Side Character No More

Synopsis

The zombie apocalypse had already broken out, yet I was on a video call with my boyfriend Brian West, pouting and begging him to bring me some snacks. Suddenly, lines of comments began floating across my vision. [Jesus, does this chick not realize it's the end of the world?] [She's clawing at her gaming chair like crazy. Total love brain. No saving her.] [Chill out. Once her boyfriend figures out she's completely useless in a fight, he'll toss her to the undead as bait.] [In the original novel, naive drama queen gets pushed aside by her own boyfriend. She dies a horrible death.] I stared at Brian's handsome face on my phone screen and froze solid. On the other end, he was still wearing that gentle smile. "Be good, baby. I'm on my way." I slammed the end call button. Truth was, I'd rather he never showed up at all.