Dead Pulse Rising: A Zombie Novel by K. Michael Gibson

Author:K. Michael Gibson [Gibson, K. Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2015-06-18T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Richard and I continued our march along the ruined streets surrounding BWI airport. Although the rain had stopped and the sun was trying its dandiest to make an appearance, ash from the blast flitted slowly down out of the sky like snow, giving the area an almost surreal visage.

We traveled slowly and deliberately, watching every step we made, taking care to observe the areas around abandoned cars. Between the two of us, we were able to guard each other’s flank. I kept watch over our right, while Richard guarded our left. Every so often, one of us would turn and walk backward for a few feet just to make certain we weren’t being pursued by the infected, or anyone else, for that matter.

“This shit sucks,” I said, breaking the silence. “I mean, how the fuck does this even happen?” I said more as a statement then a question.

Richard looked over at me for a moment and shook his head. “Does it really matter? It is what it is, and we’re stuck in it, so do us a favor and get a grip and just deal, or we’re both gonna die.” He turned his gaze forward once more.

Another gunshot resounded out in the distance, this time closer that it had been previously, which meant whoever was doing the shooting was remaining stationary. Last stand, I thought to myself and hoped that if it were some wayward survivor, that Rich and I would make it in time to do some good. I was fairly confident at this point that it was not Homeland’s goons, however. If it had been Homeland’s boys, I believed there would be a hell of a lot more gunfire going on. If one thing was certain about those assholes, they traveled in packs. Pussies, I mused, giving myself a small grin.

I was snapped out of my revelry as I tripped over a hubcap that lay rusting in the middle of the road. It skittered noisily across the road’s surface and into the surrounding grass. There it was again, the universe trying its hardest to fuck up my feet. I felt an ache in my pinky toe, and I was reminded painfully of the knock I took this morning as I banged into the dresser at home.

Home, I sighed. All I wanted to do was get there, see my wife, make certain she was okay, and then get in touch with the kids. As much as a pain in the ass the little buggers were, I missed them now more than ever. I just hoped like hell this disease, or whatever it was, hadn’t made it out there to West Virginia. If it did, I hoped my grandparents were keeping my little miscreants safe. As we walked, Richard looked over at me wide eyed.

“Are you trying to get us killed?” he said eyeing the wobbling hubcap. I shrugged, and we continued walking.

We reached the end of the highway and walked down an exit ramp that led into the surrounding town.

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