Empty Bodies Collection Volume 2 (Books 4-6): A Post-Apocalyptic Tale of Dystopian Survival by Zach Bohannon

Author:Zach Bohannon [Bohannon, Zach]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zellwood Press
Published: 2017-01-03T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

A bang on the outside glass, combined with a guttural howl, woke Will. The scream was not human; it came from an Empty. Will grabbed his pistol as he sat up; he had laid it on the ground next to him before he’d gone to sleep. Holly awoke at the same time, crying out as she shot up.

An Empty stood outside, banging and spitting on the glass. It didn’t have the sense to reach in through the broken front door and open it. When he realized the creature was outside, Will sighed in relief and lowered the gun.

“Damn,” Charlie said. Holly’s scream had woken him and both the children up.

Will slipped his gun into its holster and squatted. He opened the bag holding their other weapons and pulled out the machete.

As Will walked over to the exit, the Empty moved down the length of the window toward the door. Its palms lay flat, leaving a trail of blood on the glass. When it arrived at the door, it reached its hand through the opening Charlie had made with the shotgun. Will stepped away, avoiding the thing’s grasp. The creature waved its hand, trying to grab Will. He raised the blade overhead and swung the machete down with enough force to severe the Empty’s arm.

When the arm hit the ground, he found himself having a flashback. He was in the woods. Dylan was screaming. Mary Beth and Holly were crying. It felt as if he was at the tree stump again, amputating Dylan’s arm. On the ground, the creature’s fingers wiggled. The hand opened and closed a couple of times, and then it stopped moving. The creature was unfazed by the missing limb, still pointing the nub of its arm at the hole in the door.

Will opened the door.

Before the Empty could break the barrier of the entrance, Will shoved the machete up through its chin. The other end of the blade came out the top of the thing’s skull, and its body fell limp. Will pushed forward, forcing the lifeless creature down onto its back. He let go of the handle and the Empty’s head cracked on the concrete. He stepped on its chest and bent down to grab the handle. As he pulled up, the creature’s neck cracked. It must’ve fractured after its fall, and the slight move of the machete, still lodged through its skull, finished snapping its neck. The sound and the feeling of pulling the blade out never became an easier experience. No matter how many times he did it.

Will stepped out into the parking lot to make sure there were no other creatures around. There weren’t. The rain had stopped some time during the night, leaving puddles scattered around the parking lot. But the sun coming out would soon dry them. With not a cloud in the sky, the day would be a good one for travel.

“Will!”

The voice was Holly’s, and Will turned and ran back inside, jumping over the fallen Empty.

Dylan lay on the ground, hyperventilating.

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