Virgil's War- The Diseased World by Larry Robbins

Author:Larry Robbins [Robbins, Larry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2019-04-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Myrna jumped from the Dodge and ran to the gate while reaching for the key hanging around her neck on a lanyard. She jammed the key into the lock and opened it, then swung the gate panel wide. She did the same thing with the second panel, and the driveway to the compound was now totally open.

Jaime snatched the M4 from the dead man and averted his eyes as he patted his pockets for extra magazines. The Major had let them know that any firefight used up horrendous quantities of ammunition and that they should take any opportunity to recover and conserve it when they could.

He heard Myrna shouting and glanced over to see her pointing behind him. He followed her pointing finger with his eyes and saw three infected crashing through the weeds, coming at him from the west. He was always surprised to see how fast the sickened people could move. Jaime was a big fan of zombie movies and they had conditioned him to expect shambling and slow-moving figures to be the norm if the world collapsed. These three were not like that. They growled like dogs as they ran toward him at a sprint.

Jaime put his rifle to his shoulder and shot each one in the head. He searched carefully around himself for any others, but it seemed like these three were the only ones to be coaxed out of their daytime nests. He stole a glance at his watch. Time was passing quickly. He hoped the expected trucks would be arriving soon.

Marcus reached the end of Tollhouse Road and skidded the Ford into a right turn onto Academy. He steered to the side of the road and put the truck in park. He yelled at the other three cabin occupants to stay put. There were five others in the truck bed, three women and two men. He shouted for them to stay put also. As the following trucks caught up to them and made the sharp turn, Marcus pointed down Academy and used his other hand to make a waving motion, indicating they should continue down the road to their destination.

There was thick, black smoke rising in the direction of Highland Avenue. An icicle formed in Marcus’ chest as he realized what the smoke meant.

He continued to urge the trucks on while standing on the side of the road. The people in the back of his pickup were nervously watching him and Tollhouse Road. They all had their rifles pointing in that direction.

Marcus knew he should be getting them to safety, but he felt responsible for the people who had followed his instructions. It was apparent that some of them had not made it past the ambush.

The other trucks sped past him, then two of the cars went by. The third car was swerving all over the road and showering sparks behind it. It was barely moving forward by the time it reached Marcus’ position.

He held out a hand and yelled when the car lumbered to a stop, the left front axle portion was spewing smoke.

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