Zompocalypse Part Two by Toby Neighbors

Author:Toby Neighbors [Neighbors, Toby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mysteries & Thrillers
Publisher: Mythic Adventure Publishing
Published: 2015-02-14T00:00:00+00:00

“Oh, Laura, you sweet, sweet, girl,” he said softly. “You’ve saved my life.”

He made his way slowly back down the deck and then across the dunes, which were covered in thick cattails and saw grass. Finally he moved down onto the beach. The tide was in and he was almost immediately splashing in the surf. He kept his shoes on and didn’t bother trying to keep his clothes dry. Instead he waded out, keeping his eyes fixed on the ship that was some 200 yards out to sea.

When the water was above his waist, he leaned forward and started swimming. He tried not to get his head wet, but the wind was kicking up white caps and the salty water sometimes splashed onto his head. The salt burned the nasty gash on his scalp from whoever had hit him. He had to force the thoughts of revenge out of his mind. He couldn’t be sure who had hit him, he couldn't even remember it happening. Maybe it was Ruth, maybe it wasn’t, but he wasn’t going to solve that mystery as he swam back to the yacht so he forced himself to focus on the task at hand.

He was so weak that after only a few minutes of swimming, he was out of breath. He wanted to roll over and back pedal for a while, but that would mean getting his head in the water and taking his eyes off the yacht. He forced himself to keep moving. He knew that sharks could smell blood in the water even miles away. He didn’t know how much blood he’d lost, but he guessed there was at least some on his shirt that was washing off as he swam.

He couldn’t keep his mind from dreaming hideous creatures circling his frail body as he swam. He forced himself to keep moving even though the ship didn’t seem to be getting any closer. He was afraid that Laura was piloting the yacht out to sea, drawing him farther and farther from the shore. He wanted to turn back, afraid that he might drown, but he forced himself to keep moving.

When his foot bumped into something in the water, he almost screamed in panic. He splashed away and then his other foot hit the sandbar, and he remembered that the sailboat had run aground half way between the Great Escape and the shore. He put both feet down and walked forward. The water was less deep, but he was hit almost immediately by a crashing wave that knocked him down and tumbled his back toward the shore.

He swirled in the water, bright spots flashing in his eyes and his head searing with pain from the salty water in his wound. He finally broke the surface again and after another moment of struggle found his footing. He braced himself as he moved forward, grateful that he had a chance to finally catch his breath.

As he stood in the warm water, panting and doing his best not to get knocked backward again by the crashing waves, he noticed something strange about the yacht.

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