Dead Meat | Day 7 by Clausen Nick

Author:Clausen, Nick [Clausen, Nick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2021-04-02T22:00:00+00:00

EIGHTEEN

It turns out that William was right: driving on the hiking trail is easier than you would think.

Åsaa is a careful driver, and she avoids the worst of the bumps and holes. The car is also very good for driving in this kind of terrain, making only slight swaying motions, almost rocking Dan to sleep as they make their way through the hilly landscape and the day slips into the afternoon.

He’s holding the phone in his hand, still hoping that William will call.

The radio is on, playing soft music. Dan is surprised that some stations are still on.

Getting Åsaa into the car was surprisingly easy; Dan could just drive right up against the car she was standing on and have her jump over. Then he opened the sunroof and she climbed down.

If only getting to William would have been as easy as that.

Dan is close to drifting off when Åsaa says: “There. I see it.”

Dan straightens up and looks ahead. Wedged between two hills is Bergen. The city looks rather strange in the early evening light. Maybe it’s because there aren’t any streetlights on.

“Looks like the power went out,” Åsaa mutters, confirming Dan’s thoughts. “I really hope we won’t find a ghost town.”

“When were the boats supposed to sail out?” Dan asks. “The ones you were told would take you away?”

“This morning,” Åsaa says, clutching the steering wheel. “I fear the last ones may have already left.”

Dan bites his lip. “We’ll just have to wait and see.”

Within twenty minutes, they reach the city limit. The hills turn into open fields with factories forming an industrial area. They’re finally able to get back onto a road as they head into Bergen.

The city is eerily quiet, and the streets are surprisingly non-cluttered by vehicles. It’s almost like the hordes of people trying to reach Bergen never did, instead getting bogged down on the outskirts of the city. There are plenty of other unnerving things cluttering the streets, though, like clothes, bags, even furniture and tons of broken glass from shattered windows. Dan also picks up on several signs of gunfights; glittering shells are strewn about and now and then he sees cars or building facades covered in tiny bullet holes, making them look like giant homes for insects.

There is also the more obvious telltale: bodies lie on every corner. It’s people of all ages, all sporting more or less visible wounds. Judging from their grey skin, most of them were already dead when they were killed.

Dan tries not to look too closely at their faces as they make their way through the streets.

“Looks like this place was overrun sooner than they expected,” Dan says grimly.

“You think that means the boats haven’t left yet?” Åsaa asks, obvious hope in her voice, as she swerves to avoid a tipped-over shopping cart.

“Either that, or they left even sooner,” Dan says.

The deeper into the city they go, the more zombies also appear. It’s nothing like the horde they encountered out at the highway, more like drifters and small gangs.

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