World of Anarchy/Chapter 32

This is a preview of Chapter 32 of World of Anarchy entitled: Letting Go

Chapter 32 - Letting Go
Omid stared out at Emily and Claire as they slept, huddled together on the cold ground, although his mind was a million miles away. He had been going through the motions since they had left the city and found a house to spend the night in. No matter how hard he tried he couldn’t get the image of Jane’s death out of his head. He knew he should; they had other things to worry about. Surviving, making sure the kids he is with were safe, and getting to Rapid City. But he just couldn’t take it.

Then an new thought popped into his head. And reaching into his front right pocket confirmed it. He still had the bag of triptophine on him. Was this the answer? He had worked so hard to give up this stuff before...but without Jane, the one thing that had made the world less bleak since the outbreak, it all seemed hopeless.

Not bothering to make sure if the house was secure at the moment, or if Emily and Claire were truly asleep, he reached into the baggie and scooped up some of the drug on his index and middle finger. He hesitated before the fingers entered his mouth however. He knew it wasn’t right for him to this right then but he just couldn’t handle everything. He needed to escape. As soon as he rubbed the drug on his gums he was out cold.