The Devil's Graveyard by Anonymous

Author:Anonymous [Anonymous]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Mystery, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
ISBN: 9781843174721
Publisher: Michael O'Mara
Published: 2010-01-01T23:00:00+00:00

Thirty-One

The escape from the zombies was still fresh in Sanchez’s mind when, having parked the bike, the three of them eventually entered the hotel. The night ride would normally have been exhilarating, but after the horrors of what he’d just seen in the desert, it seemed completely inconsequential. He was still coming to terms with the fact that he’d just been digging a shallow grave for himself and his friend, and had seen two men coldly executed. And that had taken place before the undead showed up, climbing out of the ground and trying to eat him. With all these thoughts running through his mind, it was a decidedly sombre Sanchez who followed Gabriel and Elvis into the hotel lobby and through to the bar.

Gabriel’s huge, bulky frame, leather biker gear, shaved head and tattoos made him stand out from all the other hotel guests. From his own experience as a bartender, Sanchez knew Gabriel would be served quickly. Never keep the big, nasty-looking fuckers waiting.

‘Three bottles a beer,’ Gabriel called out to the girl behind the bar. Valerie took one look at him and, muttering something under her breath, quickly turned to the small fridge behind her. She grabbed three bottles of Shitting Monkey, flicked the caps off with an opener hanging from a key chain on her belt, and placed the bottles on the bar.

Gabriel tossed a fifty-dollar bill at her, picked up the beers and turned to Elvis and Sanchez. ‘Let’s get us a table and talk through why we’re all here.’ He nodded at Elvis. ‘You can start by tellin’ me who Invincible Angus was hired to kill.’

‘Sure thing, Gabe.’

Sanchez took a look around the bar. The layout of the place, with its widely scattered tables, made private conversations less likely to be overheard. And this was definitely going to be a private conversation.

There was a raised area at the end furthest from the bar. Elsewhere in the room, many of the tables had one or two people sitting at each, but here they were all empty. Elvis led the way towards one in the corner. A large black speaker on the wall a few feet above the table played gentle background music, which would help to mask their conversation from anyone who might be interested in what a huge biker, an Elvis impersonator, and a chubby bar owner might have to say.

Sanchez seated himself next to Elvis in one of two cream-coloured armchairs. Their backs were to the bar, while Gabriel relaxed on the other side of the table with his back to the wall. He seemed to want to be sure that he could see all that went on in the bar. His eyes constantly darted back and forth, looking for anything of interest or out of the ordinary. After checking out all of the other drinkers (of which there were about twenty seated around the place) for any potential danger, he picked up the nearest beer and held it out to the others.

‘Salud,’ he said.

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