Wheels and Zombies (Book 1): Ash by M. Van

Author:M. Van [Van, M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Publisher: 42Links
Published: 2016-01-09T05:00:00+00:00

Angie walked beside me in silence while I pushed the wheels of my chair. I noticed her nervous glances that made me wonder if she was anxious about what to do with me, or whether I would tell someone about her own illness. I had already decided I wouldn’t tell, but I hadn’t told her. Exposing Angie wouldn’t help my situation, and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone else.

We weaved past the shuffling bodies without incident. While they all had a similar, crazed look on their faces with those fogged-up eyes, some with bloodied hands and clothes, they had remained mostly human. Others looked as if something had pulled them through a shredder. Blood oozed from their tattered necks and torn flesh. I avoided looking at any of them for too long.

We reached the red door at the end of the hall, and we saw it sat at a crack. There wasn’t any sign of Jonesy or Chuck inside the small space that looked like a janitor’s closet. They must have moved on. A door connected to the room on the other side, and Angie stepped forward to grab the door handle. She glanced over her shoulder.

“Let’s move slowly. I don’t have any more weapons, but we should be fine if we take it slowly.” She opened the door at a crack to peer out, and then motioned me to follow. We ventured into another hallway. This one wasn’t as pristine as the other ones we had come across. It didn’t look as if patients or visitors used it—more like an access area for maintenance crews or something. The floor was an unpolished gray, and there weren’t any windows. White fluorescent lights guided us to a green door at the end.

I looked up at Angie and knew I had to somehow convince her not to hand me over. My life was short as it was, but I couldn’t let it end in a hospital where doctors poked and prodded me for research purposes. I couldn’t let that happen, not after my sister had given her life so I could have a notion of a normal one. Alison killed herself so they wouldn’t need to poke me anymore. I would need a compelling argument, but I had no idea how to do that. I looked up at Angie, and she diverted her gaze.

“Does Jonesy know about your cancer?” I asked tentatively. When she didn’t react I added, “I mean, he must have noticed something.”

Her eyes fell on me, but she remained silent, as if she were thinking it over.

“If he knows he hasn’t told,” she said absently. I sensed she hadn’t thought about it that much, but she’d now realized that he must have known. For one, Jonesy had seen her exit the balcony without a problem while moments later Burke had found his end past those frosted-glass doors that apparently sat loaded with crazies. Given their jobs, I wouldn't be surprised if there had been other such incidents.

“He must be a good friend if he didn’t give you away.

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