Deadweight | Novella | Thornhurst by Forster Paul

Author:Forster, Paul [Forster, Paul]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Infected
Publisher: Independent
Published: 2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00

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Vinny, Tasha and Kristof had been friends since they were in primary school. Vinny was of Italian heritage, Tasha Afro-Caribbean, and Kristof was a tall, blonde Swede, having been brought to London as a two-year-old. Now in their early twenties, Vinny and Tasha had been in a relationship since high school. Kristof had remained their third wheel, but the three were close. Petty criminals, they survived by their own wits and hard work. Had they ever put themselves to honest work, they would no doubt have been a success.

When the towns and cities descended into hell and the dead began to outnumber the living, they had decided it was time to get out. They had never trusted the authorities and rather than go happily with the soldiers, they had at first hidden. The three friends believed they were more than capable of looking after themselves, looting what they could and filling the back of the car up. They escaped Brixton when it became obvious a city was a dangerous place to be. They picked up a few stragglers on the way, enough to fill two cars and three transit vans of people and goods. As they had swept down towards the coast, they had filled up with food and supplies at every opportunity. The vans had initially been full of new TVs, laptops, and other consumer goods liberated from abandoned stores. Slowly, OLED TVs were tossed in the street, making way for packets of cornflakes and tinned beans. A case of bleach held greater value than the latest smartwatch or mobile phone. The more destruction they saw, the more they realised this. Cigarettes and alcohol were the only luxuries they afforded themselves. Their plan was simple, fill up every square inch of space with supplies and then head out to the middle of nowhere and survive. The fact none of them had ever so much as pitched a tent or built a fire was missed by them all, their confidence outstripping their ability. They hoped Thornhurst would be their last stop.

The small convoy of cars and vans cruised past the farm without slowing down. It wasn’t their target; they knew there was a bigger score. Vinny was in the lead car with Tasha and Kristof. The black Range Rover Discovery had been abandoned, and they weren’t ones to look a gift horse in the mouth. Kristof was in the front passenger seat, and Vinny was driving. Tasha had taken advantage of the downtime to take a nap in the backseat. The towns closer to London had to be avoided, an ill-fated attempt to venture into Croydon led them to run for their lives as the dead on the streets swarmed their vehicles. They had made it out unscathed, but from that point decided a big town with a big population would be a big problem. A map taken from an abandoned car helped them plot their route to safety via as many small villages as they could find. Along the way, they had picked up several firearms taken from fallen soldiers, police and civilians.

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