Chapter 4 is longer than expected which is exciting, but it is of course slowing the process down. I am super excited for this chapter to be released. I am almost finished with the first draft. Here is a small snippet (under the cut) of the draft thanks for your patience and thanks for your interest. I just want to show it hasn't already been forgotten!
This is just the first draft, and this is just my favorite part that I have written so far!
“Holy shit, holy shit!” Nora cried as she ran full sprint away from a horde of ghouls. Dogmeat was ahead of her clearing the path.
As Nora was traveling she stumbled upon an old graveyard. She ignored Dogmeat’s whines and searched for any treasures.
She found a revolver and some ammo, on what she thought was a charred corpse.
She was wrong.
Together the pair sprinted towards and old bus. Dogmeat ran inside.
“Dammit, dog! Not there!” Nora growled as she stumbled forward, the ghouls slashing at her back.
“Fuck!” She staggered into the bus when Dogmeat pushed passed her and chomped on a ghoul's leg that sprinted in. Nora promptly shot it in the chest with her new revolver. Another ghoul thrusted its body into the bus. Nora fired another shot and rapidly glanced around the bus. Luckily she spied an escape hatch on the roof. Perfect. She kicked the skeleton sitting in the driver’s seat to get its hand off the handle controlling the door. With a forceful yank, the door struggled to shut. The ghoul's arms frantically crawled inside through the blown-out glass of the bus’s door.
“Dogmeat, come here boy!” Nora’s voice cracked as she hurriedly opened the escaped hatch in the ceiling. She picked up the canine and pushed him up. The dog struggled to get his footing outside then bus. The door was creaking, failing to stay shut.
“Dogmeat come on!” Nora pleaded with tears in her eyes. She was terrified. The door flung open and Nora whipped her head to the front of the bus.
“Fuck!” She growled. With a strong push, Dogmeat finally was able to escape the bus. Nora pulled out her revolver and shot each ghoul that flooded in. One closed the distance between them and slashed her chest. Its growl sent a chill down Nora’s spine. Blood started to pool on her tee-shirt, dying the white to a deep crimson. As the final ghoul fell Nora pulled herself up out of the bus, Dogmeat grabbing her shirt with his mouth helping her escape. As she was pulling herself forward another ghoul grabbed her ankle and pulled her back. She fell forward and her nails scraped the bus roof, summoning a loud screech. With a swift kick, she forced the ghoul away and with her revolver, she fired.
Thud.
"My god, that was a nightmare," Nora whispered as she covered her face with her hands. Dogmeat nudged her leg with his wet nose. He let out a scared whine.
'I know, boy." Nora gave her friend a scratch on the head and wiped the dirt and tears from her face.
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