Zombie Redemption by H. D. Timmons

Author:H. D. Timmons [Timmons, H. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2015-08-02T04:00:00+00:00

Part 5

There was shouting coming from the C.O.’s quarters. “I want to hear you admit it. I want you to admit that you are responsible for all this! Go on… say it!”

Tom could hear it as he crossed the compound, after he made his way from the bunker. He cautiously approached the building to peer in the window for a better look. He naturally recognized Jef’s voice, but had to strain to make out who he was yelling at.

Fleming! Tom couldn’t believe his eyes. Major Fleming was tied to a chair, looking disheveled, his clothes tattered as Tom’s had been after surviving his plunge into the North Atlantic. Jef was poised to blow the major’s head off if he didn’t get the confession he was demanding.

“Admit what you did, you bastard,” Jef persisted.

“Your hands aren’t clean either,” the major countered. “So don’t act so holier than thou,” he added sternly.

“I was just following orders. I thought I was serving my country. I didn’t create this… this… thing.”

“We all played a part, Colonel.”

“NO! You created this. YOU DID! And it cost me everyone I ever cared about! I just want to hear you admit it.”

Tom entered the room, slowly set down the weapons he’d brought from the bunker, and calmly spoke Jef’s name so as not to alarm him, and cause any unwanted gunfire.

“Tom? I’ve got Fleming. See?” Jef was seeking validation for his actions. “You said he was dead, but here he is… and I caught the son of a bitch.” Jef gave an excited chuckle like a man who could no longer distinguish rational from irrational thought.

“Ah, Mr. Dexter,” the major snorted. “You look as if you’ve seen a ghost. Surprised to see me… alive?”

“Shut up!” Jef spun back to Fleming. “The only words I want coming out of your mouth are a confession.”

“What good would that do? All that doesn’t matter now,” Fleming conceded. “We’re all equals now. We just want to survive. We can help each other. We can wait this thing out right here in Iceland, and when it’s all over we come out on top to rebuild.”

“All right. That’s enough,” Tom said trying to cut off Fleming’s attempt to get into Jef’s fragile psyche.

Fleming’s eyes never left Jef. “Mr. Dexter’s days are numbered, but you and I can survive this. The zombies will decay into oblivion — fall and crumble into piles of bones in a few years. Your so-called friend here is just depleting your food and resources. You and I… we can truly survive for the duration.”

Jef looked a bit dazed. His anger was put in check for a moment.

Tom needed to assure him. “Jef, don’t let him get inside your head. Don’t let him fool you. He didn’t come here for you. He came here for himself. He must have come here looking for something.”

Tom turned from Jef to Fleming, and in long quick strides he walked over and slapped the smirk off of the major’s face. “What were you in here looking for, you smug son of a bitch?” Tom’s instant rage brought him satisfaction.

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