Surviving The Ravenous by King Christine

Author:King, Christine [King, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Infected
Published: 2020-08-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6 – Arrival

We all knew we needed to get to the castle as fast as we could with no more distractions, it was only about an hour away, then we could settle in and get ourselves in order. Lance took over driving the van from me and we sped down the mostly empty motorways. We stopped once for a restroom break and had an early lunch in another deserted service station.

We could almost disregard the situation we were in; it was a little like a road trip with close friends, and now and again I found myself forgetting about all the horror and just enjoying the moment.

Of course, just as that happened, we would come across the remains of a coachload of people or see a house on fire in the distance and the desperation would fill my mind again. Sorrow and pain clouding out the sunshine and laughter, crushing the breath out of me as I remembered Mary Jane and all the things I had experienced since the day the gas came. At those times I would often find Lara holding my hand as though she knew I needed her, and I saw her do this for all of us at different times, our little angel of mercy helping to heal our hearts.

For most of the journey, the time seemed to fly by as we all sang songs and played silly games in the back. As we got closer to the castle, we saw no ravenous in the fields or on the roads and our spirits rose.

I drove some of the way in the front with just Lance. We talked of his family; he had two brothers, both overseas, and he told me in a quiet voice that he prayed for them every night. I explained my lack of relatives and Lance nodded along sympathetically but at the end of my story as I lamented the loss of Mary Jane and of all the family I had ever known he said gently, “you have a family now” and I felt tears of gratitude in my eyes as I realised it was true. My voice broke as I smiled and said, “as do you.” Lance nodded in agreement and glanced behind him at the others.

I couldn’t seem to stop yawning so Lance took over the driving, and to keep me awake he told me about finding Lara and saving her from the ravenous attack, I could see the love and affection on his face as he spoke of her. His voice softened at her name and I was so happy for them. To find love in these dark days was a wonderful thing and gave me hope for the future. It also made me wonder if the thoughts and feelings I seemed to have been developing for Jason were just because of our situation or borne of something deeper.

I found my eyes were still heavy, and so I swapped with Lara and sat in the back, trying to analyse my thoughts about my new family.

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