Everyone Dies by G.D. Szepanski

Author:G.D. Szepanski [G.D. Szepanski]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Greg Szepanski
Published: 2023-05-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter eight

Day Five

AFTER THE NIGHTMARE of awakening to Nancy and her captor the previous day, Big Jim appreciated the quiet he found this new morning. The sun broke over the horizon of the clear blue sky, signifying another warm summer day. He scanned the town and found nothing out of place during this early hour. A pleasant way to start the day with no trouble. Jim still hoped to find a group of survivors he could help and protect. His experience as a farmer and a warrior held remarkable value in this dead world.

Small groups of zombies roamed the streets below haphazardly, and Jim decided he would deal with them after he ate breakfast. A breakfast of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, again. He’d check for some proper food while he eliminated the zombies wandering around town. Jim knew he wouldn’t find a meat lover’s pizza, but anything would taste better than PB&J.

While eating, Jim checked the television and radio for any programming. The house’s solar system provided adequate power for all the home’s needs. He turned on the TV first and found nothing but static as Jim clicked through the channels. Finding the morning show playing and life carrying on normally in another part of the country was too much to hope for. Jim moved to the radio and discovered the same lack of signal, except for one station at the extreme end of the AM band. It played the same prerecorded message on a continuous loop.

“When the siren sounds, proceed in an orderly fashion to your local evacuation assembly point. For your safety, do not bring weapons. The military working with local law enforcement will have the area secured. Do not bring food. They will provide for you in the government's sanctuary camps. Your government has the terrorist threat isolated and neutralized. This mandatory evacuation is for your safety while agents round up the remaining enemy combatants. The sanctuary camps will be your temporary oasis during the last phase of Operation Z.”

Jim laughed out loud at the message. “An oasis?... They have the threat isolated?” He wondered if anyone bought this obvious propaganda. Was anyone left to even consider the message? The grim thought wiped the smile from Jim’s face. No sense waiting for help to come, Jim would make his own help today.

Before he headed into town to start his work, Jim climbed the stairs to the bedroom for one last look from the balcony. He didn’t expect to see law enforcement or government officials, but he wanted to minimize the chance of any surprises waiting for him. When he served in the Problem Solvers, he had been a part of a four-man team. Here Jim had no backup, so he needed to rely on his skills alone. No living humans present, but Jim counted 27 zombies. They roamed the streets in small groups with no discernable purpose, like teenagers on a Friday night before the world fell. He assumed there would be more zombies waiting down there outside of his view.

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