Black by Sam Sisavath

Author:Sam Sisavath [Sisavath, Sam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-02T18:30:00+00:00

Fifteen

There were bodies everywhere. Not just in the hallway outside the supply closet but stretching all the way back to the side door. Peters and Jolly had killed their way to get to her using their suppressed rifles. Their stolen uniforms—the vests with circled M’s and gas masks—helped them to blend in, camouflaging them as they methodically made their way through the warehouse.

Remind me never to get on the wrong side of these guys. Jesus Christ.

Gaby stopped counting the dead after she hit fifteen and concentrated instead on adjusting the vest she’d put on, along with the gas mask hanging around her neck by a strap. It was uncomfortable, and the not-quite-dry blood didn’t help. There were two bullet holes near the center between two of the pouches, but unless you got really close they were invisible, especially at night.

She and Jones followed Peters and Jolly back to the side door, passing two other doors into the center of the warehouse to their right. The Mercerians had indeed blasted their way into the building from the front entrance just as she had guessed, and had been converging on her from two sides. The world had gone mostly quiet around them, but there were still sporadic bursts of gunfire in the distance. Nothing close enough to cause alarm, but they were good signs that the fight wasn’t completely over.

Who are you kidding? It’s over. It’s been over for a while now.

“They’re going through the buildings one by one now,” Peters told her as they made their way through the warehouse, careful to listen for more Mercerians nearby. “They’ve just about cleared out everyone on the east and south sides, and they’re starting on the west. We passed a lot of bodies, but a lot of survivors, too.”

“Survivors?” Gaby said.

“Local Darby Bay citizens and Black Tiders. They’re taking prisoners, rounding them up like cattle. The ones who aren’t fighting back, anyway.”

“We still have fighters out there,” Jolly said. “Small groups. Unorganized.”

“What about ghouls?” Gaby asked. “Did they come back?”

“Yes, but not in the same numbers as before,” Peters said. “Not even in the same league. I guess the ones in the tunnels either can’t find their way out, or they’re hanging around down there for some reason.”

“No one ever accused the black eyes of being smart,” Jolly said.

Gaby glanced down at her watch. 12:57 a.m.

“What about the planes that Danny sent over?” she asked.

“Still on their way, though I don’t know what good they’ll do,” Peters said. “They could reduce the city to rubble, but that’d just kill a lot of innocent people, too.”

“And the marinas? That’s the quickest way out of the city.”

“Good point. The Gulf of Mexico is looking mighty tempting right about now,” Jolly said.

“That was one of the places the Buckies took first,” Peters said. “There must be a hundred of them down there, and they have technical support.”

“How many?” Gaby asked.

“Enough to kill anyone making a run for it.”

Of course they took the marinas as soon as they could.

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