Trudge: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse by Shawn Chesser

Author:Shawn Chesser [Chesser, Shawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: Smashwords
Published: 2011-07-15T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Day 2 Bonneville, Oregon

Rawley noticed the headlights winking in the rearview mirror when he slowed to round a sharp curve in the road. A big grin crossed his face as it registered in his one track mind that the vehicle flashing him was the red Cabriolet driven by the two blonde beauties from the Vista House. Following them was the bright yellow Camaro and bringing up the rear was a lifted 4x4 pickup.

“Slow down we have company”, Rawley’s voice came through the two way radio that rested on the console by Cade’s Glock 19.

Leo relayed Cade’s response into the Motorola, “Driver man says the next chance he gets he’ll pull over.”

Five minutes later they stopped on the off-ramp merging the old scenic highway with the interstate.

*****

The girls were warmly greeted by Rawley.

Cade cautiously walked towards the Dodge pickup to meet the driver, M4 carbine hanging from his body, locked and loaded.

“Howdy, how’s it going friend?” the man sitting in the truck asked, his voice accented with a Southern drawl.

One look and Cade knew that the older man could handle himself; he locked eyes and held his gaze, he exuded an air of self-confidence, usually evident in law enforcement or military men.

“Well, considering that the dead are walking around and I’m not one of them. Pretty damn good! And you?” Cade said.

“Pardon my poor manners, names Duncan Winters”, the man said extending his hand.

Cade met him halfway and returned the man’s firm handshake.

“How did you end up travelling with the old man and the twins?”

“I was trying to get onto 84. I was aimin to head east to Utah and find my brother. Before I got onto the off-ramp I saw a group of unarmed people murdered in cold blood. One big sumbitch of a biker gutted a little girl while I watched” Duncan said, his voice wavering.

“Was there a state cop present?”

“He was the first to die” Duncan said.

“Did anyone resist?” Cade probed for more info.

“No, they were butchered before they could do a thing. Whole mess lasted less than it takes to watch a commercial on the TV. Those pukes make the Viet Cong look like pacifists.”

“Sounds like there was nothing you could have done to change the outcome by yourself” Cade said trying to assuage the guilt that he detected.

“I felt a feeling of helplessness descend on me. I watched that madman and his boys have their way with those people, and after they murdered all of the men, they took the rest of the women with them.”

Duncan stared into Cades eyes, his rage evident, and said with a hard edge to his words, “At any cost, I’d like to send those pieces of shit to hell.”

Cade had only two words to add, “I concur.”

“I’ve got kin in Salt Lake City that I’d like to check up on. I was headed that way when this madness started. Maybe we can help each other until we part ways? Anyway, what I’m getting at is I’d like to roll with you all.

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