Commodity (32 page)
Authors: Shay Savage
What kind of life did I have before?
Before all of this, I had my job and my memories. The job was just something I did, and the memories haunted me. My most intimate actions involved a bottle or surfing the internet on my phone. Now I have Hannah and Charles. I have a reason to exist in this world, so maybe I shouldn’t judge it too unfairly.
I don’t know what kind of future Charles will have. Hell, I don’t know what the future holds for any of us. But I know we’re alive, and we have each other. One way or another, we’re going to make a life for ourselves in this new world.
I coil my arms around my family and listen to their slow, steady breaths.
In a world where everything was accessible with a few clicks on a smartphone, I had nothing. In a world of chaos where we have to fight for our very existence, I have everything.
I feel fine.
I feel needed.
I’m whole again.
~~The End~~
Sometimes, a story just worms its way into my head, and there is nothing I can do but write it.
Commodity
wasn’t planned. It wasn’t on my list at all of things to write this year, but I’m not always in control of what goes on in my mind, and sometimes I have to just go with it.
People always ask me where I get my book ideas, and I don’t usually have a straight answer.
Commodity
was sparked by a single event that took place in early September, and I couldn’t get the scene out of my head. I was walking with a friend late at night, and he suddenly grabbed me and pulled me over to the other side of him as we walked between a group of guys. Afterward, he said he’d done it because he’d determined that there was a certain level of threat from the group and needed me on that side of him so he could take out the most threatening person first.
Nothing actually happened, but his quick thinking and understanding of a potentially dangerous situation intrigued me, and I couldn’t get it out of my head. We talked more about his experience as a bodyguard, and
Commodity
is the result.
How does alien invasion fit into all that?
Hell if I know.
Artistic license!
Until next time – keep on reading!
Shay Savage
Surviving the Storm Series:
Evan Arden Series:
Uncockblockable (a Nick Wolfe story)
Stand Alone Novels:
Novella Collection:
Caged Trilogy:
Shay Savage lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her family and a variety of household pets. She is an accomplished public speaker and holds the rank of Distinguished Toastmaster from Toastmasters International. When not writing, she enjoys spending her weekends off-roading in her bright yellow jeep, watching science fiction movies, masquerading as a zombie, and participating as a HUGE Star Wars fan and member of the 501st Legion of Stormtroopers. When the geek fun runs out, she also loves soccer in any and all forms - especially the Columbus Crew, Arsenal, and Bayern Munich. Savage holds a degree in psychology, and she brings a lot of that knowledge into the characters within her stories.
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