Trying to Survive (Part 2) by C.J. Crowley

Author:C.J. Crowley [Crowley, C.J.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Published: 2016-08-27T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Three hours had gone by – I wanted to shoot the clock in the worst way. I saw it as one of the main sources of my stress. I just couldn’t stop watching it, even though I knew it was drastically slowing down my perception of time.

We all stayed in the living-room together, but rarely spoke. Jenny said all that needed to be said – the only thing we can do is wait.

When Jessie wasn’t outside smoking a cigarette, he was pacing around the first floor of the house and checking all of the windows… He wasn’t the only one who felt like we were being watched…

Jenny stayed by the front bay and took on the role of a statue, forever watching the end of the road. There were moments when I could barely tell she was breathing. She stood completely still, with her feet about a foot apart and her arms folded across her chest. She never even shifted her weight to one side as most people do after standing in the same place for such a long period of time.

Walt sat forward in the maroon chair. His elbow rested on his knee and his chin was in his hand. I could feel that his mind was racing as he gazed out at the neighborhood. I tried to get an idea of how he was feeling, but his face was completely lacking any signs of emotion.

Everyone but Clara and Melanie stayed away from the couch where Anthony died. Jessie took the time to cover it with blankets so we wouldn’t see the blood, but we all knew it was there. Whereas Clara stayed glued to the exact spot where he took his final breath. I suspected it made her feel closer to him…

We only had four guns, not including Jenny’s pistol, and two of them were our rifles. Last time I checked the duffle bag there were only seven bullets left, and all of the extra bullets for the M4’s were stolen from the van. The M4 I gave back to Jessie was full, but according to my memory Jenny had used up at least half of her clip giving Melanie a shooting lesson.

From what little information Jessie provided, assuming there were around ten of them was a good bet, but I had a feeling their numbers were even greater… There’s no coming up with a plan to get him back or fight against them... We’re completely helpless and at their mercy.

At the moment, the only thing I could think to hope for was that they’d be reasonable people. That they’d just take the rest of our supplies and send us on our way… If anything, I was almost more concerned about what we’d have to go through to get more weapons and food. It would require going out at night and getting the shredders to empty out of buildings…

Even though I hadn’t known Brian for very long, it felt strange not to hear his voice or see his face.

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