Aftermath
Book One: A Mother's Strength
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They would walk until they hit the next town, they would keep to the woods and skulk in the shadows. Jet called them Ninja Rats. Rats know when a ship is sinking and make their way to the safest point, and Ninjas because they were supposed to be extremely stealthy. Jet tried to not picture what was happening to her mother and father, her sister, brother…in laws. She loved them all, and wished that she could assume they were safe, that they’d slipped away like she had gone over with them before; though she knew that they weren’t as untrusting of the government as she was. They took her words fairly lightly when she would go off on her rants about political stunts or anything that had to do with government ‘cover ups’. She wanted to take her cell phone out and call them and…shit! She thought, GPS on her phone! She wiggled a little, dug into her right hip pocket and took out her phone. Great, it’s set on vibrate…at least no chirping sounds to notify anyone if anyone was in fact following her. She always assumed that they were being followed. She looked at it, and became very sad. Depression was threatening her. She knew what she had to do, what was in their best interest. She wanted to call her mother and let her know they were okay, to beg and plead them to run as fast as they could manage and meet her at their meet up place. She felt a hole opening up in her chest as it felt like her heart was being ripped out and shredded. Her fist tightened around the phone as terribly strong silent sobs racked through her. Her anger and loss focused on the tiny object in her right hand. The small piece of technology cracked in her hand just as surely as her heart was breaking.
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About the Book
Jet has been planning for disaster for a long time. Getting her children to a safe place in the event of what she calls the 'zombie apocalypse' is her main driving force at the core of her being. When the infection spreads she puts her long held plans in motion and does her best to keep her children safe and alive. Things don't always go according to plan, however, and she finds herself in a unique and heartbreaking position.
About the Author
I've been writing since I learned how in childhood. I loved my English classes and any class that required essays. Granted, in school I liked writing more story based pieces over having to write technical essays. My favorite class growing up was Creative Writing. I adored that class and really respected my teacher, Mr. Heaton, very much. He was very supportive of my writing and taught me a lot. When getting out into the working world my dream of becoming an author got put on hold due to the fact that it seemed impossible to hold down a steady pay check, take care of my children and write. However, due to the fact that my ideas for stories never left me and haunted me day and night my dream to become a writer refused to be given up on. So here I am, happily writing my heart out. What is even more a push in the 'write' direction is that my children really believe in me, which gives me an added boost of self confidence that I hadn't had before. Through becoming a mother, I've developed a whole new way of looking at life and the situations therein which lends itself into my writing style. I've been able to develope more as a writer due to the struggles that I've had to go through in my own life; from being a mother to being diagnosed with Bi Polar. I like to bring the emotions that I've experianced into my writing as well as some of the things I feel are important, especially the need to press on and survive even though odds may be against you. There is always hope.