Life Among the Dead 4: The End by Daniel Cotton

Author:Daniel Cotton
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2016-05-17T07:00:00+00:00

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“The barracks!” Killian points across the plain of asphalt to where they should head rather than standing out in the open as they are. He leads them at a quick but silent pace, trying to be covert.

At the door the oldest child peers in to see if it’s safe, though no movement is detected he enters with caution. A finger to his lips lets his family know to be quiet. Though afraid, more afraid than he’s ever been in his life, he ventures ahead to check out the halls leading to their open bay housing.

The short hall that serves as an entrance, where soldiers once took turns monitoring who came and went, leads to a long hall that cuts down the middle of the building connecting every room; the two large bays full of bunk beds, the utility closet, guest bathroom, and the community recreation room. Each floor is identical in its layout, every building that serves as quarters is the same. The main artery is clear, the young man waves for his family to follow.

At the swinging double doors Killian halts their progress so he can peer through the long narrow windows before leading his mother and brother inside. Once in they feel relieved, they feel safe at last. The eldest boy doesn’t let himself relax just yet, he quickly moves along the rows of metal beds and lockers to make sure it truly is safe. When he fails to locate any danger the tension finally escapes his chest with a sigh.

“I have to pee,” Hippo announces. The youngest heads towards the bathroom, a room that hasn’t been secured.

“Hold on,” Killian stops him. He’s at the doors they just used, sliding a push broom through the handles, it isn’t a perfect means of keeping danger out but it’s all he has at the moment. “Let me check it out first.”

“Fine. But, hurry!” the boy says starting to dance. The feeling that he has to urinate is more urgent now that he has declared his intent yet has to wait, as if his bladder is just as head strong and stubborn as he is. “Whoops! Too late,” the boy says then reconsiders his words. “I mean, the door just moved. I didn’t pee myself. Yet.”

The swinging door to the bathroom cracks wider and wider as whatever is inside pushes against it. A figure slowly slides out.

“It’s just Murphy,” Hippo says. He starts towards the bathroom to relieve the pent up pressure in his bladder.

“Hippo, wait!” his brother tries to stop him. The cop hasn’t spoken. His gaze on the approaching boy is unsettling, empty of recognition or any trace of humanity.

Familiarity proves false, this is no longer Murphy. Killian sees his brother is hell bent on not listening to his warning. The closest thing he can find to use as a weapon is a pillow. He snatches one off the nearest bottom bunk and charges ahead of his brother. The pillows the survivors have been issued are heavy and lumpy, filled with a squishy granular substance that shift to one end as the boy tightly grips the sham.

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