Dead, but Not for Long by Matthew Kinney

Author:Matthew Kinney [Kinney, Matthew]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯), Fiction, Dystopian
ISBN: 9781482516487
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2012-12-22T03:27:26+00:00

~24~

The truck slammed to a halt, making Doune cringe.

Snake jumped out and some of the men on top of the truck quickly climbed down to join him. They opened up with a volley of shots that dropped some of the dead on both sides of the fence. The shooters still on top of the truck concentrated on the swarm surrounding Monkey, but for every one that was shot, two more staggered from the forest to take its place.

Monkey crawled toward the fence, dragging his busted leg behind him. As the shooting continued, it seemed to attract more attention, as the dead were now beginning to surround the bikers on the other side of the fence, forcing the shooters on the ground to concentrate on defending themselves.

As Monkey came within feet of the fence, the horde caught up with him. A look of horror crossed his face as the dead began to overwhelm him, pulling him back as he tried to claw his way forward. The horror turned to pain as they began to sink their teeth into his flesh.

Snake shook the fence and yelled, hoping to draw the zombies away from his friend, but it was too late. They had already begun to tear into his body. His friend’s screams reverberated in his ears and he knew what he had to do. Lowering his pistol to Monkey’s forehead, he put his finger on the trigger and began to squeeze.

Snake had pulled the trigger countless times since the crisis had begun and, for the most part, the targets had been mindless ghouls. He had also performed two mercy killings, but they had been strangers, mangled to the point where death had been a welcome release. This was different. Monkey was like a son to him. Snake had been with him through the drugs and alcohol. He had watched as a life of chaos had begun to have meaning again. He had watched as Monkey had begun to help others overcome the same demons that he had slain. Now, Snake’s hand trembled as he tried in vain to pull the trigger. Monkey screamed as he awaited the fatal blow and the men grew anxious as the undead horde around them began to close in. Snake had to end his friend’s suffering, but his finger wouldn’t move.

A shot rang out and Monkey’s head jerked to the side then followed his body to the ground where he lay, motionless. Snake looked up to see Wolf slowly lowering his gun. Snake nodded his head in a gesture of doleful gratitude and hurried back to the truck, firing through the crowd of undead that was increasing by the minute. Within seconds, he and the rest were safely back at the truck.

~*~

The incident with Monkey had happened so fast that Snake had barely had time to think. Driving back to the hospital, he had nothing but time. The group had decided earlier that if any of them got bitten, they were no longer who they used to be.

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