“I can’t believe I fell asleep,” I said.
“I can’t believe I haven’t,” Caleb said.
My hand slid down my dry clothes. It felt so good to not be soaked to the bone but still, I would have liked a shower to actually feel clean.
“What’s the plan here?” I asked.
“Robby says we can stay as long as we like,” Caleb said. “There’s more than enough food and water. He says they’re just waiting here until help comes.” Caleb sat up. “We can do whatever you want to do.”
I swallowed hard as I stroked the soft fur behind Clover’s ear. “If you think we’re safe here, we should stay.”
“I think we are,” Caleb said. “They seem like good, normal people. We just don’t let our guard down.”
“Okay,” I said.
“Get some more sleep,” Caleb said. “You were only out for a couple hours.”
My eyes widened. “Hours?”
“I’m guessing. I don’t have a clock,” Caleb said.
I laid down on my side with my back to Caleb. Clover curled up behind my legs, shifting back and forth slightly before she settled into a comfortable position.
I was afraid to let even an ounce of hope enter my mind but maybe things were looking up. Maybe help would actually come.
There was a roof over our head, food, and water to keep us alive. The only thing we could do was wait. Caleb and I already knew what kind of world was outside the store doors and it wasn’t something I was excited to get back into.
We’d stay. We’d keep fighting for our lives because it was all we could do.
It wasn’t like everyone everywhere could be struggling. Somewhere there was hope. Somewhere there was life again, even if it would be different.
I was scared… frightened… devastated but I wouldn’t let my mind go to those places. Not yet. Not now. Caleb and I still had work to do.
Even if it would be easier inside the store, we still had to fight for our lives. It’s what our family and friends would have wanted. It’s what we would do.
We would make it no matter what.
Books By Kellee L. Greene
The Reset Series
Flood - Book 1
Book 2 - Coming soon!
What Remains Series
Sickness - Book 1
Outpost - Book 2
Infected - Book 3
Evasion - Book 4
Red Sky Series
Red Sky - Book 1
Blue Cloud - Book 2
Black Rain - Book 3
White Dust - Book 4
Indigo Ice - Book 5
Yellow Heat - Book 6
Ravaged Land Series (1)
Ravaged Land -Book 1
Finding Home - Book 2
Crashing Down - Book 3
Running Away - Book 4
Escaping Fear - Book 5
Fighting Back - Book 6
Ravaged Land: Divided Series (2)
The Last Disaster - Book 1
The Last Remnants - Book 2
The Last Struggle - Book 3
Ravaged Land: Eventuality Series (3)
The Wall - Book 1
The Outside - Book 2
Falling Darkness Series
Unholy - Book 1
Uprising - Book 2
Hunted - Book 3
The Island Series
The Island - Book 1
The Fight - Book 2
The Escape - Book 3
The Erased - Book 4
From Below Series
Creatures - Book 1
Desolation - Book 2
The Alien Invasion Series
The Landing - Book 1
The Aftermath - Book 2
Destined Realms Series
Destined - Book 1
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Kellee L. Greene is a stay-at-home-mom to two super awesome and wonderfully sassy children. She loves to read, draw and spend time with her family when she’s not writing. Writing and having people read her books has been a long time dream of hers and she’s excited to write more. Her favorites genres are Fantasy and Sci-fi. Kellee lives in Wisconsin with her husband, two kids and two cats.
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The Reset Series (Book 1): Flood Page 15