He lost track of time as he stood and stared at the sun as it gilded the tree tops in a shade of gold he thought the world had forgotten. He closed his eyes for a moment and imagined he could feel the warmth of the sun radiating through his skin. This was all an illusion of course. The air outside was still steeped in a deep chill but the light was no dream. The grey fog had mostly disappeared and the world was awash with light once again. Troy eventually remembered his sleeping wife and called softly, “Mary.”
She rolled over and took a deep breath. She ran her hand over her messy hair and sniffed as she opened her eyes. Wider and wider she opened her eyes by degrees as she woke fully and realized what she was seeing through the open curtain.
“Open the window,” she said in a breathless voice, still slightly rough with sleep. Troy did as she asked, lifting the protesting window up as wide as it would go. Mary leaned the upper half of her body out the open window and breathed deeply again. A smile of pure joy lit her face as she pulled herself back inside and looked at Troy.
“What happened?” she asked, rubbing her hands rapidly up and down her arms to rid herself of the goosebumps caused by the cold early morning air. Troy shrugged.
“A miracle.”
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
About the Author
Brad Knight writes post-apocalyptic fiction.
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