Undone: A Dystopian Fiction Novel by Chad Evercroft

Author:Chad Evercroft [Evercroft, Chad]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: new science fiction
Published: 2015-02-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

The first looter was about my height, with a shaved head and all-black clothes. He carried a hatchet, which was the first thing I noticed in the dim light of the single candle. He looked surprised when he rushed in, but responded much faster than I anticipated. He shouted, automatically ducking, as Rick swung the baseball bat. It missed him, but struck the person behind him. Lawrence lunged at the hatchet before he could take a hit at Rick, and they fell tumbling back out the smashed backdoor. They hit the ground hard, right by the guy who had gotten hit with the back. They struggled with the hatchet for a few moments, but Lawrence managed to get in a strong punch. Rick and I ran forward into the cold, tripping over the fallen bodies, and began swinging at anything that moved. I felt my hammer come in contact with human heads and arms, and ignored the sickening feeling the cracking and bumping sound provoked in me. I had no idea how many people there were. I didn’t take the time to let my eyes adjust to the darkness. There was a flashlight, but whoever held it was flailing around. I hit the flashlight’s owner, sending the flashlight rolling on the ground by Rick’s feet. He snatched it up and shone it around the yard.

“Anyone else want some?” he cried.

The flashlight revealed nothing but trees, grass, and some crumpled up-bodies. Four to be exact, counting the ones behind us. We stood in silence for a few moments, our hearts all pounding like a chorus of drums. I nudged one of the bodies with my foot, rolling them over. He wore a face mask so I couldn’t see his features. He was barely conscious, softly moaning. I breathed a sigh of relief. I hadn’t killed him. Lawrence, who had incapacitated his victim, stood up and wiped his nose.

“I think…”

Lawrence’s voice stopped mid-sentence. I swung around to see what was wrong, but something cold and hard struck me over the head. I reeled back, head spinning, and tried to raise my hands to shield myself, but I was struck again. Someone had come around from behind us. They moved frighteningly fast; I couldn’t get a good look at them. I punched the air, but my attacker grabbed my wrists and brought his skull smashing down into mine. I could hear Rick’s voice, shouting, but couldn’t do anything but sink to my knees. Everything went dark.

“Aw, shit, you didn’t kill him, did you?”

“No, he’s breathing, relax.”

The voices were unfamiliar. They broke through the haze of my brain and brought me back to reality. After the voices, the first thing I was aware of was how much my head hurt. It throbbed in unison with my heartbeat and I felt the wetness of blood on my face. My eyes fluttered open. It was surprisingly bright. There were several large battery-operated lanterns set around the floor as well as candles. Since my eyes had

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