The Eyeless: A novel of suspense and terror by L. R. J. Allen

Author:L. R. J. Allen [Allen, L. R. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Volatile Publishing
Published: 2024-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

5.

More and more people found their way to the police station, some armed, most not. Annie Barbeito shepherded them into the main reception area as Sheriff Banner and his deputies laid their weapons and ammunition on the reception desk.

Their resources were lacking.

“Is this it?” asked the Sheriff.

“We’re a small town. This isn’t the city,” said one of the deputies, Anders. “We have a firearm per officer with a spare magazine each, plus the three shotguns you see here. The shotguns are fully loaded, and there’s a spare box of rounds.”

“How many rounds in the box?” Banner asked.

“Fifty,” said Anders.

Sheriff Banner did the math in his head.

“So, we have just less than three-hundred rounds for our firearms and about thirty total for the shotguns,” he said.

“Correct.”

“That ain’t much,” said Banner.

“Not against an army of those freaks.” This was Kline.

“Who else here is armed?” The Sheriff asked Anders.

“I don’t know, we haven’t made a tally.”

“Make that your next task,” said Banner, “and quickly.”

“Sheriff!” Annie called.

Banner looked over at his colleague, who stood at the station’s main entrance. Her face was white with fear.

He hurried over to her, Kline not far behind him.

“Outside,” Annie said.

Banner frowned. Annie nodded toward the door. The Sheriff peered out the entrance to see his town in chaos. The setting sun had all but been extinguished by the many plumes of smoke billowing from the countless fires that now raged.

To the station’s right, at the far end of the street, came a horde of monsters walking from the smoke.

Banner shut the door and took Annie by the shoulders.

“Get as many of those that’re unarmed down to the cells immediately,” he said.

“The cells?” she asked.

“The doors, they’re reinforced and maglocked. Take them down there and lock ‘em inside, ok?”

Annie nodded.

“And take this,” said Banner, handing her his pistol along with the spare magazine. “If you see anything green come down those stairs you pop ‘em between the eyes for me.”

Annie looked at the pistol and said, “But you’ll be unarmed!”

“I’ll take a shotgun,” he said. “Now get going.” He turned around to face the crowd of citizens and survivors that had congregated in the reception hall. “Ok, listen up!” he shouted. “I need everyone who’s unarmed to follow Miss Barbeito here! She’s going to take you somewhere safe and away from danger until I say otherwise!”

“Away from danger?!” someone cried indignantly. “Those monsters killed my daughter!”

There was a murmur of discontent among the crowd.

“And I don’t intend for that to happen to anyone else tonight!” the Sheriff continued. “We’re experiencing something of magnitude here in town this evening people! I don’t know how or why, but I do know that I won’t let anyone else suffer at the hands of this madness! So, I ask you, as your Sheriff, to please heed what I say and follow Miss Barbeito as quickly as you can!”

“What about the rest of us?” shouted someone else.

“Those that are armed and able stay here!” said Banner. “We’re gonna defend this building until outside help

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