Crowded Yet Desolate: A Zombie Novel by Lee Dunter

Author:Lee Dunter [Dunter, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: zombies
Published: 2015-02-10T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

As Ryan watched the zombie hoard approach, chasing the two strangers and slowly gaining on them, he realized that they had been too confident, that they had failed to realize that even in this small town, the undead rule. Ten minutes from the school, the group stood under an unpowered traffic light, its deadness mirroring the lifeless street below. Ryan was faced with a decision: Do we leave these two to die or do we help?

These two men had suddenly appeared, begging and screaming for salvation from the zombies that pursued them. Both men were large, one shirtless and sporting a wife beater tan line, while the other struggled to maintain his faded John Deere hat on his head. Well, look at this shit, Ryan had thought. Their movements were sluggish, as if they had been running for a long time, and Ryan knew the zombies would soon catch them.

The twins looked nervously from the zombies to Ryan. The strangers continued to call for help. “We don’t have the ammo for this,” Roe said. “We could end up screwing ourselves just trying to help.”

“We can’t just leave them to die,” Kyle said.

The others remained silent. The sound of the zombies’ footsteps was only outdone by their ravenous growls and the calls of the two approaching men. There was no time left for thought, and his conscience forced the decision. Ryan slung the gun from his shoulder.

Joe sighed heavily. “Should’ve known. Put your gun away. With your shitty aim, you’ll end up shooting them.”

Ryan saw Roe smirk at this as the twins prepared to fire. Ryan kept his gun in hand. Roe and Joe carefully began picking off the zombies closest to the two men. The gunfire drowned out all other noise. “Now that’s some mighty fine shootin’ boy!” the shirtless man yelled as zombies fell at his heels. Ryan fidgeted. Roe and Joe weren’t doing enough. He held his fire, wondering why he couldn’t help if he was still the leader of the group. I need to help them, or we’re all going down.

The shirtless man, heavier than his companion, was falling behind. The zombies gained ground on him, like sand in an approaching desert storm, their outstretched hands grazing his flesh more and more with each step. A zombie locked onto his shoulders, and then, too quickly for Ryan to make out, something confusing happened. The man with the hat fell to the ground, the shirtless man broke free, and the horde descended on the fallen prey. Ryan had to blink his eyes. Did I just see what I think I saw? Ryan believed he had seen this man intentionally trip the other. He looked at his friends and found no signs of suspicion. Joe ordered fire.

Ryan fired and the rifle slammed against his shoulder. The intended target fell to the ground, spraying blood from its skull. Ryan shoved the lever forward and fired again, aiming for the zombies that swarmed the man on the ground, hoping to save him.

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