Countdown: The Wasteland Chronicles Book One by Rashad Freeman

Author:Rashad Freeman [Freeman, Rashad]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-08-24T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 2

WELCOME TO ATLANTA

“Ugh. Get the fuck off me,” Mark grumbled. “What the hell happened?”

He sat up and squinted as he rubbed his face. Yawning, he grabbed his jaw and winced. He shot Lenny a suspicious eye, and then looked at the tangled cars the Jeep had come to rest on.

“No time to explain,” Lenny said.

Rebecca stuttered from the back, rambling incoherently. She furiously patted Lenny on the shoulder, but couldn’t seem to formulate a complete sentence. Her mumbling was drowned out as the rattling returned, this time louder and closer than before.

The Jeep jerked forward like someone had run into it. Mark and Lenny turned around at the same time. The row of rusted cars behind them was toppling over one by one, like a wave crashing towards the beach. It was like an invisible bowling ball was heading straight for them, destroying anything in its path.

“Shit!” Mark yelled.

He turned the key in the ignition and the loud engine churned, but didn’t start. Anxiously he patted the gas with his heavy foot, desperation etched across his face. Rebecca was trembling and scampering across the backseat. Her arms squeezed Lenny’s neck as she clawed her way forward.

Whatever was coming for them was less than twenty yards away. The shrieking of tearing metal pierced the air as the vehicles were tossed to the side and crushed.

“Come on…come on!” Mark shouted.

With a rumble the Jeep finally fired up and Mark breathed a sigh of relief. He clumsily fiddled with the shifter and then jabbed it into 1st gear. He stomped on the gas just as Rebecca jumped across the seat and landed in Lenny’s lap. Her leg kicked the shifter into neutral and the engine growled.

“Move you fucking psycho!” Mark screamed as he desperately tried to get the Jeep back into gear.

Suddenly, there was a loud crack and the back of the Jeep lifted into the air and slammed back into the ground. The windshield shattered into pieces as fragments peppered Mark and Lenny like tiny darts.

Rebecca screamed and covered her face, burying it into Lenny’s chest. “Get us out of here, get us out of here!” she yelled over and over.

With a pop, the rear tires exploded and the Jeep rattled violently as the back sunk to the ground. A loud, screeching noise erupted like the sirens on a fire engine. They covered their ears in pain and gritted their teeth.

The sound was immobilizing. It felt like a hand was squeezing their brains. Like they’d been dropped to the bottom of the ocean and their eardrums were going to explode.

Blood trickled down Lenny’s hand as he tried to fight the urge to pass out. His face was contorted in pain. His body trembled from the intense pressure.

A moment longer and they would all lose consciousness, but suddenly everything stopped. The deserted cars behind them settled to the ground. The crushing feeling evaporated. There was a chilly silence in the air only broken by the few pieces of glass still falling from the Jeep.

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