The Precipice by Shawn Chesser

Author:Shawn Chesser
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: apocalyptic, walking dead, zompocalypse, zombie stories, zompoc, zombie tales, dystopian stories, post apocalyptic zombie stories
Publisher: Shawn Chesser

Chapter 29

When Lia emerged from her room at the rear of her tiny adobe home, Riker learned he wasn’t far off in his assessment of her stuffing things into an Army-issue duffel bag. She had changed into worn blue jeans and was shrugging a black overstuffed vest on over a gray Wellesley College sweatshirt. Slung over each shoulder was a large sports bag bearing the Olympic logo and the words Olympic Training Center, Lake Placid, New York.

Clutched in her right hand was a long, narrow case. It was black and plastered with colorful stickers suggesting it had traveled all over the world.

Riker said, “Looks like we have a change of plans.”

Lia said, “Is that OK?”

“I have to ask you a couple of questions. Might want to sit.”

Lia set the bags down. She took a seat on the couch, a questioning look on her face.

“Today is the first day you’ve been out and about since this thing started, right?”

After a short uneasy silence, Lia nodded. “I finally ran out of food.” A slight tilt to her head, she asked, “What gave me away?”

“There’s a week or so worth of dirt on your porch and stairs. If you had been going out on a regular basis there would be more than one set of tracks on your porch.”

“While the story about me coming face to face with the zombie in the store was the truth, I’m not as adventurous as I led you to believe.”

“Were you telling me the truth about the FEMA facility?”

“Half-truth.”

“What really happened?”

“These three assholes ran me down with their car. Boxed me in by a bus stand. There was no way I could outrun them on my bike. Before I could dismount and make a break on foot, one of the guys had a gun on me.” Tears welled in her eyes. “I didn’t know what to do.”

“Probably did the right thing,” Riker said. “You’re still breathing.” He was about to ask her what happened next when Shorty came on over the radio.

“You two breaking in a new mattress?”

Riker didn’t answer.

Flashing a wan smile, Lia said, “Ask him if he wants to watch.”

“We don’t want to get Shorty started. He’s a good guy, but he’s got a few rough edges.”

“A few?”

The look Riker gave her could mean only one thing: We are not done here. He said, “Then what happened?”

She wiped the tears on a sleeve. “There were three of them. Two guys and a woman. They were all a few years older than me. Based on their clothes … early thirties, I’d guess. They were out scavenging. Car was full of food and stuff. One of the guys tied me up with a scarf. They left her holding a knife on me while they ranged ahead. They must have only had one gun among them because that’s all I saw. Just a little pistol.”

“You don’t really have a gun under your mattress?”

She shook her head. “No. But I keep my rifle under the bed.”

Riker sighed. “So where’d the guys go off to?”

“The FEMA facility was a block away.

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