Lockdown
by Samie
Sands
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BLURB:
Leah's practical joke has spiraled way out of control. Now
everyone seems convinced that the apocalypse is coming - in the form of
zombies. The government is calling the virus AM13, and is advising – or more
like forcing - everyone to stay indoors while they 'clean up the mess'.
Leah
tries to persuade everyone that it was all just a horrible mistake, however she
starts to see there may be more truth to it all than she first thought.
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EXCERPT:
Ok, it's
official. I'm dead. I'm actually going to be killed.
Then I'll
lose my job, my important position complete with my beautiful nameplate, with
Leah Watton in shiny silver print. Of course, this will lead me to get kicked
out of my flat and I'll end up living in some cardboard box on a skanky street
corner, drinking cider and trading war stories around a bin fire.
Or the much
worse option, I'll be forced to move back to my parents’ house.
Stupid.
Stupid. Stupid.
All for one
idiotic joke. I can't believe it, I've nearly wrecked my career already, and it
was only just beginning. I can really feel the panic welling up in my stomach
now. After those three long years at university studying journalism, the thing
I was so sure I was destined to do with my life, which in the end turned out I
actually hated. Those long depressing months of sending out CV's to every
stupid newspaper, magazine and supplement going—my parents had always made it very
clear that they expected me to use my degree sensibly, especially as they may
have helped me now and again, financially, after I got into a bit of credit
card debt. I got rejected time and time again, even by a cheese periodical.
Seriously, they said at the interview my lack of passion for the subject was
apparent. I mean, what sort of person is passionate about cheese?
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Samie Sands
is a 28-year-old Graphic Designer who has recently decided to follow her
lifelong dream and use her creativity in a different way. Lockdown is her debut
published novel, but she's also had a number of short stories included in
successful anthologies.
She lives in
a small seaside town in the UK, but
loves to travel to gain inspiration from different cultures. To keep up to date
with Samie, please check out her website www.samiesands.com.
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