Vampire's Day (Book 1): Epicenter by Hamaganov Yuri

Author:Hamaganov, Yuri [Hamaganov, Yuri]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Vampires
Published: 2015-05-30T04:00:00+00:00

43. Boozer 2

The door was hit by something heavy. The hinges trembled from shock, and it was clear that it wouldn’t survive for long. He was once again recommended to stay on the phone until he could be connected to an operator, but Boozer knew he wouldn’t survive until that connection, and, if anything could be done, he should do it himself. And he did, sliding down to the floor littered with rubble.

The door flew off its hinges, and his neighbor entered the apartment, bloody fingers squeezing a sledgehammer, eyes seeking out Boozer. Boozer saw him, but the neighbor didn’t seem to understand where his prey was. He stared straight ahead, while Boozer sat on the floor, hidden behind a refrigerator and pointing his barrel at the door, the ideal firing position. One shot, a second, a third. The small revolver in his hand twitches due to his lack of sobriety, but it was impossible to miss at this distance. The neighbor fell and Boozer meanwhile reloaded his weapon, taking out the new cartridges from an inside pocket.

He wanted to drink again; it would be easier to take what was happening. He had just shot the neighbor. The neighbor was a bastard, they were all bastards, but he didn’t want to kill them, unless absolutely necessary. But when a shotgun was fired through a wall and the door was crushed by a sledgehammer, however, it felt absolutely necessary. He had shot the intruder in his house, which was self-defense. On the other hand, he had no witnesses, so what would a judge say?

Boozer smiled nervously, and then laughed. How could he be so stupid? How could he be scared of police and judges right now? No, there was something else to be afraid now. He should be afraid of the fact that the entire house was crazy, and all the neighbors had gone mad. Boozer took this as fact, in alcoholic sudden clarity of reason, not stopping to think about why this would happen.

Now he had to work out what to do. First of all, he should reload the gun - done. What next? Push the corpse outside and put the door back. Boozer understood that this was not the best plan in the world; even if the door could be put back in place, it would not stand another blow. And then what? The siege would not last long; he had no supplies, just one tin of sardines, which he had already eaten.

Now he should try to hide. It was unlikely that anyone would come to search the apartment. All of his neighbors, if any were still alive, would know that there was nothing to take from his doghouse.

Clutching a pistol, Boozer hobbled to the door, and stood motionless, listening to the sounds in the darkened corridor. He didn’t like these sounds, the insanity clearly continued. Someone ran past the door, and on the stairs sounded another couple of pistol shots, but it was good that there was no smell of smoke yet.

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