Year of the Dead (Book 2) by Wallace Ray

Author:Wallace, Ray [Wallace, Ray]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2017-02-07T05:00:00+00:00

Sunday, November 8th

Icy rain pattered against the canvas of the small, A-shaped tent in which Eric sat, clouds covering the afternoon sky for as far as the eye could see, blotting out the sun, turning the world around him into a dreary, gray purgatory.

Where the dead aimlessly wander, Eric mused.

It had been a while, an hour at least, since he had seen any of the walking corpses, since he had been able to make use of the rifle in his hands. Was it because of the weather? Or was there another reason why the zombie turnout had been low in recent days? Locally, had their numbers been reduced to the point where they no longer posed a serious threat? More likely, he figured the zombies had finally wised up and were staying clear of the area—for the most part—after so many of them had been shot by the building’s snipers. Eric had heard the stories, the ones depicting the zombies’ coordinated attacks, the way they seemed to communicate with each other in some silent, mysterious way.

Like they’re telepathic or something.

He had to wonder, though, if people were attributing some intelligent, controlling force to their behavior where none existed.

Humans like to see patterns, need to make order out of chaos. It’s why there have always been conspiracy theories.

Lost in thought, it took Eric a few moments to notice the zombie walking along the street below, headed his way. Tripping over one of the corpses lying on the pavement, the creature managed to retain its balance and keep moving.

An agile one.

Eric raised the rifle from where it had been resting across his lap, put the stock to his shoulder, his right eye to the scope.

That’s right, a little closer…

When Eric had shown what a quick study he was with the gun, his fellow guards had wasted no time welcoming him into their ranks. A perfect headshot from nearly a hundred yards away had prompted Buck, the forty-something, ex-military, de facto leader of the building’s zombie killing team to say, “Looks like we’ve got a natural. You sure you’ve had no prior training?”

Eric had shaken his head. “Until yesterday, I never fired a rifle in my life.”

He had been given regular shifts on the rooftop, had taken on a few extra when some of the others were sick or hungover.

“You used to never want to leave the apartment,” Amanda said to him. “Now you don’t want to come back.”

“Please, try to understand.” He had taken her hand in his. “I have to do this.”

Since he had started killing zombies from the building’s rooftop, the undead no longer stalked him in his dreams. Not that his nightmares had gone away completely…

Last night, he had awakened in the middle of the night, gasping for air. In the dream, Simon, that psychopath, had chased him through the hallways of the apartment building, telling him how was going to open him up when he caught him, play with his insides. Eric had shouted for help but no one had come to his aid.

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