The Last Mayor Box Set 1 by Michael John Grist

Author:Michael John Grist [Grist, Michael John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: trilogy, zombie, Zombie Apocalypse, apocaylpse books, zombie series, zombie thriller, zombie books, apocalypse thriller, apocalypse
Published: 2016-02-28T07:00:00+00:00

15. AMO

She found Amo in the office, an hour later. It had taken that long to get the shuddery coldness to go away. It wasn't fear like before, or anger, but something new, and she didn't like it. Julio had caused it.

She put it to one side. One thing he'd said had been true; she was a survivor. She would survive him too.

The office was a bright white room in the basement, with decorative bits of yellow wood on the walls, a long brown desk lined messily with chairs, and a big TV at the end. A generator sat next to it silently. They'd been using that in the last few days, flashing up screens from their computers for all to see.

Amo was sitting at the middle of the desk, looking at a dozen pieces of paper spread across one of the big unfolded maps. At first he didn't notice Anna in the doorway, and she took a moment to admire him.

He wasn't tall or huge, he wasn't even as big as her father, and he had soft floppy hair, but something about him radiated strength. He was the mayor. He'd dealt with Sophia and Don and he'd brought them all together. If she was like anyone at all here, it was Amo, not Julio. She'd known it ever since she saw the yellow pie-face on the Denver tower. His quiet blue eyes had seen things that all the others hadn't. His face looked tired and worried though.

He chewed absently on a blue ball-pen.

"You called me little sister," she said.

Amo looked up, and his tired face broke into a smile. That was nice to see.

"I did," he said. "I hope you didn't mind."

"I don't. I never had a brother, though."

He got up from his chair and came over to her. It wasn't at all like Julio coming closer. He pulled up two chairs and gestured to one for her. She had to hop up into it to sit down. These new clothes (she hadn't been able to find a new and clean Alice dress yet, so she was wearing jeans) were not too stretchy, so it was tricky. He sat down too.

"I never had a sister either, but that's how I'd like to think of you, if it's OK."

Anna smiled. Smiling made her cute, she knew, and it was good to look cute to Amo. "Is Lara like your sister too?"

He laughed. She'd known he would. "No. She's like a, hmm, wife maybe? Though that's a bit premature... Girlfriend, you know what that is?"

She got shy suddenly and ducked her head. He laughed.

"I get it. You're teasing me? Smart cookie, Anna."

She didn't think anyone had ever called her a cookie before.

"Are you looking for Robert?" he asked. "I think he's in the housing block still. Does he know you're here?"

"No. It's OK, I'm looking for you."

"Ah, well you found me. I wanted to talk to you too, anyway. It's been so busy, we never had a chance. Can I go first?"

She nodded.

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