Journal Entry - First Labor Day Since the Fall

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Journal Entry - First Labor Day Since the Fall

Approximately a year... a year since the world ended. The calendar tells me it's Labor Day. I don't know what to make of that anymore. I remember the day before it all went to hell. Barbecues and family, a day off from the grind. Now, every day is a grind. Every day is labor. Laboring to find food, to find shelter, to stay alive.

I spent the morning clearing a nest of undead from a supermarket. The smell... it gets into your clothes, your skin, your bones. It's the smell of death, but also of a thousand forgotten things: rotting fruit, stale bread, the ghosts of milk and cheese. A year ago, I was a combat medic, a professional. I saved lives. Now I take them, not out of hatred, but out of necessity.

I found an old postcard in the wreckage. It showed a family on a beach, smiling. The father was a firefighter, the mother a teacher. It made me think of my own team, gone now, just names in my memory. We labored together, trusted each other. We were a family. Now I'm a lone wolf, and my labor is for myself.

But I still carry that medical kit. It's a testament to the person I used to be, and a reminder of the person I want to be again. My mission is still the same: find a safe zone. If it's not out there, I'll build it. It's the hardest labor I've ever had, but it's the only work that matters now.

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Raven Cross
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:48:09 -0700

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