I escaped the overturned bus, passengers trapped, convulsing into zombies, bite by bite.

Stumbled into the flat.

There they were. Jane my ex, and little Tammy.
Those estranged eyes. That snarl.

That’s when I noticed the guests.

And for the first time in years, we ate together, as a family.

Sarmed is a Glasgow-based writer who has written for film, TV, and theatre. His articles and poems have been published in newspapers and magazines in English, Urdu, and Hindi. His aim is to invade the online writing universe 50 words at a time.