Of Man and Monster by Saje Williams

Author:Saje Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wings ePress, Inc

Eleven

Sunday night—later still.

They stood and watched in silence as the trucks pulled away, the tools clattering all the way down the road. “Zombies don't pack things very carefully, do they?” Ben observed matter-of-factly.

Cory didn't say anything. He sank down on the curb, feet in the gutter, head in his hands. Ben leaned down, laid a cool hand on his shoulder. “You couldn't help it,” he said.

The vampire shook his head angrily. “I should've done something ... something else..."

"We gotta follow them, don't we?” Ben asked.

Cory's gaze swept upward, meeting Ben's blue stare. “Yeah ... you're right. Let's move."

He left the werewolf behind before he realized it, catching up and throwing himself up and into the bed of the rear-most truck. He dropped into a crouch behind a wheelbarrow as the truck took the next corner. He didn't know if these living zombies would react to his presence, but he wasn't about to take the chance.

The convoy trundled out of town down the Sisters Highway.

* * * *

Rachel snarled wordlessly at the nurse as she dug her legs into her slacks. She stood, wavering a little, and buttoned the waistband. She brushed her hair back and pulled her blouse on. “Where are my shoes?"

"You can't leave,” the nurse objected. “The doctor said—"

"Don't give a crap what the doctor said,” she sneered. “I'm out of here. Where are my freakin’ shoes? I'll walk out of here barefoot if I have to."

"That cupboard over there,” he said, pointing dismissively to the corner of the room. He'd done his duty in warning her. “The doctor thought if you couldn't find them, you'd be less likely to leave."

"Guess he was wrong."

She snatched her shoes out of the cupboard, made sure her socks were tucked away inside them, and hurriedly finished dressing. She snagged her jacket off the back of a chair and pulled it on. “Tell the doctor I'm going to miss him."

"Oh, you're a funny lady,” the nurse replied with a smirk. “I hear you're a regular stand-up."

"Smart mouth is going to get you in trouble some time,” Rachel growled in response. “Have a nice night."

* * * *

The cool wind snatched at her hair as she stood on the edge of the parking lot, scanning for her car. She couldn't remember where she'd parked, and there were enough cars out there it wasn't immediately obvious. She swept her gaze across the lot and froze. Bink's ‘96 Monte Carlo turned off the main street and crept slowly toward her.

He pulled up to the curb, leaned over, and rolled the passenger window down. “Rachel. Get in. Bigby's missing. His Camaro is sitting by the side of the road, engine running. I got a couple of uniforms covering it for now."

He shoved the door open and she slid in. “When was his car found?"

"About an hour ago. I don't know what he was doing out there past Cline Falls, but a Fish and Game officer called it in. He'd been following the river looking for a couple of deer poachers working the area.

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