Solstice: A Novel of the Zombie Apocalypse
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The house they settled on was well hidden and well stocked. Tomas took a generator from a hardware store in the village nearby, and they made a home. He didn’t mention Christopher. They simply lived. They saw no other survivors, although Melanie thought she had seen candlelight wavering in a window once when they had entered the little township to search for food. She didn’t mention it to Tomas. If she had, she doubted he would’ve done anything about it. Nevertheless, the idea of another human, although faceless, gave her comfort. Perhaps there was hope.
She’d started leaving a small clock radio on all the time. The white noise of the empty airwaves was somehow pleasant. Sometimes she thought she heard voices hidden behind that hiss of static.
Since Solstice, she’d lost track of the months, but the size of her stomach gave her some sense of passing time. She couldn’t stand to sleep on her back. The pressure of the baby against her spine was terribly uncomfortable, but lying on her side wasn’t much better. It wouldn’t be long. The idea of delivering a child into this darkness terrified her, but Tomas was her rock. They would be all right. He slept pressed against her back, his body warm and firm. She closed her eyes and willed sleep to come, trying to ignore the discomfort of her pregnant body.
Just as she was about to tumble off the steep cliff into real sleep, a voice—a true voice—broke the constant static of the airwaves.
“This is Zombie Radio X. Is there anyone out there?”
About the Author
Donna Burgess lives with her husband, daughter, son, many cats and one goofy Golden Retriever in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. When she is not writing, she can be found on her longboard, behind a good book or on the soccer field. She is the president of E-Volve Books. She holds a B.A. in English and a B.A. in Journalism and is currently pursuing her M.F.A. in Creative Writing.
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