Anya_ONeil

50 years after the end of the world, after the infection nearly wiped us all out.

Life in the dome is easy and safe boring even, but every year the council holds a race, eight teams of four leave only one team returns. 

It's there way of killing off the extra lives, making sure there's enough food and water for everyone inside the dome. 

But what's life like beyond the dome, what's it like to breathe clean air, to see sunlight and feel the rain, what's it like to run for your life as your chased by hundreds of flesh eating zombies.

There's only one way to find out, you must be chosen by the council and entered into the race, who will survive the world beyond the dome?

Your gonna have to read to find out

Beyond the wall

As the night went on Nova and I got drunk


My brother was still off God knows where with Cecelia, I'm glad someone could find some romance.


"Who do you think will be chosen for the race"


"I'd rather not think about this Nova, I wanna have fun tonight."


"Just because we don't talk about it doesn't mean it isn't are life."


She's definitely drunk and not in the fun way 


"Come on Nova, we will be picked or we won't there's nothing we can do about it, you know that." 


She quickly sweeps away a tear "I'm fine"


The two of us danced in a drunken haze for hours, Nova smiled and so did I and that's all I wanted for tonight. I just wanted even a moment of joy, uninterrupted by any talk or thoughts of the race.


I pull my drunken brother off of Cecelia's lips 


"Come on lover boy, you can see her tomorrow" 


Nova, Mani and I leave the underground party


The three of us walked are way home, my brother leaned his thin tall body on me for support. Maybe I shouldn't of let him drink so much 


"I can't believe you, you marched right up to Trey and told him enough and that's not even the part I can't believe. No I can't believe he actually listened to you"


"He's stubborn and has a major temper, but I think he is smart and I'm starting to believe Allen deserved what he got." 


"I'll crush y'all" my drunken brother utters


"Oh I know you will" I pat him on the back and his head flops back down. I laugh before continuing "I'm not crushing, I just think maybe there's more to the story."


"I don't have time for this, I need to figure out how I'm going to hide this" I look towards my brother "from my mama."


"Thanks Nova, your great help" I roll my eyes 


We continue walking and I try not to fall over as I practically carry my brother home.


Once we've arrived at Novas home she goes inside 


"Okay Mani, we're home I need you to wake up"


"Wake up!" I shout as I smack his face 


His eyes leap open "Ouch!" He grabs his face "what the fuck" Mani looks around confused, he doesn't remember how he got home.


"Good morning sunshine, now walk in and go straight to bed without making a sound, got it?"


Mani is perfectly quiet, surprisingly he safety makes it to his room closing the door behind him. I tip toe into mine, once in mine I breathe heavily in relief, I went out had fun and my mom has no idea where I was.


"I only wish I'd finally come home without my virginity"


It's pathetic really, at 22 it should be gone, I've tried over and over, but every time something goes wrong. Boys have been uninterested and some have been slightly to interested if you're picking up what I'm throwing down. Honestly it's laughable how hard I've had to try for something that comes so easy to most everyone else.


Once I'm in bed I stare up at my sealing imagining I can see the stars, I soon drift into deep sleep.


Chapter 3