Zombie Uprising Series (Book 3): The Citadel by Robbins M.A

Author:Robbins, M.A. [Robbins, M.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Publisher: Cottage Street Press
Published: 2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00

18

The step stool squeaked and tilted to one side as Jen balanced herself on the top step. She caught her breath and put a hand against the wall to steady herself.

Don't tell me after all this I'm going to get taken out by a shitty piece of janitorial equipment.

She pulled the screwdriver she'd found in a toolbox from her pocket and removed the four screws holding the cover on. Holding the screwdriver between her teeth, she used both hands to pry the cover off the wall. A dusty breeze hit her in the face and she turned her head to sneeze.

Her flashlight beam showed dust bunnies as big as rats in the shaft. Great thought, Jen. Thanks.

The shaft went left and right. To the left there were other openings farther down until the light could reach no more. To the right, it went several feet until it met a vertical shaft.

Jen laid the flashlight in the vent and tried to jiggle the vent. Three feet by three feet, it was made of thick metal and didn't move.

Satisfied, she clicked the flashlight off, stuck it in her belt, and climbed down the ladder.

A door opened and closed nearby. Jen readied her axe and stood to the side of the door. Footsteps clicked on the tile past her door. Another door opened and closed, and there was silence.

She considered locking the door, but it might draw suspicion. She had to find a way to avoid alarm while she was in the vent. Her eyes roved over the contents of the room and settled on a plastic placard leaning against the mop bucket. It said "Caution Wet Floor." She smiled.

Two minutes later, she'd taped a piece of paper underneath the vent opening that said "Vent Repairs in Progress by Order of Colonel Butler." Butler had the soldiers so cowed they wouldn't dare to question him on it.

She secured her axe on her back. If she was going to be sliding around on her stomach, she didn't want that thing scratching the vent and bringing unwanted attention. She climbed the ladder and pulled herself into the vent, sliding to the right. Once she was fully in, she took out her flashlight and shined it toward the vertical shaft.

It only took a minute to reach it. She pointed the beam down and saw where it split off into the next two floors below her.

She rolled onto her back to look up and regretted it when the axe dug into her back. Shit. No good place for that thing.

Gritting her teeth, she pointed the light upward. The opening for the next floor lay twelve feet away.

Jen slid her upper body into the shaft and grabbed onto a two-inch outcropping where two sections of vents were fastened together. Not going to be easy.

She pulled her upper body up while sliding her lower extremities farther out. Her fingers burned with the effort. Worse still, they became slick with sweat. Raising herself again, she grasped the next outcropping with one hand, then repeated the process.

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