Until Morning Comes Boxed Set, Volumes 1-5: Carlie Simmons Zombie-Apocalypse Thriller by JT Sawyer

Author:JT Sawyer [Sawyer, JT]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JT Sawyer
Published: 2020-05-23T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 130

Carlie walked down to the beach where Matias was inspecting the helicopter. Jared and Amy were sitting under the shade of a nearby palm tree twenty yards away providing overwatch. There hadn’t been any zombies or footprints on the beach in several days but Carlie had instructed everyone venturing out to maintain their former protocols and have at least one other person with them for safety.

Matias was sitting on a tree stump to the right side of the helicopter, inspecting the engine, whose rear quarter panel was aloft. Spread out below him was a tarp with an array of wrenches, screwdrivers, and other tools.

As Carlie approached, Matias leaned back to wipe his greasy hands on a rag.

“Hola, mi amiga, como te va?

“Not bad, thanks—you?”

“Can’t complain. I always enjoyed working on these things as much as flying ‘em.” He tossed the soiled rag onto the sand and picked up a wrench. “Everything looks good with the engine, hydraulics, and rotors. Once I’m done here, I’ll do a diagnostic on the interior instruments and control console and that oughta do it.”

She leaned her tan arm on the fuselage. “So, how long are we looking at before we can depart?”

“Barring any issues, we should be ready to lift off the day after tomorrow.”

Carlie dragged her left toes through the sand, making a half-moon shape, then sighed. “Alright, looks like two days hence it is then.”

“Or I could drag this on for another week if you want to stay longer,” he said.

Carlie looked at him and then out at the ocean, losing her thoughts in the waves for a moment. She reflected on how everyone was looking and feeling better again. Their figures had filled out from proper nourishment and rest. Smiles had emerged on their faces and now she was going to have to pull them away from the private paradise they had stumbled upon. “No…no…it’s time to push on. It’s just been nice having a few weeks of living without day-to-day uncertainty and always looking over my shoulder. Now, it seems like we’re headed back into the storm.”

“There’s nothing that says we have to follow a rigid schedule. The sun will still rise tomorrow. We can be airborne whenever you want.”

She wiped the sand pattern clear and tamped it down with her foot. “Two days from now it is, amigo. I’ll have everyone ready and then you can fly us back to the land of the free.”

“You got it, mi Hermana,” said Matias.

Carlie felt heart-warmed to be referred to as a sister and it lightened her movement as she stepped away.

Matias called to her. “Hey.”

“Yeah.”

“You’ve done well to keep our heads above water for so long. You’ve gotten us far, Carlie. Muchas Gracias.”

She smiled and bowed her head slightly at him. “It’s been a team effort and I’m sure glad you’re on mine.”

***

The next evening, after a steambaked dinner of sea bass and crab cooked up by Alejandro, Carlie went over the route and plan one more time with the group.

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