Burnout: Hunter Shorts

By Jacob Hunter

When playing with fire, don't be surprised if you're burned.

 

Tyrone Turner hates his life. Hates the monotony of working a 9 to 5 at the nuclear power plant.

But when something within the power plant goes wrong, and explosions go off, Tyrone's world is flipped upside down.

And there are more lives at stake than he realises.

 

A post-apocalyptic short story from Jacob Hunter. A thrilling tale of self-reflection amidst the chaos and immense tension of a nuclear power plant collapse.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jacob Hunter
• Release date: Sep 26, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201231156

Jacob Hunter

Jacob Hunter is a writer from London, UK with a keen eye for deadly scenarios and riveting characters. He loves throwing characters into the worst situations and exploring how they cope. His stories often include internal struggles coupled with a fierce determination and grit to change. Characters undergo huge transformations to save loved ones and themselves. When he's not writing, Jacob reads death-defying stories from the safety of his bed. Working out at the gym and playing football helps keep the belly away when he's spent too much time writing. For info on new releases and a FREE novella for the Life of Terror Series, sign up to his mailing list here: https://www.subscribepage.com/lotnovella Alternatively, follow Jacob's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Jacob-Hunter-Author-105483888494077

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Blurb

When playing with fire, don’t be surprised if you’re burned.

Tyrone Turner hates his life. Hates the monotony of working a 9 to 5 at the nuclear power plant.

But when something within the power plant goes wrong, and explosions go off, Tyrone’s world is flipped upside down.

And there are more lives at stake than he realises.

A post-apocalyptic short story from Jacob Hunter. A thrilling tale of self-reflection amidst the chaos and immense tension of a nuclear power plant collapse.

Ch. 1

Tyrone Turner hated his life. It followed the same cycle every day. Wake up in a single bed, light filtering in through blinds he hadn’t bothered to draw the previous night after binging Netflix because nothing else existed to fill his mind.

Then, get ready and make his way to the dreary power plant. The place he hated the most. Greeted by a manager who was hungover with death in his eyes, before making his way to his control room, where he’d clock in and begin working. Begin the lifeless meetings and staring at screens until his eyes bled. Begin the daily chore of work, before heading back to watch YouTube or maybe a new TV series he didn’t care about. And then sleeping, where everything was okay for a time.

Today, like any other, presented the same bore.

Cheer up, Elaine Daniels said in her typical joyous voice. She was Tyrone’s only friend in the power plant, the only colleague he would admit he actually liked.

Nothing to be happy about, is there? Tyrone replied in a sardonic tone.

Elaine held a clipboard to her chest, her feet tucked in together. She wore a ribbon in her blonde hair, positioned at just the right angle. Her hollow cheekbones made her look posh, though Tyrone would never tell her that—she was too self-conscious. "Well, if you think about it, this month has been the best month of