HVZA (Book 1): Hudson Valley Zombie Apocalypse by Zimmermann Linda

Author:Zimmermann, Linda [Zimmermann, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Publisher: Eagle Press
Published: 2011-12-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Phase 11: Fort Ace: In the time before zombies started eating people and the world went to shit, a phone call in the middle of the night meant one of two things: I was being called into work at the hospital or one of my many elderly relatives had kicked the bucket.

In the days since zombies started eating people and the world went to shit, the sound of a phone ringing was a rare occurrence at any time of day. So when my sat phone started ringing at about 3am on the morning of November 3, my initial half-asleep thought was that the hospital was calling to see if I could work an extra shift. By the third ring I was fully awake, and fully concerned that something was wrong with Cam or Yvonne, as I couldn’t imagine who else would be calling me at that number.

I raced into the living room—where I had left the phone on the couch after a long talk with Cam—and breathlessly answered it.

“Dr. Rebecca Truesdale?” a gruff and unfamiliar male voice asked.

“Yes. Who is this?”

“I have a message from Phil.”

Phil! I hadn’t heard from him since the day he left ParGenTech more than three weeks ago to find his family.

“Is he okay? Is Phil in trouble?” I asked with my heart in my throat.

“He was put in a containment facility a few weeks ago at the prison in Napanoch, New York. We were all ordered out and he asked me to call you. I left him some food and water. He needs your help.”

My mind raced with a million questions, but the mysterious caller hung up.

“Think, think, think,” I said as I paced the living room floor rubbing the sides of my head. “What do I need to get him out? What do I need to treat him once I get him out?”

The answers were simple, all the firepower and medical supplies I could stuff into the Humvee.

After the zombie pool party, I had promised myself that I would never again needlessly put myself in danger. But this was Phil, and he needed my help. There was no question that breaking into a containment facility would be insanely dangerous, but there was also no question that I would try.

I hit the road just about dawn, and as I raced up the Thruway I took a deep breath and called Cam.

“You’re going where? You’re going to try to do what?” he shouted at me as if I was a rebellious child. “Rebecca Mary Truesdale, I absolutely forbid you to do this!”

“Cam, it’s non-negotiable. I’m on my way and I could use your help.”

“God damn it Trues, Phil was just your boss, for Christ’s sake! Most people would be happy to have their boss in a containment facility.”

“Phil is like a father to me. I’m not losing another father.”

I felt kind of guilty playing the emotional paternal card like that, but I would do anything to try to save Phil.

“Shit. This isn’t fair. This isn’t

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