The End of the World Series | Book 3 | Survive The Destruction by McDonald Clyde

Author:McDonald, Clyde [McDonald, Clyde]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Survival | Thriller
Published: 2020-10-24T22:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

Jake

Am I dead? Jake asked himself. He felt close to death, at least. His lungs shuddered with the effort of trying to breathe as smoke clung to them from the fire. His ribs were the most painful part of his body now, but every single inch of him hurt. He’d never experienced anything like it. As he tried to sit up, the pain sent him crashing back to the ground again.

The only thing he seemed able to move without it hurting were his eyes. He opened them and glanced around, trying to make sense of what had happened. The fire seemed to have burned itself out, which was the only reason he’d survived, clearly. If it had spread it would’ve consumed him and Megan by now. Black smoke tendrils were lifting themselves from the wreckage toward the dark night sky and Jake coughed, wincing as the action made his body spasm with pain.

Jake looked around to find Megan. She was lying close to him and she was still unconscious. It was like deja vu of waking up in the truck bed only a few days earlier. Jake had thought that things were bad then, but things were so much worse now. Not only were they without food, water and weapons, but they were also injured so badly that Jake doubted they’d be able to walk.

He tried to sit up again and managed it with a loud yelp. If anyone was nearby then they’d certainly find him, but what could he do about that now? Besides, he had nothing to offer anyone. All he had was the clothes on his back. Unless they wanted to finish the job that the gang had started on him then he wasn’t of much use to anybody.

He waited a while for Megan to wake up, not wanting to exert himself or hurt her by trying to shake her awake. When she finally came around, she whimpered quietly, tears clouding her eyes the moment she opened them. She was in a bad way too, clearly. Jake was patient as she moved herself into a sitting position, breathing hard at the effort. Neither of them seemed to know what to say or do, so they sat in silence for some time.

Jake wondered what was going through her head. Did she regret staying to help him? Was she angry at Jake for not listening to her gut instinct when she expressed it? She must be. There was so much unsaid between them, but Jake didn’t have the energy inside him to explain to her how sorry he was for the way he’d treated her. His life now just seemed to be full of regrets and mistakes that he couldn’t fix.

“What now?” Megan whispered. Jake shook his head.

“I don’t know. Maybe we just give in, Megan. Where are we supposed to go from here?”

Megan pursed her lips. “That’s not like you, Jake. The only way is up, right? Things can’t get any worse.”

“I’m sure I’ve heard that before,” Jake muttered.

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