Running With the Horde by Joseph K. Richard

Author:Joseph K. Richard [Richard, Joseph K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic
ISBN: 149938503X
Amazon: B00JJ0VCJU
Publisher: Joseph K. Richard
Published: 2014-04-06T04:00:00+00:00

Mark and the Boys & 262

The nearest car dealership was Friendly Chevrolet about a mile up the road on Highway 65. I drove there at a crawl. The highway was jammed up worse than it had been on my walk home from the hospital. I drove on the shoulder to get by all the wrecks. Many vehicles still contained undead drivers and passengers that couldn’t get out. Just another appalling image to fall asleep to at night. Nearing the dealership, I was pleased to see part of the fence was smashed in but the lot was still loaded with many pristine vehicles. Looters may care about new cars but zombies didn’t give a damn.

Parking the wheezing old truck in the service road, I went the rest of the way to the fence on foot. Inside the grounds, the floor to ceiling windows of the sales floor had been broken and a few zombies lingered inside, but I paid them no mind.

The keys to all the vehicles were in a bin under a desk. I took the whole thing, which was heavy, headed back outside and made for the long row of SUVs. I settled on a brand new Equinox because it was small enough to navigate tight areas but still afforded me ample storage space and a place to sleep if needed. I wanted the four wheel drive just in case I had to get through ditches.

I tried almost 40 sets of keys before I realized they were labeled. I found the right set after a few more minutes rooting through the bin. She fired up right away. I even had a remote starter to go with it and a full tank of gas. I was having a good day. I decided to let the SUV get nice and toasty while I loaded my bag into the trunk. When I got out I was immediately assaulted by sound and movement from across the four-lane highway. There was a large group of zombies going nuts in the trailer court beyond the drainage ditch. I had missed them in my haste to find a new car. Score one for keeping my head on a swivel.

A surge of crackling energy became visible as I closed my eyes to concentrate. I focused on shutting everything else out of my mind. The energy reached out like lightening and I took a step back in shock as I felt it hit me. Just like that I was connected to the horde. This was an experience on an entirely different level from my cheap parlor tricks and square-dancing zombies.

I knew instantly there were 262 zombies surrounding the double-wide trailer and more on the way from all points of the compass drawn by the same energy I now felt coursing through my body. I knew why they were there as well. There were three people hiding inside a barricade of cheap fiberglass and second-hand furniture. Their hearts were pounding like jack hammers. Fear pulsed out from the trailer in waves that I could smell, pure unfiltered terror of the zombies outside their door.

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