Ascension by Mark Clodi

Author:Mark Clodi [Clodi, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Horror, +IPAD, +UNCHECKED, +AA
ISBN: 2940011282416
Amazon: B004Y5OJCM
Goodreads: 11568827
Publisher: Mark Clodi, via Smashwords
Published: 2011-04-25T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23– Stewart

“The fog is finally lifting.” said Bill. This earned him a sharp look from Stewart.

“So?” she replied, the anger in her voice cut through the hazy air like a knife.

“So we should have an easier time following their tracks now. I think we should go back to where Ruben says it started and try and pick up some actual tracks from there. All this walking in circles hasn’t done us any good.”

“That old man. Why the fuck are we hauling a senior citizen out here with us anyway?”

“Stop. Not just as your friend, but as your commanding office. It was not Ruben’s fault. Max had his gun out the window, he got pulled out. Ruben and Javier did the best they could.”

“I don’t blame them. An old guy and a kid? No, I blame you. You know how Max is, he hesitates. That isn’t good in a fight. You are the one who put the three of them in that truck together.”

“I’ll take that blame.” Bill said.

“You don’t sound remorseful enough for me.” Stewart said tightly.

“I’m not.”

She turn on him angrily, “What do you mean by that? I thought you were friends? Best of buds, the way Max made it sound.”

“He isn’t dead.”

“How do you figure that?”

Bill gestured around them, “The suns up, the fog is burning off. Notice anything else?”

“There’s no fucking zombies.”

“Exactly. They took him and they want something from us. Otherwise they would have kept attacking.” The two of them marched back to the center of the campground. Bill spoke into his radio, “Ruben, Javier, meet us back at the trucks.”

“Affirmative.” Came Ruben’s voice.

“And, Stewart, don’t you go treating Ruben bad. Honestly he has been more helpful than you might know. He’s from my town and I’m going to have to live with him after all this is over. So are you. If you and Max hook up.”

“Optimist.”

They trudged the rest of the way to the trucks in silence and waited a few minutes for Javier and Ruben to appear.

“Nothing.” Javier said, before Ruben could speak. “No zombies, not even by the gate where you guys were fighting them. Other than Max being gone and that one there,” he pointed at the body Ruben had found along with Max’s rifle, “you wouldn’t know this place had been crawling in zombies a few hours ago.”

“So, sir, what do we do now?” asked Ruben, not quite meeting Bill’s eyes.

“Knock it off Ruben, we don’t blame you. As Stewart has already told me, it was my fault. What do we do? I’m open to ideas.”

“There’s a first.” Stewart chided softly.

“They promoted me, someone had to be in charge. You think I take that lightly?”

“Well, you didn’t have to use your authority out here where no one else is around. I think we should have more collaboration, instead of orders.”

“Point taken. Now collaborate. What does everyone think we should do?”

“Find Max. One way or the other.” said Ruben.

“Find Max.” Javier agreed, “I wouldn’t want to be left out here, even if I was…one of them.

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