Dangerous Days: Boxed Set (A Zombie Apocalypse Survival Thriller Books 1-4) by Baileigh Higgins

Author:Baileigh Higgins [Higgins, Baileigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2018-11-27T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21 - Ronnie

Ronnie shifted. His legs had gone numb from holding the same position for too long. With one hand, he rubbed his eyes and positioned the binoculars. Through the magnifying glass, he watched the old Inn. It was nothing like he remembered.

A few weeks back he’d been in the vicinity looking for supplies. It had been nothing but an abandoned relic filled with the walking corpses of former guests and staff. A place to be avoided.

“See anything?” Mike asked.

“Oh, I see plenty. Just not enough yet.”

A fence resembling an iron hedgehog bristling with steel spikes had been erected around the premises. From a set of fortified gates, men came and went constantly. All were armed, carrying knives, machetes, and automatic rifles.

After two days, Ronnie had yet to settle on an approximate tally. It was hard to tell with so much coming and going. The building itself remained a mystery. Its windows were shuttered with corrugated iron plates bolted to the walls, and the main doors were never left unguarded.

For a block in each direction, the infected had been wiped out. Body parts were stuck to sharpened sticks, serving as a warning to the living and dead alike. A few had been lashed to lamp poles, their decayed mouths gnashing, and their groans carrying on the wind. Barricades blocked the roads leading in and out while the surrounding shops and businesses had been pillaged.

Breytenbach and Ronnie lay on the roof of one such place. They each carried a bag of supplies, enough to last three days if they were careful. It took all their ingenuity to sneak in without being discovered. The only plus was the lack of zombies to deal with.

“This is going to be a tough nut to crack,” Ronnie said. “The place is a fortress.”

“That it is.” Mike laughed. “Nothing we can’t handle, I’m sure.”

Ronnie pulled a face. “This is no time for jokes. The Captain depends on us.”

“I know, I know.” Mike rubbed his chin. “If only we could get a look inside.”

“Or get hold of someone who has,” Ronnie finished. “That Kabelo gave us info on the layout, but we’ve no way of knowing if he spoke the truth or not.”

“Catching someone shouldn’t be too hard. They wander around enough for that,” Mike said, referring to the guards who patrolled the area. They were often alone, arrogant in their certainty that they were safe.

“You’re right. Success has made them cocky, but remember what the Captain said. This is strictly a recon mission.”

“Ah, come on. We can always say he found us first.” Mike’s tone took on a wheedling note. “It’ll be fun. I’m bored shitless over here.”

Ronnie hesitated. The lure of excitement was tempting, a siren’s call to his stiff body. He’d been stuck on the roof for almost forty-eight hours. “What do we do with him afterward? If we kill him, we risk alerting the rest, and we sure as hell can’t let him go either.”

“Fuck, you’re right. Didn’t think of that.”

They were quiet for a moment, and Ronnie resumed watching.

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