Serum, Part 10
Gray woke before I did. Maybe she didn’t even sleep; the dark rings around her eyes still haunt me. She…
Tag: post-apocalyptic
Serum, Part 9
I took a few moments to observe the stranger before I approached her. She had a gun strapped to her…
Serum, Part 8
All I said was, “You can’t wander off like that, Gray.” Nothing more, nothing less. She just stared at me…
Serum, Part 7
We spent four hours looking for Gray. No sign of her in the warehouse or the streets immediately around us.…
Serum, Part 6
The morning light hit me like a train. Gray was already up, half-ready to go. “Eat something and get your…
Serum (Part 5)
“It’s been a long three months.” Looking around the interior of the building, I had to agree. There’s a smell…
Serum (Part 4)
“We have to go!”
I grab Gray and pull her by the straps of her pack. The carbine sways off-target and sends a bullet into a boarded up storefront. She swears at me.
We made it into an alley before whoever was shooting at us got a second chance.
Serum (Part 3)
“Contact.” The words come out hot, louder than I mean for them to, even though they’re a hissed whisper. Gray’s…
Serum (Part 2)
“You hear that?” I thought she was just trying to get my mind off what she’d done, but I stopped…
Serum (Part 1)
The plane touched down at dusk. Pinpoints of light came from various points in the city, almost enough to make one forget that it was abandoned. The clouds above us melded into a monotone gray, hiding the stars even as they reflected the sun’s dying moments.
“Ready?”
I nodded. My bag was at my feet, and I swiped it in a single motion as I opened the door and let myself out. The tarmac was solid under my feet, a surprise after the floor panels of the small plane.