Nation Undead (Book 1): Neighbors by Ford Paul Z

Author:Ford, Paul Z. [Ford, Paul Z.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2018-05-06T04:00:00+00:00

PART 3

Chapter 16

Conjunction

Kahn drove. He drove to avoid his wife, the horror of his venture to Kimble’s house, and his failure to secure his family against the terrible mess knocking at his door. He drove to get away from the echo of the single gunshot crackling over the radio speakers. He drove into the rain, letting the drops cover his windshield, washing away his dark thoughts. They did little to distract him from his fear of this new world.

Despite this, Kahn’s drive to Wal-Mart was relatively quiet. To get there, he had to drive for about fifteen minutes along the minor highway perpendicular to his street. It was a mindless drive for the most part, some scattered businesses and homes, but never much activity. After a few minutes, he started to notice details through the rain that he didn’t expect. There were several cars parked at the steakhouse along the highway, as many as usual he supposed. Once he started looking he saw people walking inside fencing at a lumber yard, and a pickup truck zipped by him going the opposite direction. He actually saw several people with their vehicles attached to the gas pumps at the station along a highway junction, which seriously shocked him back into reality and away from his dark fears of the unknown. It seems even a major incident, and potential danger, didn’t keep people cowering inside. Kahn checked the gas tank in the company’s vehicle and found it to be full, so he drove onward.

Since he’d been at home with his family the thought hadn’t crossed his mind that people must be commuting. Maybe shopping, working, and acting normal despite the budding menace. Today’s trip was a necessity for his family, and the longer he drove the more his confidence grew he might find some order in the world and accomplish his goal. He felt increasingly guilty for driving away without telling Aisha he was leaving, or possibly bringing her with him. So they could both be reassured by their observation of today’s state of affairs, on the outskirts of the city at least.

Farther along, the speed limit slowed as the road approached the highway that made the inner loop of San Antonio. On the far east side of town things were not very densely populated, so the lack of cars on the road and absence of people was not unusual. Kahn slowed as he began to hit a series of stop lights that were blinking red instead of operating in sequence. But the lights had run like this here before, powered by the attached solar panels. The lack of cars on the road meant nothing slowed his quick commute. At the last light before the turn into the store he lingered for a moment and peered around. He could see the loop up ahead, and the businesses lining the highway at this point. The gas station here was abandoned and dark. So were the fast food restaurants. He couldn’t spy any cars on the elevated road.

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