Rend by Brian Parker

Author:Brian Parker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: zombies, apocalypse, nuclear war, struggle for survival, mutation, teotwawki, zombie war, dystopian society, post apocalyptic survival fiction, post apocalyptic life
Publisher: Permuted Press

*****

08 March, 1324 hrs local

The National Archives

Washington, DC

Kestrel prowled around the roof of the Archives like a caged animal. He was furious. He’d never been relieved of an assignment and it made him want to start breaking shit and beating up these fucking Bureau assholes. How dare that woman do this? He did the right damned thing. His entire career, first in the military and then in the Agency, they’d always taken care of the helicopter crews. Those guys were your only lifeline out of most situations—this shithole included—and if they weren’t confident that you’d do everything in your power to save them or recover their bodies if something went down, then you’d be fucked.

He pulled the SCAR off his shoulder, sighted in on several creatures moving along the gore-filled Constitution Avenue and killed everything that moved. He was going to have to turn in the ammo anyways, so he might as well expend it on the stupid fucking zombies. He tried the relaxation techniques that his therapist had taught him, visualize someplace calm where he was the only person around—he usually visualized a snowy pine forest on the lower slopes of a mountain range—and breathe in for a count of three, out for a count of six. That shit barely worked for him when he was sitting on the couch, it sure as hell wasn’t working now.

The beat of the helicopter rotors coming closer told him that it was almost time to go. If he’d bothered to turn his radio back on, he would have known the entire details of the load, but he didn’t give a fuck. He just wanted to get out of here and get back to his nice, comfortable chair at his house. Why he’d agreed to come back was beyond him at this point. Because it’s the same reason you went after that helicopter: It’s the right thing to do, his mind disputed.

Besides, you got your dick wet. He could always count on his conscience to have a filthy side. It had been a few months since he’d been with a woman and he’d really enjoyed that part. He let his rifle settle onto its side on the building ledge while he thought. She was exactly what you needed at the time. Again, he couldn’t argue with his own logic. She felt so nice pressed against you, almost like there was more there than just the sex. Yeah, he’d really enjoyed her company over the week. They’d become good friends, even lovers. It probably hurt her more than you’d ever imagine having to kick you off the team. Then why’d she have to do it? You’d have done the exact same thing. She’s right; there’s no room for disobedience in this environment. He thought about it and decided that he would have kicked a motherfucker’s ass for pulling that shit. Sometimes doing the right thing is hard. You chose the hard way by going after the helicopter and she chose the hard right and had to get rid of you or else she’d risk the others thinking that she was a pushover.

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