Awakening by B. T. Wright & Jonathan Dudycha

Author:B. T. Wright & Jonathan Dudycha [Wright, B. T. & Dudycha, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2019-10-23T16:00:00+00:00

14

The foulest smell Colt had ever experienced emanated from the group of infected standing in front of them. It was so pungent, Colt had to cover his mouth and nose. He had no idea why the smell was so foul, but he gagged once, before lifting his hand upward and over the embankment. His fingers danced along the asphalt of the roadway. He could get a good hold and pull himself up.

“Bald,” Colt whispered.

Bald still trained his flashlight on the group of infected. They were waiting to move forward. Still some of the group devoured Phillip, tearing him limb from limb.

Colt wondered why Bald hadn’t said anything back. Maybe he had but it was because he was too quiet. Nevertheless, he should’ve heard him through his communication device. Out of instinct, Colt reached for his ear. There was nothing. His earpiece must’ve fallen out as the infected had dragged him.

He grabbed for Bald’s arm and got his attention. “Our only hope is to climb back onto the roadway and back to the truck.”

“You really think that will work?” Franks’ voice went up.

“Shh! Damnit, man,” Bald reprimanded him. “I don’t think I should take my eyes off the infected. If we turn the flashlight away for even a second, those bastards could run us down.”

Colt had to think for a moment. “Fine then. Franks and I will climb first, then you can give us the light and we’ll pull you up.”

Bald nodded, and Colt climbed. The ascent wasn’t high, or that difficult, but they moved further down the roadway, and as the road climbed, so did the length of the embankment. Once Colt’s feet touched the road, he bent down and reached for the flashlight. Bald handed it to him. Colt grabbed the light and passed it off to Franks, who was kneeling next to him.

In the shadow of the light, Colt watched Bald reach for him, but Bald slipped on his first foothold and let go of Colt’s hand.

He stretched with his arms and put his toe into the bank.

“Uh, guys . . .” Franks started. “They’re coming.”

Colt raised his head and saw the crowd charging Bald.

“Move your ass!” Colt said.

Colt and Bald grabbed hands and Colt lifted. His forearms burned as he struggled to lift him free. But then there was more weight. Then more. The infected gripped Bald’s legs like a vise and were pulling hard against him.

Bald screamed, then turned around and thrashed blindly with his fists.

“Your gun!” Colt yelled to Franks.

“Shoot the bastards!” Bald yelled.

Franks fired his weapon into the horde, but when he stopped, a rising hum grew near the lodge. The infected who had been trapped inside the building broke through the doors and windows and began to mount another attack.

The sound of teeth chomping through Bald’s flesh redirected Colt’s attention. “Let me go, Colt! Let them take me,” Bald said. “Get out of here, now!”

Colt clenched his jaw. He didn’t want to let go. After all they’d been through, Bald was . . .

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