Baker's Dozen Story #10
Fated Fortune (Alternate Universe Fic)
Rick limped toward the prison fence, desperately clutching the red store-basket full of food. The entrails from an earlier encounter with one of the dead dripped from his shirt, momentarily covering his scent. Erratic breaths escaped his chest as an intense pain in his thigh shot up his entire body.
He was alone, he was injured, and he had nowhere to go. His only hope was that the directions he'd overheard weren't misleading.
It appeared they weren't.
He tightly gripped the chain-link fence as he squinted at the mirage that was making its way toward him.
She was the most enchanting vision he'd ever witnessed. Her dark dreadlocks framed her slender face, her leather vest and gloves gave her a hard edge but her close-fitting pants accentuated her soft curves. Her full lips were pursed as she slowly approached the other side of the fence.
A wave of relief settled over him as he gawked at the beautiful wardeness who scrutinized him with her dark eyes. Either he'd found sanctuary or God had sent him his most stunning angel to welcome him to the gates. He stumbled back as his exhaustion caught up with him.
I found it. It was the last thought that passed through his mind as his eyes rolled shut and he crumbled to the ground.
