Thirteen Roses Book Five: Home: A Paranormal Zombie Saga by Cairns Michael

Author:Cairns, Michael [Cairns, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: devil, god, horror, lucifer, london, zombies, post apocalypse, apocalypse
Publisher: Cairns Publishing
Published: 2015-04-15T04:00:00+00:00

Alex

Alex settled behind the wheel of the truck, snorted, and shook his head. He couldn’t do this. What if they crashed? First he invented the plague, now he was going to wipe out the survivors in a blazing inferno. Luke would kill him, assuming he didn’t top himself first.

But what choice did he have? Luke would kill him just as much if they returned and found them still sat here. Did any of the ladies drive? Of course they did, he should just ask them. Where had his confidence gone? He tried to remember how he’d felt with his baseball bat, finally believing he could do something worthwhile.

A faint trickle of belief filtered through. He put the truck into gear and, after a few false starts, got them going.

He wound through Ealing, out the other side, and onto the A40. The rain was getting heavier and sounded like hailstones on the roof of the truck. He did his best to ignore it, focusing on the road and the little he could see in the head lamps.

The A40 was like a half empty car park, vehicles scattered like dice on the road. He pushed the truck to 35mph and kept it there as he weaved side to side. The going was steady and he reached the junction to Beaconsfield quicker than he expected.

He turned off, went past the town and up into the hills. As he drove away from the street lights and out into the country, he understood why this had been such a good choice. Countryside stretched away on both sides, pitch black and revealing nothing of its secrets.

His headlights cut through the storm, showing him nothing but road and trees. They were alone out here. He actually believed this could work. He smiled, relaxing enough that his shoulders ached instead of being just numb. He’d been holding them so tense on the drive but now they were—

They hit the water at 40mph and slid across the road. He shouted, hands tightening as the wheel tried to spin. Screams came through from the back and he flushed despite the barrier between them. They came out the far side of the puddle and the wheels caught the tarmac. The truck lurched again but stayed steady and he let out the breath he’d been holding.

The dark road no longer looked safe. He slowed right down and moments later had reason to be grateful. Around the next corner, a four car pile up covered most of the road. As he squeezed past, he looked down into one of the cars and saw someone staring back. Sweat beaded his forehead at the pale face, and teeth scraping against the window.

They slid past and the face faded into the darkness. He shuddered and leant further over the wheel. Not far to go now. He reached the road off to the right and pulled up it, slowing yet further as the surface deteriorated. Concrete gave way to loose stone that set the truck rattling from side to side.

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