After the Fall (Book 1): Outside
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“Night Daddy.”
He turned off the light and left the room, leaving the door ajar. He went into the living area and opened a drawer, taking out Amy’s passport. It contained the only photo he had of her. A small two inch high shot, no smiles, look straight ahead, good likeness please.
He cried for a while, quietly so Annie wouldn’t hear him.
It was getting dark. He put the passport away. His and Amy’s phone sat in the same drawer. There was a wealth of photos on the phones, and he often thought of the day they got power back and he could recharge. What would it mean to him to see all those pictures again? The three of them on holiday, playing in the garden, the silly selfies. Would it mean anything to him? It would be like looking at pictures of a world that never existed.
He closed the drawer, lit a candle, and went to a different drawer, taking out an old ordinance survey map. Him and Ian had used it in the first month to plan the fence.
Although tired, he stared at it until the early hours of the morning. He studied the terrain to find possible weak spots, to pinpoint areas that would need strengthening. He wrote lists of the materials he would need. Estimated the hours it would take to complete. Guessed how many people he would need to help.
It was 2am before he decided to go to bed. His body ached, his eyes itched and his mind swam.
He checked over the chalet three or four times; every lock, every window, every vent, every entry point.
Annie was fast asleep, her light breathing a comforting sound in the dark.
Tomorrow he would begin to make the world safe for her again.
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