Every Store on Main Street Was Closed. Someone Was Still Baking Bread.

Every Store on Main Street Was Closed. Someone Was Still Baking Bread. Main Street was empty. Every business was closed. But someone was still baking fresh bread. During a zombie outbreak, a former delivery driver follows the smell into a town that may not be as deserted as it looks. Russ Dempsey only meant to pass through Garrity. Behind the covered windows of Parkside Bread Company, he finds a baker keeping her old ovens warm and neighbors moving quietly between buildings. Each loaf matters to someone who cannot safely step outside. But supplies are limited, the streets are dangerous, and not everyone knows who is receiving help. As a simple delivery routine becomes harder to protect, Russ must decide what he can responsibly promise—and whose voice has been missing from the decisions. Fictional story created for entertainment. Characters and events are fictional. References to real places or organizations, if any, are part of the fictional narrative. Timestamps- 00:00 Fresh Bread on an Empty Street 06:40 People Above the Storefronts 15:20 Celia's Missed Delivery 26:10 The Numbers Don't Add Up 32:00 Two Loaves Off the List 42:15 Someone at the Front Door 46:15 The Danger in Wallace's Alley 59:00 A Conversation Through the Window 1:05:40 Wood at the Side Door 1:11:15 A Message Across Main Street 1:18:25 Marcy's Decision 1:21:30 Behind the Damaged Door 1:33:45 The Morning After This Ashroad Tales story is a grounded, first-person zombie survival narrative about trust, duty, hunger, and the cost of helping people during a collapse. If you enjoy thoughtful, long-form zombie outbreak stories, subscribe to Ashroad Tales for more character-driven survival fiction. #zombieoutbreak #survivalstories #postapocalypticsurvival #ashroadtales