The Renegades 2 Aftermath (A Post Apocalyptic Zombie Thriller) by Hunt Jack

Author:Hunt, Jack [Hunt, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Direct Response Publishing
Published: 2016-01-19T18:30:00+00:00

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Maybe it was the heat of the moment, or fear, but none of us except Specs seemed to recognize who the girl was, when he told me I stopped in my tracks. She was the president’s daughter, Kat Greer.

“You’re joking?”

“No, I’m pretty certain,” Specs replied.

There had been a recent change in power. A new one had come into office three months before the shit had hit the fan. We hadn’t exactly paid attention. Politics had a place next to religion in our household. It was rarely discussed and when it was, it usually came out with a few f-bombs. I scoffed, remembering the way my father would speak about government.

“They are all good-for-nothings. People cheer them in and then tear them down the next day. They promise the world and deliver fuck all. It’s all one big game, and one I don’t intend to play.”

He had the same sentiment about anyone who tried to control him, or tell him what to do. I couldn’t help see the irony in it, being as he had spent the largest chunk of his life in the military. An organization where you were paid to jump, run, and shit when commanded. It was why I had no inclination to follow in his footsteps. I was no number. And I definitely wasn’t going to risk my ass in the field just to keep the suits in Washington happy.

For hours Kat didn’t say much. We talked among ourselves while Dax tended to his wounds. It was mostly bruises and cuts, possibly a fractured rib. We used cushions from chairs to create makeshift beds to make them comfortable. It would take some time before we would find out how they ended up there. Kat Greer stayed close to Garret who we soon learned was on presidential detail for the Secret Service.

“So we’ll rotate through the night. Just two awake, and then change over after two hours.”

Specs and I took the first shift. If libraries were quiet when people were in them, the place had an almost eerie feeling at night. You could have heard a pin drop. As the inside of the library had an open concept, from the top floor you could see right out across the city. Above us was a skylight. Through it, it looked like a million tiny fireflies flicking on and off in the darkness. We rested against the ledge and occasionally looked down at the main doors. The rest of the time we gazed out across the city which would have looked beautiful at night if there had been power. Instead all we could see were flames flickering from various buildings. Occasionally we would spot a light flick on then off. There had to be more people out there. Those that weren’t gangs. People who had hunkered down in apartments like Benjamin. City folk who were doing their best to survive.

Specs lit a cigarette. We didn’t have many left. A pack and a half. The leftovers from what we had scavenged.

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