reborn before the doomsday my ex hates me
I shoved the heavy corpse off me, gasping for air, blood oozing from a deep scrape along my forearm.
Derrick was on his knees beside me, his hands bloody, his chest heaving as he stared down at the twitching monster I had just killed. The icy wall of hatred and stubborn denial in his eyes had completely shattered, replaced by the horrifying, undeniable truth of the apocalypse.
He looked up at me, his voice trembling as he reached out a shaking, grease-stained hand to help me up.
"Evelyn..." Derrick choked out, the walls finally giving way. "What... what do we do now?"