Flash Fiction - Shadows of Decay

Come and sit in the garden for a spell

Micah Chalmers stared out his window at his overgrown back yard and dreamed of better times. He thought back to the days before the virus came and took his family. Instead of succumbing to the virus, Micah grew stronger after coming into contact with it. All attempts to end his miserable existence failed, with scars to serve as a reminder of his futilit…