He lifted his tiny hand and pressed it against the mesh side of the playpen.

Earlier, I had dragged a futon mattress across the store and placed it right next to the portable crib, so I’d be close by while we slept. If he woke in the middle of the night, I wanted to hear him. I had decked out my new bed in a fancy comforter set with matching sheets, pillow case, and blanket with a blue and black zebra pattern, feeling more comfy and cozy than I’d felt in a long time. Except for being inside a Walmart, it almost seemed normal.

I rolled to my side, adjusting my blankets around me, and placed my hand flat against his. Only the mesh screen separated us. His little hand felt warm and real.

“In the morning, we’ll figure things out.” I tickled his palm. He must have liked it because he didn’t pull away. “We’ll come up with a plan tomorrow.”

He continued to look at me behind his long thick lashes as he blinked.

“You’re pretty cute when you’re not covered in poop.”

He totally was.

He had a thick head of dark hair, and in the morning, I planned to add a dab of hair gel and create a faux mohawk, make him look badass. But his eyes, large and round, got to me. They were gorgeous, almost too pretty for a boy. Not that a boy couldn’t have pretty eyes, because they could. It just didn’t seem fair.

He lucked out in the gene pool as far as baby cuteness went. I’d never really had much to do with kids or babies, but I’d seen enough in passing to know there were some ugly ones out there. This kid had a leg up on those other kids. Well, he did until all those kids disappeared.

What a depressing thought.

I pushed that darkness from my brain and focused on the kid who seemed intent to focus on me.

“I wish I knew what you were thinking.” I tickled his palm again. “I can tell you’re smart. You have intelligent eyes for a baby. You’ve probably seen your fair share of bad things, too, haven’t you? And you’re not even one year old yet.” He fit in the nine-month jammies, so I guessed that to be his age. “I’m sorry about that.”

He’d never know that life shouldn’t be like this. He was too young to realize things were different less than six months before. As I thought about it, I realized maybe he was lucky that way. He’d never know how good it used to be and wish for things that would never happen. This life, this new way of living in chaos and destruction and loneliness, was all he’d ever know.

Unless something changed.

“You should go to sleep.” I pressed my hand fully to his again. “Tomorrow’s going to be a busy day.

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