A Bad Day (Book 1): A Bad Day by DiMauro Thomas

Author:DiMauro, Thomas [DiMauro, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Horror
Published: 2014-08-20T04:00:00+00:00

Turnello gets into a little trouble - Late Morning, Tue Sep 3

The whole world suddenly seemed under water. All sounds were distant reverberations that lacked the clarity that would make them distinguishable and capable of comprehension.

Turnello's breathing and heartbeat, on the other hand, seemed preposterously loud and clear. His movements, which at this point consisted mainly of vacillation, seemed like they were performed under the weight and pressure of an entire ocean.

His mind struggled to comprehend the scene before him which had all the elements of a bad horror movie. Within seconds Michele's screams faded into a choked gurgle and then silence. There were shouts and footsteps behind him but they barely registered. The man, or more aptly, thing that devoured her flesh had a ghastly gray color and moved awkwardly as if it didn't have complete control of its body.

Turnello's hand found its way to the pistol at his side and he drew it with a practiced motion. Holding it with both hands he took aim but his hands were shaking uncontrollably. He lowered the gun and took a deep breath. Moving two steps to the left to get a clearer view, he raised the gun again and fired two shots. One striking the thing's shoulder and the other to the right side of its chest. It instantly crumbled to the ground. It took both hands to reholster the pistol. His legs felt weak and his stomach contents threatened to exit violently.

The men from the gas station, including Turnello's friend, ran over to the cars to help but they were too late. They had been too far away to see what had transpired but Turnello knew his shots had come too late to save Michele and that made his heart ache. At the same time, he didn't really understand what had just happened. How hungry could someone be in order to eat another person? It wasn't unheard of but it only really happened in incredibly desperate situations. The Donner Party. That plane that went down in the Andes. This disaster only just happened. There was still plenty of food to be had.

Two of the men knelt by the woman who was obviously already gone. One of them went over to the flesh eating ghoul to make sure it was dead, kicking it a couple of times for good measure. They all stood and looked at one another with stunned expressions. Turnello's friend, the one he called sahib, came over to him and put a hand on his shoulder.

"Are you okay, my friend?"

Turnello opened his mouth to speak, but before he could utter a word, the bulging-eyed scream of the man standing by the ghoul cut him short. All heads snapped in that direction to see the thing on the ground latched onto the screaming man's leg trying to take a bite out of his calf. The man struggled to get away but the thing clung to him with the tenacity and pain tolerance of a pit bull. Turnello and his friend ran over to help.

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