The Fortress by Michael Scattergood

Author:Michael Scattergood [Scattergood, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2019-08-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

“Nick!” Tommy yelled.

“What?”

“Where the hell did Ned get this rock?”

“What rock?”

“The one on his lap!”

“Diego no barking!... Good boy.” Ned said.

“Dammit, Ned.” Tommy sighed, as Nick looked at him with pure confusion. “Diego was his dog who died like 6 years ago. Nick, where did he get the rock?”

“I don’t know, in the yard?”

“We don’t have any huge, dark grey rocks in our yard, Nick.”

“Well I don’t know I was asleep what do you want from me?”

“You sleep in the same room you didn’t hear anything?”

“No!”

“He can’t be outside wandering around, especially when we are all asleep he’s going to get himself killed. Ned, listen to me, you can’t go outside, okay?” No response. “Ned? Do you hear me?” Ned continued petting Diego.

“What’s going on?” Bobby asked as he came downstairs with Jordyn.

“Ned has a rock.” Tommy answered.

“What? Nick he can’t go outside.” Bobby said, as Nick threw his arms up in the air.

The Fortress members gathered for breakfast before Tommy and Bobby took off for Pittsburgh. Tracey volunteered to make a feast of bagels, eggs, frozen waffles, and microwaveable bacon. Tommy kept a tally of how many times Bobby and Jordyn smiled at each other during breakfast, it was 11. Borderline gross he thought, but he was happy for them. Casey went on and on about why cheerleading competitions are a sport, everyone just kind of nodded even though nobody believed it, it seemed important to her. Bobby told the story of how he and Tommy would shovel the snow off driveways for $1 each, regardless of the size of the storm or driveway. When people tried to pay more they wouldn’t let them, except for Mrs. Thomas down the street who would give them 10 dollars each and claim she didn’t have any singles in the entire house so they had to take the 10. Then they would take the day’s earnings and buy whatever they could afford at the local mini mart. Candy, gum, hot chocolate, whatever peaked their interest. But the breakfast couldn’t last forever, to everyone’s dismay, as the Nagels loaded the Humvee with food, drinks, supplies, and most importantly, guns and ammo. Bobby and Jordyn kissed, their lips lingered, neither one willing to utter the word “goodbye.” Tommy smiled from the car, and simply said “Don’t worry, I’ll keep him safe.” They were on the road by 9:00, giving them plenty of time to find Melanie before sundown. That is, if all goes as planned.

Bobby won the “who drives?” debate by arguing Tommy’s emotional investment in this trip would negatively influence his driving ability. Not that Bobby believed that, he just wanted to drive. They spent the first thirty minutes arguing about Martha Stewart. Yes, Martha Stewart.

“I’m just saying it’s ridiculous that after going to federal prison that they just gave her a cooking show, did she learn some amazing recipes in prison, Bobby?” Tommy said.

“She did her time. You can’t keep punishing people for past mistakes.”

“She was convicted of felonies!”

“It’s not like she killed someone.

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