* In case you can't find the other links, I've removed the stories from online so I can publish them elsewhere.
Catching up for Story A Day for May so there're three stories and an amazing video.
Today's prompt is to finish Sam's Story. Sam just got a dream promotion, or so he/she thinks....
# 14
Sam's Story
by Christine Verstraete
The dream job Sam had wanted was finally within reach.
Any other time she would've jumped at the chance...
She took the letter from the envelope and read it once more.
All her hard work had finally paid off. All those hours and late night meetings.
Lead, it said. No more late nights. The opportunity to do more of the kind of projects she liked.
With a sigh, Sam crumpled the envelope and threw it on the floor.
It was too late now. Joke's on her.
Hands on the trigger, she held tight to the gun and peered through the upper window at the throng of zombies surrounding what was left of the mail delivery person, hoping they'd go away soon, hoping they'd go to some other house.
(c) 2013 C. Verstraete
* 128 words
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(A change of pace - loved this when I saw it!)
#13
Above
From my perch above, all is beauty.
Dots of light become stars on earth. Seas are spots of azure. The land is green and bright.
No decay, no death, no war.
Perfection.
(c) 2013 C. Verstraete
* 32 words
- inspired by the beautiful photos and song of Canadian Astronaut and Commander Chris Hadfield.
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#12
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#12
... A mother's love
never dies...
Mother's Day
No one expected the virus to do this.
No one.
Those who died came back and wandered the earth. Hungry,
devouring, unexpected.
But the babies... so innocent, so precious.
When they began undying, panic set in. No one knew what to
do.
I took them in.
I looked at my hungry charges, their faces gray, their eyes
a milky white.
I filled the baby bottle with liquid protein made from raw
meat. Disgusting, but necessary. The zombie baby grabbed it eagerly and began
to suck.
It worked... for now. I wasn't sure how I'd handle it if
they stayed alive and undead, if they continued to grow and thrive.
For now, I cared for them like any mother would, smiling
when the baby's tiny hand caressed my cheek.
(c) 2013 C. Verstraete
* 128 words