Beyond the Barriers by Timothy W. Long

Author:Timothy W. Long [Long, Timothy W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: living dead, walking dead, Horror, Zombies, Suspense, Fiction, Action & Adventure, seattle, End of the World, apocalypse, permuted press, dead rising, romero, tim long, dawn of the dead, War & Military, among the living, battle for seattle
ISBN: 9781934861950
Google: y5FAXwAACAAJ
Amazon: 1934861952
Barnesnoble: 1934861952
Goodreads: 12284169
Publisher: Permuted Press
Published: 2011-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

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We pulled into a scene I had not expected. Granted, it wasn’t the idyllic neighborhood where kids play, families stroll, streets are clean and swept, lawns mowed, trash cans left on the curb. Still, it was far from the chaos I had anticipated.

When the world went to shit, I thought for sure there would be roving gangs of people banding together, going house to house as they looked for supplies. My old haunt was barely touched. Sure there was crap in the streets, but for the most part, it was clean. There was no graffiti, no bodies in the streets, and no houses torn apart.

It was a while since I had been in this part of town. I took a turn, hoping it would look familiar. Instead of finding a block I knew, I found another endless row or cookie cutter houses. The sky ahead had an odd, orange glow. I rolled down the window and stuck my head out as I slowed to just a few miles an hour. It didn’t help my view but it brought the smell of smoke to my nose.

Something was on fire, something big. I stopped the SUV, and the door groaned from the added weight of the metal armor as it opened. After stepping out, I walked a good ten feet to see if I could make out what was on fire, but it was no use. It was around the corner.

I rolled forward very slowly. With the headlights off, the orange glow was my beacon. As I made the turn, I came into view of a house burning out of control. Cars were parked all over the front. One was a huge military transport that I thought was a Stryker.

Shit! This was not what I needed right now. Katherine was hurt. I needed to get to the old house and find my bag of supplies.

I was about to back up when a familiar figure came into view. He was standing on the sidewalk like a conquering general. The burning house lit his frame from behind. Tall, gaunt, and bald. The dead give away was those damn snakeskin boots that gleamed in the light of the fire.

It was Lee.

A pair of bodies laid on the ground. One of his men was going at one of them. I let out a gasp as I recognized what was happening. They were raping someone. The person on the ground fought, but didn’t seem to have much strength. She screamed and reached for the other person, but they didn’t move.

So this was what had become of Lee. He was letting his men rape and pillage like it was the middle ages.

“What’s happening?” Katherine had her eyes open, and she looked to be in a lot of pain.

“Remember Lee? The guy I have had a few run in’s with. He’s here, and his men are raping a woman.”

She sat up then groaned.

“Stay still.” I leaned over to check her dressing.

I placed my hand over hers and pressed.

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