Hissers by Ryan C. Thomas

Author:Ryan C. Thomas [Thomas, Ryan C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Adventure, Action & Adventure, Zombies, Horror Fiction, Coming of Age, High School Students
ISBN: 9781934861608
Google: 1y9OYgEACAAJ
Amazon: B0066VO3R8
Publisher: Permuted Press
Published: 2011-11-12T00:00:00+00:00

Saturday, 11:45

The SUV was parked in the police station parking lot. Only one other police cruiser filled the empty spaces next to it. Castor had something like twenty-two officers, Connor knew, which was not a whole lot, but even still the precinct looked completely desolate.

But, it had lights and that was a big plus. He imagined his friends inside, sipping warm tea, listening to police scanners. Or maybe they were huddled together crying through the pain of losing everything. That’s what he felt like doing, just curling up in a ball and crying his eyes out.

The overwhelming need to lash out and hit something came over him but he fought it down. If he survived he would have time to curse the world, curse God, curse the town of Castor.

He parked the car, left the blood-stained keys in the ignition, and entered the police station.

His three friends, sitting near the reception desk, turned and for a second didn’t seem to recognize him. Then Nicole broke free of the group and rushed at him, threw her arms around him and buried her face in his neck. “I didn’t think you’d make it. Oh my God, I feel like I’m going to throw up.”

“That a good or bad thing?”

She backed off him as Amanita and Seth crowded around him. “Sorry. I just can’t lose anyone else right now.”

“It’s okay. I’m here.” The sense of being wanted and needed helped numb some of the pain, helped him keep thoughts of his mother and father at bay. It almost felt good, except that there was nothing to feel good about this night.

Seth laid a hand on his shoulder and squeezed. “Damn, you run fast. I saw you take off down the street and those things were on your tail but I knew you’d make it. That’s why you play front line. You can be in the shit and survive, man.”

“It wasn’t easy. When I buy my first house remind me to get a swing set.” With a nod of his head he indicated the female police officer studying him with caution. “So what’s going on with the cops?”

The officer stepped forward and cocked her head. “The cops are in the shit, too, as I was telling you’re friends. There’s not much I can do because we have no phone contact with Jefferson, and we need their SWAT team. Your friends say Farmers road is under attack but I’m willing to risk getting to the bridge to get some real help. And you’re bleeding pretty badly from your shin there. Come on back here. I’ll get a first aid kit.”

All four teens followed the officer back into a lime green room with a giant table ringed by metal fold up chairs. Connor ran his finger over an unintelligible name that had been carved in the table top. If he squinted just right it looked like it read Maynard.

The officer left them and returned with the first aid kit and opened it on the table, removed gauze and iodine.

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