Salby (Book 1): Salby Damned by Ian D. Moore

Author:Ian D. Moore [Moore, Ian D.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2014-08-18T22:00:00+00:00

Patience

It was dark when Brian’s eyes fluttered open. He rolled to his right, feeling the warm, soft skin of Meriam's body next to his, still in the clutches of sleep. He brushed his hand over her navel and upwards between her breasts, before gently pulling her towards him as she woke.

She smiled, looking into his gentle, knowing eyes with an overwhelming sense of feeling safe with him. As it was dark, they rose and dressed quietly, intent on some food from the cookhouse.

Stepping out into the communal corridor, with its floor coated in dark red plastic and walls an off-white colour, they turned towards the stairs, just in time to see Colin Snape pushing the stairwell door wide, slightly out of breath after the two-storey climb.

“Ahhhh, there’s my girl,” he said, seeing Meriam and pecking her cheek.

Brian just about managed to resist the urge to punch his boss, and Meriam just about resisted the urge to move away in disgust. For now, the deception had to hold, at least until they’d informed the colonel, and that was to be soon.

“Meriam, I need a word this evening, just you,” he said, with a dismissive glance at Brian.

“We were just going for some food,” she countered, her heart beating double time.

“No rush, I can wait until you get back. Be sure to knock on my door when you’re done. I’ll be waiting,” Snape said, registering his authority for Brian’s benefit.

Snape's appearance changed the mood, and they took the stairs slowly until sure Snape was out of earshot.

“Do you know what he wants?” Brian asked.

“Besides the obvious?” she countered sharply, before realising her tone. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to snap at you. He gives me the creeps.”

“It’s fine. I know it’s not easy for you,” he said, squeezing her hand gently.

“He has this crazy plan to break out of the camp. I think we should inform the colonel or the major as soon as we can. Colin reckons it’ll be all ready to go in two days.”

“You’re joking, right? And you’re supposed to go with him, is that right?” Brian asked, as the penny dropped.

“Honey, I had to convince him that I wanted to be with him in order to get him to leave the room so that you could get in. It’s you that I want to be with, Brian.

“Hey, hey, come on now, no tears. He’s not worth them. I want you with me, Meriam. It sickens me to see you have to do this. Please, just be careful. Who knows what the little prick is capable of.”

On reaching the cookhouse, they found it buzzing with activity with many military personnel around. While it wasn’t unusual to see shift changes of soldiers, it was a first to see quite so many. Brian and Meriam watched the movements as they ate, occasionally commenting but mostly in silence, each with thoughts of their own.

Brian had reservations about Meriam placing herself at the whim of Snape, unsure of what the man might be capable of and keen to alert the base commanders to his plan as soon as possible.

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