Til Death Do Us Part: A Zombie Short Story

By A. Lopez, Jr

A normal day in sunny Los Angeles is suddenly turned upside down. An epidemic of unknown origin spreads over Southern California. A desperate man miles from home must fight through the pandemonium as legions of the crazed and infected stand between him and his family.

The morning started off just like any other - the sun rising in the east, the waves crashing in from the west, and for Alex Logan, the Santa Monica resident, heading for work was just part of another normal day. But by the time he arrived at his Los Angeles office, the world had changed. With time against him, Alex must fight to get back to his family amid the terror, chaos, and mayhem.

Before he starts his journey, he must clear his head and seek help before walking blindly into the crazed streets ahead of him. He meets Ian, a man just as determined to survive as him and together they venture into the unknown to make it home.

The action never stops in this fast-paced story of a man desperate to unite with his family before the world goes deeper into its apocalyptic spiral. If you like TWD then this story of survival is for you.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: A. Lopez, Jr
• Release date: Jan 22, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311897008

A. Lopez, Jr

Born and raised in Texas and now residing in Arizona. I am an avid reader and big Houston Sports Fan. I play chess everyday when I'm not squeezing in a little time for writing. I published my first work Purgatory - 13 Tales of the Macabre and Floor Four - A Novella of Horror, an Amazon Bestseller in Occult Horror. Also completed is Night Dreams, an episodic series in seven parts that can be read separately or in one complete novel. My column, 'Ask AJ', appeared in All Authors Magazine online and I have had short stories published on Dark River Press, The Sirens Call eZine Issue #14 and the anthologies, State of Horror Illinois published by Charon Coin Press and Concordant Vibrancy published by All Authors Publishing. You can connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, and my website, alopezjr.com.

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Contents

Prologue

1. Six Hours Earlier

2. Hit The Road

3. See You Next Time

4. Hit And Run

5. Please... Hury!

6. Almost There

Epilogue

Afterword

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Prologue

As Alex turned his blood-splattered BMW up Santa Monica Boulevard, he swerved to miss another one of the infected, as he fought to keep his sweaty hands on the wheel. He punched the gas, seeing a clear strip of road ahead. He was less than a mile from his home, but based on his journey thus far, it might as well be a hundred miles. Every twist and turn was a test of will and survival. There was no time to think about what caused it, or why it happened—the only thing on everyone’s mind, was surviving.

The car picked up speed, his condo in view in the distance. The speed of the moment, along with his state of mind, made it hard to tell which ones were infected and which ones were still human. His only goal now was to get to his family. Wrecked cars blocked the intersection ahead. He slowed the car, as more of the infected were milling around the blocked intersection, with a couple of them gnawing on another poor soul pinned to the street. As much as he wanted to help, there was nothing he could do.

Looking for a way around the mangled mess of cars, he pulled to the right, and just as he looked over his shoulder to complete the turn, a fast-moving FedEx truck plowed into the side of his BMW. Airbags exploded from every angle, as he was pushed sideways, pinning his car in the mess. The last thing Alex saw was the FedEx driver desperately fighting off one of the infected. The driver’s screaming voice was the last thing he heard as he passed out…

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Six Hours Earlier

Thursday morning started just like any other for the residents of Santa Monica—the sun beginning to rise in the east, the ocean to the west, and early morning joggers making their way along the beach, leaving tracks in the sand behind them. The waves from the Pacific Ocean crashed on the beach before receding, just as another one hit. A typical morning, nothing seemed different than any other day.

Alex Logan admired the view from his tenth-floor condo, overlooking the ocean. The sea breeze drifted through the half-open sliding glass door, filling the room with a