Dead by Dawn

Author:Wellman, Bret [Wellman, Bret]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror | Dystopian | Vampires
Published: 2015-10-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

Adam shut off his bike to better hear the instructions the soldier was giving him. They were on an old stone bridge that crossed over a wide river. The water below was dirty and brown, it rolled and swirled as it flowed beneath them. There were soldiers stationed at both ends of the bridge, presumably waiting for new people to come out of the evacuation zone.

“It’s another three miles until you reach the town of Marietta. We’ve set up traffic cones and signs to guide you. You will be staying at Marietta Middle School,” said the soldier. “There you will be provided with food, water and a safe place to go at night. Follow the signs and you shouldn’t have any trouble finding the place.”

“Thanks,” said Adam before turning the bike back on.

A line of construction cones was waiting for him on the other end of the bridge. Adam let them lead him down the road.

Though the road was paved, it felt old. The area gave him the distinct feeling of going back in time. Perhaps it was the older houses and buildings, or maybe the fact that there was no power anywhere.

Not far from the bridge was a graveyard. The tombstones were scarred; one had moss growing on it. In the center of the graveyard was a small shack. The wood planks that made up its siding were fading from white to dirt brown and falling apart. The only window on the shack had been busted out and boarded up with plywood from the inside. The plywood itself had rotted and broken away in spots, allowing Adam to see the darkness behind.

There were people in the graveyard as well, others who’d evacuated he assumed. They were walking around as though they had nothing better to do.

Adam continued on into town. He passed people walking down the road. They strolled along in small packs, probably families, much like tourists on vacation. Some were lounging on the front lawns of town houses. The houses themselves were packed tight on half acre lots. Most were covered with wooden siding, painted white and chipping.

It was a quaint little postcard town. Adam knew he liked the place at once. The people made him feel odd and a little uneasy however. He was beginning to grow used to being alone with just Sarah and could feel himself tense every time they passed a group of strangers.

They found Marietta Middle School about two blocks down, dividing the seemingly endless rows of houses in half.

The parking lot was packed with vehicles. There was a group of kids playing baseball in the grass on the far side, and a playground beyond that. The playground was packed with kids of all ages, their parents watching from the side.

Adam parked his bike on the sidewalk, under the shade of the school.

Marietta Middle School was a single story brick building about the size of two or three football fields. It was a generic building that looked to be at least thirty or forty years old.

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