Zero Hour Part One

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A girl woke on the couch to the sound of the front door closing.

"Tommy, listen to me, Tommy he is the contractor... look call me in the morning ok" The man then hang up and walked over to the couch.

"Fun day at work huh" The girl said sitting up.

"Scoot." The man said sitting down and rubbing his forehead "What are you still doing up its way past your bedtime."

"Shit what time is it" the girl looked up at the clock, before scrambling to look under the couch.

"Watch your language young lady" the man said before the girl reappeared holding a small box.

"Your birthday" she said.

The man took the box and looked inside the box only to find a watch, in the framing the name Joel Miller was engraved in gold.

"How did you get the money for this" he asked putting it on"

"Drugs, I sell hardcore drugs" the girl responded before joel turned on the tv.

The movie Curtis and Viper 2 0layed, it was her dads favorite but she couldn't stand it, however all she cared about was her dad being happy. Sarah's eyes began to feel heavy, and she fell Back into a deep sleep.

1 hour later

Joel carried his daughter up the stairs into her bedroom and tucked her softly into bed.
"Goodnight, babygirl." He whispered as he turned off her light and walked out of the room.

He entered his own room and sat on the edge of his bed, scrambling for his phone only to realize he left in downstairs. He sighed and turned on the tv before living his weight to get in his night workout, but his workout was interuppted by the disturbing words of the people on the news.
"This just in... dear god..God... reports of violent outrage in... most of south-western America, spreading into southern regions people are... eating... eachother. Oh my g-" The newsperson was cut off by a gunshot from his neighbors house. Joel ran out of his room and outside to check on his riend Jimmy.

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