Hurricane Dan (A Zombie Novel) by Wellman Bret

Author:Wellman, Bret [Wellman, Bret]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-11-29T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

As soon as the door was closed, the darkness of the hallway sank in. The only light came from an exit sign that tinged everything in fluorescent red. Both the wood on the floor and the walls had been stained black, up to around chest height. Above that the wall was painted blue and had folderol mirrors hanging all over it. Upon further inspection, Dan could see the mirrors were covered in beer labels.

He could see light at the far end of the hall; it appeared that it opened up into a larger room.

"You first," whispered Randy.

Dan gave him an annoyed look that was lost in the dark, before slowly creeping forward. As much as he hated it, the floor creaked with every step.

His katana was at the ready. He passed two bathrooms, a men’s room and a ladies’ room. They were still and undisturbed, as far as he could tell; no sign of zombies.

When he stepped out into the wider room, he found himself standing in the back of a pristine bar. The tables were clean and ready for the night’s customers. The bar was fully stocked with glittering bottles of liquor and fridges of beer. The bartender was even there, holding a double-barreled shotgun, and pointing it right at him.

"How the hell did you get in here?" the tall and skinny man asked.

Dan let his katana drop to the floor and raised his hands. "We were being chased so we went through the first unlocked door we could find."

The man looked pissed. "Damn it Kyle. You left the door unlocked, how many times am I going to have to tell you? Lock the door!"

Dan noticed a short, freckle faced, red headed boy of about ten years old, sitting at the far end of the bar.

"Sorry dad, I forgot," he said, looking sullen.

"When are you gonna learn?"

The kid just put his head down.

The man turned his attention back to Dan, though he lowered his gun so it was aimed at the floor. "How is it out there?"

"Pretty damn bad," said Dan. "Things just kept snowballing, it is beyond control at this point."

The man nodded to himself a few times before lowering his gun completely. "Well, I suppose you can stay here if there is nowhere else to go."

"Thank you."

"Call me Carl."

Dan waved everyone into the room and introduced them all to the man and his boy.

"You guys seem pretty worn out," said Carl. "How about a brew? On the house."

Barns looked like an excited puppy at the sound of a free beer. "Hallelujah!"

"Do you have any water?" asked Zoey. "We have been doing nothing but running for hours now. Or maybe some place to clean off the sweat?"

The man thought about it as he popped the cap to a beer and slid it to Barns. "There is a small sink on this side of the bar, but if you want to wash up you will have to make do with the bathroom sink." He filled a few glasses in the sink and began divvying them out to the group.

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