The Seven Cities Saga (Book 1): Fall of the Seven Cities (Novella) by Brenham Jay

Author:Brenham, Jay [Brenham, Jay]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2015-08-31T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

The classroom got darker as the sun started to go down. Taylor checked his watch nervously. It had been over an hour, closer to two, and Steve should have been there by now.

When he wasn’t checking his watch, he sat completely still, jaw clenched. Matt had only known Taylor for a few hours, but he could tell a few things about the man: he could be trusted; he was honest; he was a survivor; and he was concerned about his friend Steve.

“Why did you become a cop?” Matt asked, hoping to ease the tension in the room.

Taylor seemed to shake himself, bringing his attention back to the present. “I’m not sure, really. I was in the military and I got preference points on the test to become a cop. It seemed like a natural career progression at the time.””

“You’re real cool under pressure and don’t take no shit. I bet you were infantry. Marines or Rangers,” Eric offered.

Taylor gave a little chuckle. “No, nothing like that. I was in the Navy.”

“A fucking SEAL! I knew it! It’s that cold ass attitude you have. When that mother fucker came into the classroom, you were ready to pop him. I fucking knew you must’ve been special operations or something. The way you waited to see if he got through, that was smart. Your every day grunt wouldn’t have done that. They would have smoked him and then every infected in town would know where we were.”

Taylor’s smile widened. “Nope, I wasn’t a Navy SEAL. Never even thought about it. I was a Corpsman. I worked in the sick bay of a ship, handing out cold medicine and Motrin. Nothing special.”

Looking disappointed, Eric closed his mouth. Then a knowing smile slid over his face. “But now you’re a cop. You’re probably SWAT or something.”

Taylor shook his head. “I hate to disappoint you, Eric, but I’m just a normal cop. Do I like guns? Yeah. Do I like to shoot? Fuck yeah, and I’m pretty good at it, too. But I’ve never been the sort of person who defines myself through my job. I always cared more about spending time with my family than spending more time on the job trying to be on the SWAT team.”

“A fucking family man? For God’s sake, I would’ve been better off out there alone than with Deputy Dad.”

“You’re more than welcome to leave,” Taylor said coolly. “You came running to us, remember? I won’t pretend to be something I’m not and I won’t stop you from leaving. I’ve been a patrol cop my entire career. And I’ve never shot anyone until today.”

Matt raised his eyebrows. Taylor had seemed so calm after he shot those people, much calmer than Matt had felt after the killing he’d done.

Eric glanced at the door but made no move to leave. At the same moment, they heard the squeal of tires and the sound of a car hitting something. People began screaming, the sound so loud it could be heard above the gunshots that punctuated it.

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