Aftermath (Book 1): Only The Head Will Take Them Down (38 page)

The view from the car-park was one of the most incredible you’d get from such a dull structure, looking out right over the lake and to each side. Although the Northern coast was hidden behind the horizon, the faint outline of Chicago was just about visible to the South, no lights in sight from such a distance, but an incredible feeling of security coming from its towering mass nonetheless. In simpler times, the view might have been something pleasant, some window into the distant regions, some glimpse into other life going on in the world. Now though, such thoughts were all but distinguished, as the emptiness of the view served as a constant reminder of just how poorly the world had fared.

“This place is nice”, Andrew said as he followed John up the last few steps, “Feels safe, secure, like you could really make a life here”, he said.
“Maybe one day”, John replied.
“You want to go don’t you?”, Andrew asked.
“They said that they have no boats left”, John said after a brief pause.
Andrew said nothing, himself confused at John’s apparent non-sequitur.
“They sent people over there, and the boats didn’t come back”, he said, looking out to the South of the lake. “They said there’s no boats around here, and sure enough, at first light if you look you won’t see any. If that place was the nice, friendly, secure city that damn broadcast makes it out to be, why wouldn’t they send the boats back? Why wouldn’t they give more people the chance to get in?”, he asked, not expecting an answer.
“What are you saying John?”, Andrew asked, as he too looked past the shadowy outline of his companion, and out instead to lake in front.

Almost as soon as the words left his mouth, moonlight finally broke free of the cloudy grasp the skies above had over it, casting a pale light over the grey skyline of a once great and bustling city, visible now as just a faint glimmer of its former self.
“Chicago”, he replied, “I’m going to Chicago”.

To Be Continued.

Dear Reader

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: From the Land of the Living

Chapter 2: Into the Land of the Dead

Chapter 3: Meet the Dead

Chapter 4: Sharing the Wealth

Chapter 5: Taking your pick

Chapter 6: The Road to Apple River

Chapter 7: See through the trees