National Novel Writing Month: Day Four - 7308 Words

Everyone else was asleep when Skeggi awoke. Restless, she decided to wander the compound. Grika had forbidden her from going into the other buildings, but she wanted to see for herself. Once she was in the open, she turned on her flashlight; it cast a white beam the color of moonlight.  The living quarters was her first destination. Standing at the doorway she hesitated before shinning her flashlight through the large room.  She gasped when her beam fell on the first of the corpses scattered about. Swallowing, she steeled herself and made her way through the room. Her fear quickly