Free Keep Going (Book 1): The Beginning by Alex Andrade Page A

three sons away from them. I don’t think she loved them or anything just wanted to hurt him. Amy asked her what she really wanted. Went on this rant about how she just wanted her boys safe and all this martyr crap. So you know what Amy did?” She looked at Petey.
    He shook his head.
    “She offered her 50k and plane ticket wherever. Ex-wife took it without a second thought and didn’t even say goodbye to her kids.” She finished.
    Petey’s mouth fell open. How could a woman do such a thing? How did Alex know all this? He raised his eyebrow in question.
    “George told me when his kid got sick. Sam had this really bad fever and spent a few days in the hospital. I helped take care of his other two sons, Dean and Cassie, while they stayed at the hospital with him. He told me all this and said his son couldn’t die, that he had just gotten him back.” She cleared her throat.
    He huffed, so she did care in her own weird way. He rubbed his head trying to pull the question he wanted to ask out. He looked and saw how stiff her body was, how her knuckles were white as she gripped the wheel. It looks like she was trying to fight something within her self and in truth she probably was. He sighed deeply and decided right now was not the best time for any more questions.
    He put his hand on her’s, instinctively the grip lightened. She looked over to him and smiled sadly. She was brimming with emotion just none she was willing to show. He gave her a sad smile back and they turned away from each other.
    “Shit!” Alex saw the line of monsters that seemed to appear out of nowhere heading for the car. She turned the wheel harshly trying to avoid hitting them but instead losing control. Taking too hard of a right she crashed right into the side of the ramp though it caused a lot of damage it kept them from propelling into the water below.
    “Everybody okay?” Alex checked her self for injuries before looking at her companions.
    “I’m good.” Petey answered.
    Maggie’s screams answered her questions as one of those things slammed against the car door, trying to reach in through the window. Alex grabbed the shotgun and ran outside, shooting it right in the head. She pushed the monster away from the door and flung it open. Roughly grabbing Maggie’s arm and pulling her out as Petey jumped out of the car going around to the back seat to grab the bags.
    “Come on.” Alex urged.
    She took her own bag from Petey. Finding a great sense of comfort from the machete on her back. They ran down the expressway, Alex looking back to raise her weapon in case a monster had gotten too close. They reached the part where the water was finally over and they hit solid ground. They moved quickly as Petey led them to the underpass. Embedding themselves into the concrete as much as possible. They sat down on the slanted ground breathing heavily from the sudden escape. Maggie sobbed loudly.
    “I don’t think the blast helped.” Petey commented.
    “No, it didn’t.” She popped open the shotgun and stuck in two more slugs. “They seem to be attracted to the sound.”
    Petey looked at her poignantly. She rolled her eyes and tossed him the shogun, pulling out her own machete in the process.
    “I didn’t have much of a choice, did I? We’ll just have to be quieter from now on.” She scoffed.
    Petey was ready to let out a sarcastic remark when the loud sobbing sounds interrupted them. The two worried about noise and what kind of attention it would draw towards them. Alex moved towards Maggie’s side and kneeled.
    “Maggie, I need you to calm down. You have to breath.” Alex said.
    Maggie shook her head refusing to listen to her. She continued her loud wails, face puffing up with tears and snot. Alex moved in front of her, pulling her wet face into her hands. She fought back a grimace at the moisture.
    “Those things-“ Maggie gasped.
    “I know. I know.” Alex interrupted. “I’m sorry but we don’t have time for this. We need to get