Knight of the Dead (Book 1): Knight of the Dead by Smorynski Ron

Author:Smorynski, Ron [Smorynski, Ron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2018-09-06T04:00:00+00:00

15. City of Nightmares

Dad hears it first, waking in the attic. His wife and girls are sound asleep. He grudgingly gets up. Rondo is down below, near the hatchway. Dad crawls stiffly in boxers to the front opening of the attic. He reaches the sheet and sits listening. He can hear the sound of zombies attacking. It isn’t far off, and echoes across the city blocks.

He slowly moves the sheet to look out. In front of their house across the street is the chain link fence surrounding the schoolyard. On the other side are apartment buildings, small high rises, four to six storied buildings. The building straight across is besieged by zombies. There are survivors in there screaming. Something must have gone wrong inside the apartment. The zombies must have found a way in or perhaps someone inside was infected and turned.

Dad isn't sure. His thoughts race, wondering sadly what disaster finally came upon them. His wife, small in stature, walks up and sits beside him at the opening, hugging him in the cool air of the Los Angeles autumn night. She is less than half his size.

It does not sound like The Horde, but it certainly sounds like a horde. The barking and groans of zombies below the apartments are loud. There is the definite sound of men, Russian men, yelling, not in a panic, but as if fighting or holding them back. The area has many Russian immigrants. His daughters know many of their kids in the public schools. Most live in the apartments in the area.

The yelling is coming from the street level, where they can not see. Heavy things are clanging, perhaps a barricade held up by desperate men is being pushed by zombies. The yelling of men brings more zombies and their growls grow. Women scream from within.

Gunfire erupts, zombies growl louder, glass shatters, and metal scrapes. There are screams of pain and loss.

“Could you help them?”

“I don't know. I'm too tired. I just can't. I can't save everybody.”

Someone runs from a darkened balcony and leaps. Zombies rush off after her, grabbing into the air, not stopping as they leap for their prey. It seems to be on the third floor. That is where they hear all the noises of gunfire, clanging, and zombie growls.

His wife gasps. He closes his eyes and looks down. The sounds are still there and the gunfire lessons as the growls of zombies rise. And they feed.

They make love, quietly at the side of the attic, not concerned that their daughters will wake. They return to their bedding and sleep. It is oddly peaceful and quiet and dark. They lay near their children, who are alive, breathing, and peacefully asleep.

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