How I Live Now - Apocalypse Story
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  • Parts 14
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Ellierawrr
Ongoing, First published Sep 24, 2016
Mature
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***WARNING: This story is for mature audiences. This story will contain mature scenes that may possibly be disturbing to some readers, such as; death, explicit romance, explicit violence, vulgar language, etc. If you are easily offended, please do not read. 
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You ever heard of those zombie apocalypse stories? 

Ya'know, the ones that never end well, because by the end of it, by the end of all your struggling to keep people alive and suffering incomprehensible amounts of PTSD, we're all dead eventually anyway? Hm, I'm sure you have.

I'm also betting my ass that you've never once thought that it could really, ever happen. It's just stupid fiction, yeah?

Well;

My name's Leah,  and I live in a world that is quickly being taken over by the Ragnarok, a virus, something which is turning everyone into cannibalistic monsters faster than I can blink. Zombies. 

I lost everyone that I knew. 
I lost everyone that I ever loved. 
I have had to do things that will scar me for the rest of my life. 

The worst part of all of this? 
I was lonely, petrified, defenseless, suicidal. 
I had nothing else to live for. 

But then..

...Then I met you..

 © Copyright 2016 by Sara O'Ryan. 
All rights reserved. 
Plagiarism is illegal and punishable by law.
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Shout out to Christienana, super dedicated follower. <3
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