Day Beyond the Dead (Book 1) Read Free Page A

Morgantown. That was about two weeks ago before the telephone stopped working. I don’t know how much longer they can hold out up there in that city so you better hurry. Bree needs you. She needs her mommy.”
         “I need mine too.” A tear rolled down Christa’s cheek as she pleaded with her mother.
         “I’ll always be with you. You can’t get rid of me that easily. Now please Christa go get my grandbaby.” She gives a look to Gerard as if pleading with him to take Christa because she wouldn’t leave on her own. Gerard goes over to Christa and pulls her to her feet and grabs her arm pulling her towards the door.
         “Come on Christa. Listen to your mother. We have to go get Bree.” Christa let Gerard slowly pull her to the door while she kept eye contact with her mother the whole time. Pausing at the door she Christa and her mother exchanged I love yous and she made her way reluctantly to the vehicle where she couldn’t help but shed a few tears.
         It was hard for her to drive away knowing the fate that awaited her mother. She couldn’t help but to watch in the rear view mirror until the house was out of sight. That part of her life was in the past and as she took the last glimpse of the house she grew up in, she felt that fact more than ever. Once they got to the end of the road Christa couldn’t help but think about what her mother said about not being alive by the end of it. She shook that thought from her mind. She didn’t want the last thought about her mother to be that one.
         “Christa, I know you don’t want to hear it now but I love you.”
         She quickly composed herself and wiped the tears from her eyes, “You are right Gerard, I don’t want to hear it.” She couldn’t help but be a bit callous towards him, even now. At this point they were both relying on one another for preservation purposes.
         Gerard looked over at Christa and she could tell he was about to say something. “Please don’t. Not now.”
         “What?”
         “I can tell by the look on your face you wanna say something.” Christa watched out the window at the passing scenery. She could tell they were heading for the Super Wal-Mart a few miles away. She knew they needed provisions and hoped this trip would prove fruitful.
         “Christa, we haven’t spoken about that day. We need to talk about it.”
         Christa turned to look at Gerard and it was obvious by her scowl she was not enjoying this at all. “No, we don’t need to talk about it because there is nothing to talk about. I think seeing your tongue down Becca’s throat was enough for me. Don’t you? Now please, drop it.”
         “That was a one-time thing and it was a big mistake. I wish I never-“
         “Yeah well I’m glad it happened. It showed me exactly the type of person you are.”
         “What type is that? The type that would come save you when-“
         “You didn’t save me Gerard, please don’t get this twisted. You broke into my cabin and I decided to let you stay and then take you with me. That is all. So please don’t act like I owe you something. I don’t owe you anything.”
         Gerard lets out a sigh, “You’re right. You are absolutely right. I’m sorry Christa. I truly am and whether you believe me or not, hurting you was the worst thing I ever did. I can’t live with myself and I’ve never lov-“
         “Please don’t-“
         “Christa stop interrupting me. I don’t want to die without saying what I feel. Please?” Christa held her tongue and let him speak.
         “Like I was saying, I’ve never loved anyone the way I love you and if there is one thing in my life I could take back it would be that moment. She came over to see you, or so she said, and she cornered me in the bathroom. I know I gave in to temptation and I regret it every day. I don’t expect us to get back together but I wanted you to know that