When Larry started to come home and was sick without even having been drinking at the Dessie started to get worried. She had been aware that more and more of the neighbours were going into hospital – and not coming back – and she was getting more and more concerned as customers were stockpiling groceries … Continue reading Cloe – Pre Tribe – Part 2
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Cloe – Pre Tribe – Part 1
The apartment was small but tidy and Cloe loved her room. She had a beautiful old bed that had once belonged to her grandmother and she loved to sit on it and look out of the window to the building opposite. Her best friend Sylvie lived across the road and they could wave at each … Continue reading Cloe – Pre Tribe – Part 1
Ned, Tally and Andy – Pre Tribe – Part 2
Ned, Tally and Andy were back at their home gathering together everything they could. They’d made a list of everything that was able to be carried and that might come in useful. They didn’t have much as the family was poor but the necessities were there. They decided to head off into the countryside and … Continue reading Ned, Tally and Andy – Pre Tribe – Part 2
Ned, Tally and Andy Pre Tribe – Part 1
Ned was brought up in a poor suburb of town called Newton. Ned¹s parents, Nina and John were simple people with simple lives. Nina and John both worked at the local school, Nina as a cleaner and John was the caretaker. They had met many years ago when they both attended that same school. It … Continue reading Ned, Tally and Andy Pre Tribe – Part 1
Amber Part 2
Previously – “Dal went home with Amber that afternoon and the two of them spent the rest of the day in the garage flat with Solaris, debating how they could survive in a world without adults. If the worst case scenario panned out as feared they would soon find themselves directly affected by the events … Continue reading Amber Part 2
Amber – Part 1
was a suburb that had it all. Beautiful gardens, treehouses, swimming pools, and a ‘village centre’ where glamorous mothers used to meet for coffee, manicures and gossip. Amber loved her home. She had an amazing bedroom with all mod cons – an ensuite bathroom, a walk-in wardrobe, a TV and VCR, a top of the … Continue reading Amber – Part 1
Mega – part 2
Mega was with him at the end. As his father’s breathing became slower and slower, Mega sat there and held Jackson’s hands. Hands that had once been so strong. Hands that had held Mega when he was a baby. These hands were now so frail, the skin paper-thin. Mega could see the veins underneath and … Continue reading Mega – part 2
Mega – Part 1
Living in an inner city apartment with an ex-military father who had been disabled in the Zone 7 War was no fun. Not for a kid who wanted to get out there and see what life had to offer. Caring for his father was hard work – Jackson certainly was a demanding patient! Everything had … Continue reading Mega – Part 1
Mouse And Charlie – Part 3
Mouse and Charlie headed into the city. They wanted to be back in their old stomping ground again, somewhere where they felt more comfortable. The streets were very different to how they remembered them. It was amazing how just a few months had changed things so much. All of the adults were gone, there were … Continue reading Mouse And Charlie – Part 3
Mouse And Charlie – Part 2
Aunt Abigail and Uncle Victor were really nice. Too nice actually. They always wanted to know where Charlie and Mouse were; they read them stories at bedtime and made sure they ate their veggies. Charlie and Mouse enjoyed the attention for a while and they definitely enjoyed Abi¹s cooking. Mum hadn¹t really been able to … Continue reading Mouse And Charlie – Part 2