Breaking Down by Marie Lanza

Author:Marie Lanza [Lanza, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Infected
Published: 2015-04-11T04:00:00+00:00

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Emma, Andy and Mike came upon a small community with a general store, a few restaurants, gas station with attached store and the usual residential buildings. The Carriers that roamed the area looked uglier than ever. Their features were alien-like, sunken faces, wide open eyes with the gaping wounds covering their bodies.

Emma led them down a narrow alley to the back of the gas station. There they found a window at ground level that opened into the basement of the convenience store. Emma kicked it in and kneeled to the ground to look in. She waited a minute for any surprises before sliding through the window and into the darkness. Andy followed after her.

Both were immediately startled by Mike’s scream. He had a moment of laziness, wasn’t watching his back and let a Carrier sneak up on him. They were tumbling on the ground, Mike fighting for his life, the Carrier fighting for its next meal. Mike was on his back, holding the Carrier away as it snapped at him, biting for his face.

Andy jumped back up to the window, but couldn’t get high enough to pull himself up to help.

“Shit.” Emma began looking for something to stand on. She found a stool and put it next to Andy.

Andy stood up on the stool and reached out the window with his knife stabbing at the Carrier. With his other hand he grasped Mike’s shirt at the shoulder and began pulling at him towards the window. The material ripped in his hands.

Finally, Andy’s blade met the Carrier’s face and drove it through its flesh. Mike pushed the dead weight off of him with weakened strength. There was no movement from the Carrier. It laid there in its stench; its decomposing body bled out from the gaping wounds from past injuries.

Both men were breathing heavily from the adrenaline pumping through their bodies. Andy reached for Mike and began pulling him through the window. Emma braced her hands against Andy’s body to help steady him as he was lowered through the window.

Mike screamed again, grabbing his thigh as he fell through the window. A large shard of glass was protruding from his leg.

They got him in the store and laid him on the ground. Mike was bleeding badly. Emma pulled her knife and cut his pants, using the material to bind the wound.

“Stay with him. I’m gonna clear this place to make sure there’s no more surprises.” Emma got up and disappeared.

“Fuck that was stupid. Shit!” Mike gripped his leg in hopes to dull the pain and stop the bleeding.

“We all have moments forgetting to watch our backs.” Andy held his hands firmly on Mike’s leg as well.

Blood rushed through their fingers, soaking through what was left of his pants.

Emma returned, “Place is clear.” She tossed Andy some more cloth that she had gathered from the store.

Mike was sitting up, still holding his leg.

Andy gave it to Mike who bunched it up and pressed it firmly on the wound.

Andy got up and began his own sweep of the place.

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