Children of the Apocalypse by Daniel J. Williams

Author:Daniel J. Williams [Williams, Daniel J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: J Ellington Press
Published: 2013-04-15T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

The next morning, the wheels on the yellow school bus rolled past the "Welcome to Overland Park" city sign, and the kids on board all started cheering. Fear was mixed with excitement as the thirty-plus kids started talking nervously about what would happen next.

Alexi was sitting behind Woody as he drove the bus. They had been talking for much of the journey about what they would do once they got there. Maya sat next to Alexi and listened intently. She was a major part of their plan.

“We need them to think you’re sick,” Alexi instructed Maya again. “You just need to act like your stomach hurts a lot and cough. They’ll ask you a lot of questions, but just stay quiet and moan a lot. Listen to what they say to each other. That’s what you’ll need to remember.”

Maya nodded fervently. She loved being a part of the plan. Woody spoke up from the front. “We want them to think we’re all scared and that we’re just lucky to have made it there.” He was about to continue when he saw a figure walking down the middle of the road. He sped up the bus, aiming for it, thinking it was an infected. He honked the bus horn as he barreled towards it, and to his surprise, when it jerked around, Woody realized it was a normal woman.

Angela turned quickly at the sound of the horn and was amazed to see a large yellow school bus cruising towards her with a young boy in the driver’s seat. Raising her weapon at the bus, she moved to the side as it passed by. She had stopped at a few houses along the way and found a change of clothes. It felt freeing to be rid of all the blood.

The school bus was filled with kids, who all stared from the windows. Many were dressed in Halloween costumes. It traveled a hundred yards before slowing down and stopping. The bus door whooshed open. No one came out.

Inside the bus, Hot Dog yelled excitedly as Woody climbed out of the driver's seat. “She’s got a gun! What are you going to do, Woody!”

“She’s only one lady. She might know where we need to go. Just be ready,” Woody said as he exited the bus, his slingshot tucked in his back pocket.

Angela was still a little ways off when she saw Woody exit he bus. “What the hell,” she said to herself. “I must be hallucinating.” Once she got within twenty feet, Woody’s hand went behind his back. “Can you help us?” he asked.

Angela kept her weapon aimed at his feet, unsure of what was going on. There had to be adults hiding somewhere close. “What are you doing out here?” she asked loudly, looking from Woody to the kids with their faces all pressed against the glass. “There are no adults with you?”

Woody tried to look nervous. “No, we’re all alone. We’re looking for a safe zone. We heard it was here.”

That got Angela’s full attention.

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