Mom! They're on TV!" Eleven-year-old Aarav almost spilled his milk as he rushed closer to the television. His mother sighed. "Slow down." The news anchor smiled at the camera. "Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in human history. After decades of isolation, all surviving cured infected will officially return to society under the National Return Program." The screen changed. Tall concrete walls. Barbed wires. White buses lined up outside the gates. The words LIVE flashed in the corner. "Are those..." Aarav leaned forward. "...the zombies?"
The Returned - 1
Chapter-1 Mom! They're on TV!" Eleven-year-old Aarav almost spilled his milk as he rushed closer to the television. His sighed. "Slow down." The news anchor smiled at the camera. "Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in human history. After decades of isolation, all surviving cured infected will officially return to society under the National Return Program." The screen changed. Tall concrete walls. Barbed wires. White buses lined up outside the gates. The words LIVE flashed in the corner. "Are those..." Aarav leaned forward. "...the zombies?" His grandfather looked up from the newspaper. "They're still zombies." His ...Read More
The Returned - 2
Chapter 11VihaanIt's been days since we returned to the human world. The government had provided us with an apartment, now it was time to find work.I kept thinking about all the possible jobs, wondering where someone like me could even fit in. It wasn't exactly easy for Returned to find employment."Dude... what are you thinking about so hard?" Neil's voice snapped me out of my thoughts. "Your eyes look scary... so wide. Don't forget your past. If you stand in the middle of the road this quietly, people are going to think you're about to attack them again." He ...Read More