The Sixth Extinction & The First Three Weeks & The Squads First Three Weeks Omnibus [Books 1-10] by Johnson Glen

Author:Johnson, Glen [Johnson, Glen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Publisher: Sinuous Mind Books
Published: 2018-07-18T04:00:00+00:00

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After leaving town, Nicola headed down a dark footpath next to Asda, which ran down along side Barham’s Brook – which was, in fact, a fast-flowing river that ran through Baker’s Park then through the town.

She left the overhanging tree-covered path and headed through an industrial estate, past a large kitchen warehouse. The large car park was empty. When she walked through it early in the morning, it was overflowing, with cars double-parked. There was always a Volkswagen Beetle parked next to some steps that looked old and battered and had old-fashioned boxes and luggage tied onto a rusty roof rack, as if the owner was forever about to head off on holiday.

She came out on to Bradley lane.

Large, old buildings crowded in on both sides of the narrow lane.

The wind whistled around the roofs and made the plastic grocery bag rustle.

Grit crunched under her trainers.

It was late, dark and cold.

She pulled her coat closer around her.

A cat screeched in the distance, sounding like a child in pain. It made Nicola jump.

“Shit!” she hissed. Steam billowed out her mouth.

Someone coughed behind her. There were loud footsteps.

The streetlights seemed too far apart.

Nicola sped up. Her right hand clutched a pepper spray in her jacket pocket. She hitched her backpack up higher on her shoulder.

She now turned the corner after walking up a slight incline. She came out on to Hunterswell Road, which joined onto Barton drive.

The person behind belched. Laughter soon followed.

Just a drunk, she thought. She relaxed a little.

The road widened as it joined onto Barton Drive. It was well lit and houses crowded all around.

Nicola relaxed a little more. She was almost home.

Jasmine would still be up, sat at her laptop, chatting with friends on Facebook – her curfew was 9 PM. She tried to get her to go out more, interact with them, rather than just on the web. She didn’t seem too bothered though, stating why go out, when she could see everything online.

Nicola worried about her little sister. She should have a different kind of relationship, one where they were more like siblings rather than her taking on the motherly role; trying to raise her while, Colin slowly sank deeper into depression.

She had nothing against Colin; he was just coping in his own way, but it was starting to grate on her. She had to buck up. She had to snap out of it and take control. It was her mother who died – she watched the woman she loved more than anything in the world slowly die in front of her eyes. She watched the pain rack her face. The tears, the hurt, the pleading to any god that this wasn’t fair. Colin didn’t have the monopoly on grieving.

Nicola crossed the road. In the distance, a car screeched around a corner.

She wondered where her real father was. What is he doing? Did he ever think about us? Did he even know his ex-wife was dead? These were questions that echoed through her mind on a daily basis.

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