Snatchers Box Set, Vol. 4 [Books 10-12] by Whittington Shaun

Author:Whittington, Shaun [Whittington, Shaun]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Published: 2018-05-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty Nine

Craig Burns handed young Jez a glass of water and could see the young boy was distraught. The blonde haired teenager was sitting in the armchair and was numb from the events the night before.

“Have you slept?” Craig asked him, but Jez never gave him an answer immediately.

Craig gazed at the youngster and could see the bags under his eyes. If Jez had slept, it wasn't for long.

Jez took a sip of the water and shook his head. “Hardly.”

“This is not your fault ... it's not our fault.”

“But are they gonna see it like that?” Jez was referring to the Colwyn residents. The young man wiped his eyes before continuing, “The only reason that gang came here in the first place was to look for me and you.”

“If Terry Braithwaite had managed to keep it together...” Craig paused and decided not to go on. What was the point? Blaming individuals for the situation they were in wasn't going to bring people back.

If anything, Craig could blame himself for the way that these events had unfolded.

If Craig hadn't bumped into Pickle, they wouldn't be in Colwyn Place at all. If Craig had decided not to take a WOE man off of his bike and rode into Haywood on it, they wouldn't be in this mess. He could torture himself all day, thinking about things that had led to this.

“I understand what you mean about Terry,” said Jez. “But some people aren't going to see it that way.”

“Doesn't matter now. What's done is done.”

“I was beginning to think that maybe I could settle here,” Jez began. “I was getting on with Danny and Freddie, and now this has happened. Freddie is dead because of me.”

“People in this street know that these guys are bad news.” Craig sat down on the couch, opposite where Jez was sitting. “Pickle had some trouble with them a few weeks back, and look at that poor family at Slitting Mill.”

“You don't have to remind me.” Jez lowered his head with sadness. “I was there.”

“Anyway, these kinds of people were gonna pop up eventually. A lot o’ people think that killing and bullying people to get what they want is the only way to survive. Survival of the fittest, and all that. It's one of the reasons why I decided to stay on my own. And then we met Pickle and saw this place. A place where people are ... normal and kind and...”

Feeling Jez looking at him, Craig laughed and said, “Sorry, I'm going off on a tangent.”

A knock on the door made both men jump.

Craig gestured Jez to remain where he was and headed for the door. Before he opened it, he knew it was Pickle. He could tell by the outline of the man, even with a sheet of frosted glass in front of him.

Craig smiled thinly once the door was opened and greeted Pickle with a good morning.

“And how are yer two fellows?” asked the former inmate. It was clear that he had no malice towards Craig and Jez.

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