Trying to Survive (Part 3) by C.J. Crowley

Author:C.J. Crowley [Crowley, C.J.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Published: 2016-09-21T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

By the time Allen returned with the others, Brian was fast asleep and Jenny was convinced that his fever had already started to calm down. It may just be wishful thinking on my part, but I truly felt that I was able to pick up a bit of optimism in her voice for the first time since he was injured.

A small group of enthusiastic shredders had managed to follow the cars. My anger with possibly facing another death made it so I was happy to go outside and help Walt take care of them while Allen made sure Veronica and Clara got in the building safely.

After shooting three of them, I still didn’t feel satisfied. There was one more clumsily running at us, and as Walt was about to fire I told him to stop. I turned my rifle around and began walking toward it.

Walt said “What the fuck are you doing?”

When the shredder saw me approaching, a surge of energy went through its body and allowed it to speed up. I got the rifle in position, built up momentum and struck it in the head with the stock when we were almost face to face.

I hesitated for a moment as I truly studied what used to be a young man. It was almost as if I was standing over a mirror that presented the image of what I would look like if I turned… If my eyes changed to the hypnotic amber.

I heard Walt yelling for me, but my mind turned it into nothing more than a dulled whisper. Something came over me and I began slamming the stock of the rifle down on its head with everything I had. The second strike cracked its skull and shot blood all over my shoes. I just kept going until its head was nothing more than a mangled pile of skin, bone, hair and pieces of its brain swimming in blood.

Even after the butt of the rifle began to hit the concrete, I still kept going. I wanted to make sure there was nothing left of that face. That I’d never see myself as one of them again.

When Walt finally pulled me away I was in daze. My breathing was frantic and I was actually seeing little white specks of light floating around in front of my face. Knowing I lost control of myself only brought me closer to feeling what it would be like to turn.

“James, what the hell is wrong with you!? Snap out of it!” Walt said as he shook my shoulders.

“I’m fine.” I muttered while still looking down at the mess I’d made.

When I turned around to head back, Allen, Veronica and Clara were all by the front entrance staring at me. Allen and Clara’s expressions remained stone cold, but Veronica was looking at me as if I was just as monstrous as one of the shredders.

I didn’t care if they understood why I felt the need to do it… It worked… I just looked to

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