Contamination: Dead Instinct (Contamination Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Series) by T.W. Piperbrook

Author:T.W. Piperbrook [Piperbrook, T.W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Post Script Publishing
Published: 2014-08-29T06:00:00+00:00

PART THREE: DELIVER US

Chapter Fifteen

Being on the road again was a relief. As cluttered and demolished and barren as I-17 was, Ken felt better staying on the move than keeping still. After days of travel, he'd gotten used to the obstacles, as if they'd always been a part of the road, as if they were as normal as the yellow and white lines that colored the pavement.

He tried to disassociate himself from the chaos around him and focus on the mission at hand: getting to Phoenix, and locating Isaac.

Despite the trauma he'd faced, Ken was eerily calm and collected. It probably helped that he was engrossed in a ritual task, one that occupied his hands as well as his mind. If the road had been clear and his path unimpeded, he'd have had more time to think.

More time to reflect on Roberta. On Ronald and Forest. On all the other things he'd seen.

He reached over to the passenger's seat, digging through a small package of uncontaminated food that he'd opened. Several days ago, he'd gotten it from the agents. He sifted through the contents, pulled out a handful of crackers, and shoved them in his mouth, chewing mechanically.

He wasn't hungry, but he needed to eat. He just hoped he could keep the food down.

He was getting closer to Phoenix, and he'd need all the strength he could get. He swallowed the mouthful of food, studying a road signs that had sprung into view.

Phoenix 50 MILES

It was impossible to believe he'd almost made it. When Ken had left Oklahoma City four days ago, he'd never envisioned what his journey would entail. He couldn't have predicted it if he'd tried. And yet here he was, drawing near to the city where his son resided.

He just hoped he'd be able to find him.

Ken had never been to Phoenix before. The farthest he'd been was the New Mexico state line, and that'd been years ago. When Isaac had left for the city, Ken had promised his son he'd come and visit. He just hadn't gotten around to it yet.

It was a shame it'd taken an apocalypse to bring him here.

Even though he'd almost reached the city, he'd only crossed one hurdle. He'd still have to find Isaac when he got there. And that was assuming that his son hadn't been infected—that he'd survived, that he was healthy, and that he hadn't fled. It was a string of chances that added up to a very slim possibility.

But it was a possibility Ken needed to believe in. Both his life and his sanity depended on it.

He slipped his hand into his jeans pocket, searching for the photograph he'd shown to Ronald and Forest. The photograph was wrinkled and crushed, but it was still there, and he pulled it out and gave it a glance.

It was the last professional photograph he'd had taken of his son—a picture of Isaac at his college graduation. He studied the boy's brown hair and chiseled features. Anyone who'd seen Ken and his son had remarked on how striking the resemblance was.

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