A Reanimated Kind of Forever by Frank Feliz
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Blurb:
Adam’s first love, Zeke, is dead. However, Adam is soon given a proposition: a mysterious elder will bring Zeke back to life if the two of them participate in a Big Brother-esque study on the interactions between reanimated corpses and humans. While Adam is overjoyed to have Zeke back, Zeke is devastated by his new state. He can’t be seen undisguised in public, especially not by his grieving family.
Adam must decide whether to keep the agreement and continue the experiment without knowing when it’ll end, or to break it and face losing Zeke a second and final time.
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Excerpt:
My hand was still on the gravestone, and I couldn’t remove it if I wanted to. I released a series of clipped gasps until I burst into heavy sobs. “I loved him with all my heart.” I barely said it in mumbles. Why was I breaking down in front of a stranger? I’d never done such a thing before. Mom and Dad had been the only ones to witness any tearful outbursts, and because I had no siblings, I’d never had to worry about anyone else making fun of me for showing such private emotions. I’d also cried in front of Zeke numerous times, and he’d never judged me. If I were still living at home, Mom and Dad would coddle me in their arms at this moment, regardless of my age. But that’d been the point of moving out fresh out of high school. I needed to be the adult I’d barely become. And just when I was on my way there, Zeke couldn’t have joined me on the journey of a life I’d longed to share with him.
“There, there, now.” But the elder said it so apathetically. The only emotion he seemed to have was intrigue. “I’ll tell you what. Why don’t you go home, get some rest, and clear your mind, all right?”
I gave him a headshake and sniffled. “I can’t.”
“Yes, you can, and you will. Because I have a special birthday gift for you.”
I arched my eyebrows. “How did you know it was my birthday today?” Who was this person?
“Your parents told me that as well.”
Oh. Right.
“Go home now. The only way you can receive the gift is if you do as I say. Go and rest for
at least three hours—no less. That’ll give me enough time to prepare it.”
I wiped my eyes and nose, letting out a few whimpers of emotions with continually
mumbling lips. “What is it?”
“And spoil the mystery? No, no. The only thing I will say is that you’ll be quite surprised,
and in the most pleasant way.”
But why a gift? We didn’t know each other.
I shifted my eyes to him. “What’s your name?”
“Just call me Granter. I like to grant things to those who deserve them. Now run along and do as I say. I promise you’ll no longer be in sad tears when I give you your gift. And I never break promises.”
I didn’t know why I nodded so obediently and left in a rush when Granter wasn’t an authority figure to me. Maybe I wanted to believe him. Maybe I was desperate to cure the sudden crying spell I’d had for days. If only Zeke could be alive again. That would be the greatest gift of all.
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About the Author:
[image error]I’ve been writing passionately since I started high school, but I dabbled with it here and there before that. I’ve written stories in various genres to see where my writing best fit, both contemporary and fantasy, and mostly young adult and new adult. I also do graphic design, make music, study languages, and of course, read. My biggest love of all, however, is writing. Writing is simply my life and always will be.
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