Convergence_The Far Side of Hell by AJ Powers & Phalanx Press

Author:AJ Powers & Phalanx Press [Powers, AJ & Press, Phalanx]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781790926442
Publisher: Phalanx Press
Published: 2018-12-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

19 – Carrollton, Kentucky – May 27th

Malcom stared up at the faded blue sign on the side of the road:

WELCOME TO CARROLLTON, KENTUCKY. POPULATION 3,938.

Being in the Middle of Nowhere, Kentucky, Malcom was surprised by the fourth digit in the population. It gave him hope that the town was big enough to have a few stores that would have what he was looking for. Or, at the very least, enough of what he was looking for to fund another day’s worth of travel so he could try again at another town further downriver.

As he came up to an elementary school just off US-42, Malcom was unnerved by the stillness of the little town. He ducked into a school bus on the side of the road and peered out the window, silently observing from afar. He expected something to catch his eye, but nothing did. The absence of any movement was strange, almost as if the town had been abandoned before the outbreak.

Malcom stayed in the yellow tuna can for several minutes, his eyes still scanning the area like a typewriter carriage, before he finally decided to move on. He kept his rifle at a low-ready position as he climbed out of the bus, hoping it would stay that way. He was a long way from the boat. If he was forced to use his gun, he’d likely have to sprint his way back with nothing to show for it.

Stopping at a gas station just off the road, Malcom found a package of powdered donuts amidst the trash on the floor. It was barely worth the time it took to search. He then bounced across the street to a corner pharmacy, immediately realizing that anything of significant value was long gone. Though Tessa had a bag of stolen medical supplies back on the boat, in her haste to grab the less easily attainable items such as morphine and sedatives, she forgot the basic over-the-counter stuff like pain relievers and antacids, both of which Malcom chewed like candy.

It was obvious, even from the other side of the store, that the prescription meds were wiped out, and Malcom didn’t even bother to confirm it. With the condition the rest of the pharmacy was in, there was no way there’d be anything worthwhile in the back. Instead, he spent his time searching the rest of the store, which quickly paid off. Underneath one of the tipped-over shelves, he found a box of tiny energy drinks that tasted like children’s cough syrup. He had tossed back more than a few of them over the years, especially when he had to wake up early for Mackenzie’s soccer games the morning after working a double. It got to the point where the energy drinks became virtually ineffective on him, so he stopped wasting his money. It had been a year or two since he’d last had one, so he hoped their potency would once again jumpstart his fatigued brain when the time came.

He also found a bag of pork rinds, which he was less excited about.

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