Dead Meat | Day 5 by Clausen Nick

Author:Clausen, Nick [Clausen, Nick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2020-10-21T04:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-ONE

As Iver enters back inside the ship, he can immediately feel the atmosphere has changed.

Somewhere from below come faint sounds of screaming and yelling, bumps and crashes. It’s almost drowned out by the sound of the ship’s engine, but Iver is used to that and automatically filters it out.

Even though he’s entered the lounge—a large, oval room with plenty of space, dining tables, a bar and even a dance floor—which is usually the most upbeat place to be on the ship, he can sense a brooding panic lurking just below the surface. People are coming and going, some obviously just woken up, others must have been up already, all of them exchanging worried looks and keeping together in small groups, none of them sure what to do about what they’re hearing.

He heads for the farthest exit, crossing the empty dance floor, and he picks up several hushed voices.

“Should we go down there?”

“What is happening?”

“Why have we stopped moving?”

“Does anybody know anything?”

Just as Iver is about to exit the lounge, a big, muscular guy steps out in front of him, cutting him off.

“Hey, you. What the hell’s going on?”

“Uhm,” Iver says. “I’m sorry, but … I don’t know …”

The guy doesn’t let him pass. “Then what are you doing running around with a toddler?”

People have gathered around them, and Iver sees no other way. “Okay, listen to me,” he says, clearing his throat. “There’s been an outbreak of the Rhabdo-virus …”

“I knew it!” someone exclaims, and about a dozen people seem to feel they’ve heard enough, because they immediately scatter.

“What do we do?” a woman asks in a shrill voice. “Why haven’t we been informed?”

“I’m sure they’ll say something over the speakers any minute,” Iver says, even though he suspects that might be a lie. “Until then, I think the best thing you can do is return to your cabins, and keep—”

“Fuck that!” the big guy cuts him off. “I’m getting the hell off of this boat.”

He turns around and heads out onto the deck—Iver doesn’t know if the guy intends to simply jump overboard, but he hopes not. He doesn’t have the time to wait and find out, however, so he excuses himself and pushes through the remaining people, some of them still demanding answers from him.

He manages to exit the lounge and runs down the hallway, headed for the nearest elevator. But he finds two dozen people already waiting outside it, anxiously looking at each other.

Instead, Iver heads for the staircase. Luckily, he knows the ferry inside and out, and he reaches the upper lever within five minutes.

As he steps out onto the platform where the lifeboats are, a gush of fresh wind meets him, causing him to catch his breath.

The lifeboat is already suspended in midair, dangling over the edge of the ship, being lowered by the wires. There’s no one in sight, which means they are operating the lifeboat from inside.

“Wait!” he shouts, running to the railing, waving his free hand, not sure if they can hear him from the inside.

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