“I want to make a little toast,” Barry announced to the crowded table. “This is an odd mismatched group, but whatever.”
Lena beamed proudly at her friend. “We’re ready for some toast now, Barry.” She smiled as she talked. After all that had happened, she was grateful they were all still alive.
Barry returned Lena’s sweet smile. “This is for us. Beating those zombies, becoming friends or better friends, overcoming fears. This is to us… being…” His muddled brain couldn’t find the right words. The mix of Monster Munch and Smirnoff ice had confused his mind.
Lena clinked her beer with his glass. “This is to us being like Bruce Willis, kick-ass heroes,” she finished, nodding to the friends around the cramped table.
Their glasses clinked together, and the large group of friends and strangers chattered in half-drunken conversation. The end of the world would come, but the group of heroes was happy to be together, alive and smiling.
Barry set the glass gently down on the wooden surface. “So, this is it then,” he said softly to Lena. His words were so quiet only the Special Forces agent beside him could hear them.
“What?” she asked, placing a hand on his shoulder.
Barry took his time looking from face to face. Even the strangers among the group were happy and kind. He bit his lower lip. He was happier than he had ever been before, even despite the tragedy of what was happening in the world. He turned his head to face Lena, his slightly drunken mind making his thoughts hazy. But no amount of drink could stop him from feeling the way he felt.
“This is it,” he repeated, reaching his hand to meet hers on his shoulder. “This is home.”
Authors Notes
Hi, Guys Hayley here,
I’m on a roll!
I’ve had a lot of fun getting back into launching my stories, I hope you enjoy Pandemic Z.
It was fun working on a series based in the UK, my home country. I best go and wrap up book four before Tito Time!
Happy read Hayley.
PS Check out www.lawsonbookstore.com I’ve got loads of Free books there!
Other books by Hayley Lawson:
Live Free or Die Series
Madness Unleashed - Live Free or Die Book One > Amazon
Madness Rising - Live Free or Die Book Two > Amazon
Escaping Madness - Live Free or Die Book Three > Amazon
13 Covens Magical Adventure
Prodigy - Book One > Amazon
Intern - Book Two > Amazon
Testing - Book Three > Amazon
Invasion Survivor Series
Contamination - Invasion Survivor Book One > Amazon
Inhabitable - Invasion Survivor Book Two > Amazon
Stowaway - Invasion Survivor Book Three > Amazon
Mothership - Invasion Survivor Book Four > Amazon
They Are Zillions
Zapacolypse - They are Zillions Book One > Amazon
Zurrounded - They Are Zillions Book Two > Amazon
The Fog
The Fog Omnibus - Book One > Amazon
The Fog - Book One > Amazon
Beer Run - Book Two > Amazon
Lock In - Book Three > Amazon
Hangover - Book Four > Amazon
Undead Salesman - Book Five > Coming Soon
Townsend
Townsend - Book One > Amazon
School of Magic
The Principal is Missing - Book One > Amazon
Principal for a Week - Book Two > Amazon
Spooktastic - Book Three > Amazon
Cuba Hunt - Book Four > Coming soon
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