Be Careful What You Wish For: A Zombie Apocalypse
Chapter 148: A Safe Place To Sleep

Chapter 148: A Safe Place To Sleep

Everyone turned to stare at the woman with the clipboard as she tapped the back of her pen against the papers.

"Well?" demanded the loudmouth guard as he raised an eyebrow. "Don’t leave us in suspense... how can we determine if she is bein’ truthful?"

Both Candy and the other female guard snorted at his question. Turning to me, the female guard spoke. "I wish for a bag of Twizzlers the length of my arm."

There was a moment of silence as I waited for her to keep going, but no, apparently, that was her wish. Shrugging my shoulders, I said, "Deal accepted."

If she was willing to lose her soul for a bag of Twizzlers, whatever that was, then I wasn’t about to say peep about it.

Within seconds, a large bag of stick candy appeared on her clipboard, almost making her drop the thing. It was somewhat funny to see her eyes widen as she dropped the clipboard and grabbed at the candy, tearing the bag open.

"Oh my God," she whimpered, taking in a deep breath. "It’s really Twizzlers!"

"She probably has a space," sneered the loudmouth. "When you asked for something, she simply gave it to you from her own personal supplies."

Both women turned on the man, the look of rage in their eyes causing me to giggle as they advanced on him. "Twizzlers doesn’t make a bag the size of my arm," snarled the female guard as she reached into the bag and pulled out what looked like a rope or something.

Taking a huge bite of it, I wasn’t the least bit surprised when her eyes rolled back in her head, and she let out a long moan. "Fucking Christ," she whimpered, taking a second bite. "It’s the real deal. I hoped, but I really didn’t think..."

Once again, all four eyes were on me as the guard continued to eat the candy in her hand. Stuffing the bag into her shirt so that no one could steal it, she waved me through. "Candy will do the rest of the inspection," she announced, clearly wanting to get me away from the male guards.

"Enjoy!" I smiled at her, skipping through the doors. "If you want anything else, just come find me!"

Candy placed her hands on my shoulder blades as she hurried me inside, fearfully glancing over her shoulder. "You shouldn’t have done that," she whispered to me as she led me into what looked like a dressing room.

"Done what?" I asked, confused. Because I only did what they asked me to do, so I really didn’t know why I was getting in trouble for it.

"Granted Betty’s wish like that. Now, it is on record of what you can do, and people are going to take advantage of that," Candy continued, her voice turning harsh as she unzipped the back of my dress.

She ran her hands up and down my back, making sure that there were no bite marks or whatever she was looking for. While I didn’t like the touch, it didn’t make me feel pain or uncomfortable, so I allowed it.

"Why not?" I asked, still confused. That seemed absolutely ideal for me. Free publicity and enough wishes to bring my Sins over to this side. Seriously, I wasn’t seeing a downside to this at all.

"Because you only have so much power, and if you drain it, then bad things will happen to you. Not to mention, if you become weaker, people will get upset if you don’t grant their wishes, and then they might hurt you. If anyone asks, tell them that it wasn’t you. The man who brought you here seemed to care about you. Will he protect you if things go wrong?"

I cocked my head to the side as she slid my dress over my shoulders and turned me around to face her. I didn’t bother to cover my boobs, and Candy blushed when she saw them. "You are really young to have them that size. You might need to get a reduction when you get older to help offset the weight. You’re back will be killing you."

I hummed and nodded my head. "Daddy will kill anyone who upsets me," I said, returning the subject to its original focus. "And you might not want to be around for that. He has a bit of a temper."

I should probably stop calling Chang Xuefeng ’Daddy’, but I loved how much it pissed him off when I did. Besides, I would be the first one to admit that I have Daddy issues... and Mommy issues...

Maybe I just have issues....

Yeah, that was probably it.

"That’s your Daddy?" asked Candy, stopping her inspection for a moment before resuming it again. "Shit."

"Yup," I agreed. "He’s not from around here and might get a bit cranky when he has to go an entire week without me. It might be best to tell him that I like you... it might just save you one day."

Candy scoffed at that before helping me get dressed up again. Taking me out of the dressing room, she led me down a long hallway with rooms on either side.

"I’m sorry that the rooms are like this," she sighed as we passed door after door. There were the soft cries of women who were where terrified, as well as the ear-piercing screams of women who just wanted to be let out.

"It’s okay," I assured her as she opened the door at the far end of the hall. "It’s much better than the cages that Daddy rescued me from."

Once again, Candy’s eyes widened with what I had said. However, instead of waiting around for her to remember her words, I simply entered the cell and turned around. "Seven days, right?" I asked, just wanting to make sure.

"Seven days," she assured me, softly closing the door. In the center of the metal slab was a decent-sized window with bars on it. "Sleep tight," she whispered as if she was putting me to bed. "Don’t let the bed bugs bite."

"If they do, take your shoe and beat them till they’re black and blue," I replied with a bright smile. "But at least you know that everyone will be sleeping in a safe place tonight... that has to count for something."