Opening my eyes, I prepare for the worst.
Wait a minute. I’ve been here before, months ago, before the incident, before the virus turned most of us into monsters. Why am I here?
I start to get up and realize I’m wearing the same dress I wore a lifetime ago, and my dark hair is long, hanging in waves over my shoulder. I’m also wearing my contact lenses. How long since I had a pair of those? This is some dream. Heading back down the path that had brought me here so long ago, I find my parents — my dead parents.
“Mom?” I ask, choking on the word, “Dad?”
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Oh, that would be horrible to have to relive that moment over and over again. A great snippet! :)
ReplyDeleteWhoa I would hate to be her. Seeing dead relatives right before your eyes would be horrible. Awesome snippet though
ReplyDeleteOoh, fascinating twist going on here! Really enjoyed the excerpt...
ReplyDeleteSo touching, Kimberly. You have an interesting story going on here.
ReplyDeleteGreat story on its way to success! thanks for sharing. ~Keta~
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I'm not sure being with her dead parents is a good thing...
ReplyDeleteWaking up like this is disturbing enough, but adding her dead parents really ups the ante.
ReplyDeleteWell, it could be a dream. It could be time travel (back from the future), or it could be a premonition. Or something entirely other. Lots of great possibilities with this snippet! Can't wait to find out!
ReplyDeleteInteresting twist- can't wait to find out what really happened to her.
ReplyDeleteA dream maybe?
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering about the twist too - very intriguing snippet, can't wait to find out more!
ReplyDeleteYou had me at the tags in your title - apocalyptic and groundhog - 2 words never been put side by side before.
ReplyDeleteI get why groundhog - a favourite movie. Good snippet - a hard place to be - reliving that and knowing parents were really dead. Tweeted.
Ooh, I like the premise of this, Kimmydonn! And it's very well-written. I can see myself getting sucked into this story.
ReplyDeleteJust bought it on Amazon. Not sure when I'll get to it. I'm writing now, and I don't tend to read books by others when I'm writing. :-)
Well, if that isn't a dream, it's something strange. Intriguing snippet!
ReplyDeleteHow awful. Waking up and remembering the horror. Calling out for her parents is so poignant. Great snippet.
ReplyDeleteIs she really dreaming and if so why? Delirious?
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