Hamsikker 3 by Russ Watts

Author:Russ Watts [Watts, Russ]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2015-09-29T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

The way to the border was clearly marked, and Lukas had no trouble in navigating the truck into Duluth. The roads were largely clear, and it seemed that most people had gotten out in time. There were very few vehicles around and even fewer zombies. They spied a couple wandering around a small park, and there were a few dead bodies littering the surrounding streets, but other than that, the city was unusually quiet.

“You think everyone just left?” asked Lukas as he picked his way through the deserted roads.

“Maybe they got enough warning,” said Julie, knowing it was unlikely.

“You remember how fast it all happened,” said Jonas. “I’d like to think the people of Duluth are safe and sound somewhere, but somehow I doubt it.”

Red and maroon buildings shimmered in the dawn, and thin trees lined streets devoid of life. As they climbed up a steep street, Dakota spotted a tall, stone tower in the distance. It blinked in and out of view as they made their way between the city’s buildings, and she wondered if they were alone. Had the city been evacuated, or were they all dead? The truck came to a halt, and Dakota read a street sign pointing the way to Canal Park. Beneath the sign was a stroller that had toppled over and fallen under the wheels of a blue car, dented and scratched all over as if it had been in a fight with a bigger car and lost. A gray fleecy blanket was trapped beneath the front wheel, and a small jacket flapped on the ground beside the stroller which was bent out of shape. Dakota put a cold hand over her belly. Her fingers were so cold that her wedding ring was loose, and she tugged it on firmly. She had seen a fire in Jonas’s eyes earlier, and in his mind he was already there with Janey, moving on. He didn’t see what she saw. A city didn’t just vanish. Tens of thousands of people had to go somewhere. She tried to quell the uneasy nausea growing inside her, and wished she could just snap her fingers and make everything all right.

“Look,” said Lukas, as he pulled the truck around a crash, and began steering them downhill. “There’s a ship. See it? It’s huge.”

As the truck rolled through the empty city streets, they all glimpsed what Lukas pointed out. A massive ship was docked in the harbor. It was a gray color, yet difficult to see as the visibility was poor. It revealed itself bit by bit, appearing between gaps in the houses, and it was only as they neared the bottom of the hill when the harbor opened up before them that they could get a clear sight of it. The ship was tall, majestic even, proud and calm as the figures raced around its decks. Even from afar, Jonas could see people on board, scurrying around, looking busy, and waving their arms.

“Jesus, that is one big boat,” said Julie.

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