LOCKDOWN_A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller by Lee West

Author:Lee West [West, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-04T16:00:00+00:00

— 19 —

Marvin tried to muster the energy to run, but his body simply did not respond. Even in this desperate situation, despite willing his legs to go faster, he simply could not move at a more rapid pace.

“Stop! I order you to STOP!” yelled the woman.

He could tell by the sound of her voice that she was right on his heels. It would only be a second before he was caught if he didn’t try harder. He reached deep for one more burst of energy, but came up short. A rough hand slapped down hard on his shoulder, yanking him back.

The woman yelled, “Don’t make me tackle you, old man!”

“Okay, fine! You win!” he shouted and slowed.

The others were a lot farther ahead of him. Nancy, Brett, Meg and Joe were already out of sight, probably out of the park for all he knew. Frank was only slightly faster than Marvin and had almost fallen prey to the male soldier. In the distance, Mike stopped and turned around for his friend Frank, who was only steps ahead of the soldier.

“Stop or I’ll shoot!” said the male soldier.

The words had their intended effect, stopping both Frank and Mike in their tracks. The officer grabbed Frank by the arm and manhandled him toward Marvin. Mike followed close behind, glancing over his shoulder like he expected the rest of the group to return and save him.

“Let’s see your codes! Now!”

The men looked at each other, confused. “Codes? What do you mean?” asked Frank.

“The ID codes you were issued,” said the woman.

The woman held a small black device, which looked similar to a bar code reader.

“We haven’t been issued any ID codes, but I can provide a driver’s license,” offered Marvin.

“Have you been through processing?” asked the man.

“No, we haven’t been processed. Where should we go for that?” said Mike.

Frank shot Mike a severe look, trying to shut him up.

“You should’ve been assigned a location based on your address. Why the delay?” asked the woman.

“We thought it would be better for my grandfather if we were all processed together. You know, to help the old man,” said Frank, glancing at Marvin. “It’s an intimidating process from what we can tell, and he can’t take care of himself.”

“You’re not allowed to leave your zone without approval. Do you have approval to leave the zone?” asked the woman.

“Sorry. No, we don’t. Maybe you should take us to the nearest processing facility? Or maybe you could take us to the one that processes Lawrence,” said Mike.

The guards looked at each other, trying to figure out what to do. Neither of them seemed eager to take them to a processing point. Frank picked up on their uncertainty and hesitation.

“Don’t listen to him. We’ll be fine. We just had to get gramps over here. We’ll report to the nearest processing facility,” he said.

Frank’s words seemed to satisfy the guards. Then the woman said, “Where are your friends?”

“What friends?” asked Mike.

“The other people you were running with,” said the man.

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