Never ending nightmare - 【Daryl Dixion】book one

EPILOGUE

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Amelia smiled as she pulled a baking sheet full of chocolate chip cookies from the oven. The sweet smell filling the small room with the scent of fresh baked goods.

She leaned down, inhaling the sweet cookies and sighed happily. Life was good.

The small bell that was above the door jingled as someone entered.

Amelia emerged from around the corner, baking sheet in hand and grinned. "Aster!" She sang, happy to see her friend. "What brings you to my bakery my friend?"

"Those chocolate chip?" Aster asked as she leaned over the counter from on her tip toes.

Amelia tilted the baking sheet for her to get a better look. "Yes ma'am they are. Fresh from the oven too."

Aster grinned, nodding her head. "Mind packing some up for me?"

Amelia nodded. "You want sugar and peanut butter as well?" She asked. "Cupcakes maybe? They are from this morning." 

Aster nodded, shoving her hand into her pocket. Her fingers dancing around the jean material in search of what she was looking for. "Yep one of everything please."

Amelia sat the backing sheet down on two rubber cooling mats and took her gloves off, setting them to the side. She grabbed a small white box from underneath the counter and began filling it up.

"How much?" Aster asked.

"Normally 6 but for you I'll do friend prices." Amelia closed the sliding glass door. "Well say 4. Sound good?" She closed the white box and slid it to aster who in return handed her 4 bullets.

"Pistol?" Amelia examined the round silver bullets in her hand.

"Yep. They're for the one under your counter." Aster tucked the box underneath her arm.

"Nice." Amelia smiled, nodding in approval. "Was running low. Almost had to make a pit stop at the weaponry" she grimaced. "You know how much I hate going there. Daniel is such a creep."

Aster nodded, making her way towards the front door. "I know all too well. Glad I could help." She said as she pushed the door open.

"I'll see you at the town hall meeting tonight right?" Amelia called out after her friend who was now half out the door.

Aster held a thumbs up and waved goodbye before exiting the small shop. Leaving Amelia alone once again.

Amelia shook the bullets in her closed hand and sighed as she bent down to retrieve her small pistol that was a gift.

She slipped the 4 bullets into four of the six empty slots and closed the weapon. Her fingers tracing over the cool metal.

She tilted the gun, her fingers tracing the engraved letters on the barrel. W.E. for Willow Evans.

Amelia inhaled sharply, placing the gun back in its rightful place and rising from her crouched position. As she turned her back to begin peeling the warm cookies from their baking sheet a loud boom sounded in the distance along with 3 loud pops mailing Amelia flinch.

"Damn watch guards." She hissed.

Outside Amelia's small bakery about 14 blocks stood a 10 foot tall wall that separated the folks that were inside the small town from the outside world and that sound was from a booby trap that had been set up for walkers that found their way to the wall in search of food.

The small bell above the door rang. A child and his mother entered.

Amelia plastered a sweet smile on her lips and turned, greeting her customers. "Welcome!" She greeted them. "What can i do for yall this lovely afternoon?"

Because behind the 10 foot tall walls life was just as it was before if not better than before.

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I think you all know where this is going.
But two updates in one day? Ain't no way! I actually have a lot of time on my hands these days because I'm not working:/ sucks but what can you do! Starting book two very soon my dears!!!

See you soon!