Survivor: 1 (47 page)

Brad smiled down at the headstone, feeling strong,
feeling more pure and good than he had felt in years. "I'll
be seeing you soon, honey. Be good to yourself, okay?"

Then he turned and walked back to his car and drove
off to his new life.

J. F. GONZALEZ is the critically acclaimed author of
several novels of horror and dark suspense, including
Bully, The Beloved, Fetish, and Clickers (co-authored
with Mark Williams). His short stories have appeared in
numerous anthologies and magazines including Dark
Arts, Shivers II, Shivers III, Hot Blood 12: Strange
Bedfellows, The Asylum, and Black October Magazine,
just to name a few, and some others are collected in the
interlocking volumes Maternal Instinct and Old Ghosts
and Other Revenants. He is currently working on his
next novel. To learn more about his work, or to contact
him, visit his Web site at www.jfgonzalez.com.