The PODs Open Tomorrow ⋆

Tomorrow PODs officially releases so I’m giving you one more teaser and I thought it only fitting for it to be one that gives you a glimpse into Eva’s world during the last minutes before she leaves for the PODs…and beyond.

There has to be another way. Think, Eva, think…hurry. Make them let you stay.

The closer we came to the school, the harder it was for me to breathe. It felt like my sweater was choking me. I pulled it away from my neck, My hands were clammy, my heart raced, and my mind spun trying to think of a way to convince my parents it was better for me to stay with them than spend the next year under ground like a human mole.

“Oh, my…damn.”

My dad’s voice tore me away from my thoughts. I looked at the scene around me. I’d expected news crews, families gathered to say goodbye to their loved ones, even a protestor or two, but I never expected such complete and utter chaos.

****

There were hundreds of protestors swarming the area. Police and National Guard members dressed in riot gear tried to hold back the angry crowd for our car to pass through, but several protestors broke through and rushed our car.

They screamed and beat the car with homemade picket signs declaring the raffle a sham and demanding a new one. They yelled profanities at us, spitting at the car as we passed by.

****

Our car was forced to a stop. Rioters screamed at us as they climbed on the hood and trunk. Others pushed the car from the sides, rocking it back and forth.

A man stood outside my window. He looked through the glass with hate in his eyes. “The raffle was fixed! It should be my family leaving, not you!” Spittle hit the window, spewing out of his mouth as he shouted. It dripped down his chin and onto the front of his stained t-shirt.

I looked into his bloodshot eyes through the glass, and fear slithered down my spine. It was like seeing a car accident. I knew I should look away from the irate man, but I couldn’t pull my gaze away. That seemed to infuriate him even more. He started hitting the glass with the handle of his picket sign, trying to breake through. Still I watched, frozen.

****Indicates some of the scene was not included in excerpt for length and/or spoilers.

The Virus attacks tomorrow

You can also find PODs at Barnes and Noble, The Book Depository, Books-A-Million and Wal-Mart and some bookstores.

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I'm an award-winning YA and NA author... but, really? I'm the wife of an amazing man, mom of four awesome kids, a reader of words, and writer of stories. I love candles and books, think garden gnomes are creepy and M&Ms are the perfect food (especially peanut butter). I live and write in Texas, but was raised in Flint, Michigan and will always think of the Great Lakes state as home.

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