Menjadi anak pertama bukan sekadar urutan kelahiran. Lebih dari itu, anak pertama sering kali menjadi harapan, penopang, dan pemimpin dalam keluarga. Dua kata sederhana "anak pertama" membawa begitu banyak tanggung jawab dan ekspektasi. Kuat, berhasil, sukses, membanggakan keluarga, memenuhi harapan orang lain, mampu berdiri di atas kaki sendiri, dan tetap terlihat baik-baik saja meskipun lelah.
Namun, di balik semua itu, ada sisi yang jarang terlihat. Anak pertama lebih sering memendam, menelan keluh kesahnya sendiri, dan tetap melangkah meski hati rapuh. Bahkan untuk sekadar bercerita atau menangis, sering kali terasa sulit. Buku ini adalah refleksi bagi kita yang hidup dalam peran ini, tentang perjuangan, kelelahan, harapan, dan makna seorang anak bagi dirinya sendiri. Bukan sekadar tentang menjadi yang pertama. Tapi tentang menjadi seseorang yang tetap bertahan, meski dunia menuntutnya selalu kuat.
In the future, everyone who's bitten by a zombie turns into one... until Diane doesn't. Seven days later, she's facing consequences she never imagined.
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As civilization collapses under a relentless wave of zombies, Diane and her friends take shelter in a military base. However, while she's rescuing another survivor, Diane gets bitten by one of the monsters. She hides it and runs away, knowing she only has days left to live.
But she soon discovers she isn't turning into a zombie - she's turning into something else.
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Excerpt:
I looked up and stared. My reflection looked back at me in the mirror of the dark room. My eyes were literally glowing, there was no mistaking it. It was not a reflection of light, or any of the other excuses I had used or others had assumed. They were glowing a light sapphire blue color. It was not a bright glow, but it was definitely a glow.
Glowing eyes were not normal.
Okay, at this point I had to admit it, I was no longer normal.
What was I then? For that, I had no answer
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Copyright August 2016. All Rights Reserved. Readers may not copy, alter, or steal this story. Fanfictions are allowed to use my *world* and *zombie rules* as long as credit is given.
Cover was lovingly made by JimenaVivancoo.