The Rise of Macon: A Zombie Novel (Macon Saga Book 2) by Micah Gurley

Author:Micah Gurley
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: The Rise of Macon
Published: 2015-09-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Abe pushed off the wall, stood up and waited in the darkened trailer. The trip back to the fort was, thankfully, short and without any quick turns, which would have made a mess of everyone inside the trailer. He'd been sitting next to Patrick and Rich, both of whom had a rather unpleasant smell. He figured he did also, but he didn't seem to mind it on himself. Whatever the case, he was ready to get out of the trailer. He felt Old Ben pull in a wide circle, stop, pull forward again, reverse the truck and finally come to a stop.

They were trapped in the back until someone opened the trailer door from the outside, which thankfully didn't take too long. The sliding door opened, letting the dull November sun have its way with the dark. Billy was standing on the ground when it opened, and just as quickly scampered up and inside the trailer.

"Sorry fellas, had to get the door open, but there are some diseased in the neighborhood. Would rather deal with them from up here."

Abe knew how he felt. He'd had enough of getting close and personal with the diseased to last him a life time. He pulled his sidearm and moved up beside Patrick on the far right of the open door. Old Ben had backed the truck right to within a few feet of the moat, something which would allow much easier unloading of the food.

They didn't wait long. The first diseased stumbled around the corner and slammed, chest high, into the back of the trailer. On reflex, everyone at the rear of the trailer backed up a step at the gruesome sight before them. What had once been a young man stood looking up into the trailer, half his face burned and missing. He looked like a piece of steak that'd been forgotten on the grill. The burnt and missing flesh gave prominence to his white gnashing teeth, which opened and closed, almost expectantly. The other half of his face, though not burned, remained blistered and red. It's one remaining eye, now milky white, stared into the trailer, in a feral display of the disease's transformation.

Abe knew he could easily deal with the young man, but hesitated, he just didn't want to. He didn't want to get close to it. Didn't want to have to kill anymore, diseased or not. He wasn't like Kyle, and after this morning, he had to admit it to himself. He wondered if he was a coward to feel this way. But just because he didn't like it, didn't mean he wouldn't step forward and do what needed doing. He just didn’t enjoy it.

Abe's introspective thoughts ended quickly, as one of the bikers stepped forward and shoved a knife through the diseased's remaining eye. The man made a comment, laughed and pushed the burnt young man off the knife. The biker's bravado vanished, as the rear of the trailer filled with diseased, who rounded the corner of the trailer in larger numbers.

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