In The End | Novella | Beginning of the End by Stevens GJ

Author:Stevens, GJ [Stevens, GJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2021-02-26T05:00:00+00:00

8

I shuffled forward, looking left and right, letting go of Tommy’s hand with a quick glance to make sure he still followed.

I looked over every surface of the fence, wondering if I could scale it whilst wishing they’d put the concrete blocks on this side to make it easier.

I glanced to Tommy and he looked back, his brow raised with a question. Maybe I could have climbed over, but I wasn’t sure if Tommy would have the strength even if I boosted him up.

At the edge of the back of the house and about to come out of the safety of the brick cover on either side, I looked both ways along the gardens and down the gap between the fence and the end of each of the small plots of land. With no new danger, I turned, whispering for Tommy to wait.

I hunched over, stepping lightly before rushing to the end of the garden.

Glancing to either side and seeing nothing to hold me back, I moved up to the panels which seemed so much taller up close. I couldn’t even reach the top, despite being nearly six foot. I was a long way off being able to grab at the edge.

Shaking my head and with hope fading, I looked down to a finger-width gap between the metal and the grass.

I touched at the metal, pushing against the cold with the palm of my hand. The panel moved away, then stopped as it hit against the concrete block on the other side. I leaned in with my shoulder, pushing with all my weight, but it held firm.

On the edge of tears, I felt a movement behind me. Spinning around, panicking when I couldn’t see Tommy waiting between the houses, there he was at my side with his shoulder pushing against the fence.

His gesture seemed to warm me a little inside. I stopped pushing and shook my head at him, forcing a smile as he stood upright.

“We’ll find another way,” I said in a whisper, watching as he nodded, blinking rapidly.

I thought about getting a car and ramming it through, questioning if it would even work. Looking back on the path we’d taken, there would be no chance of getting a car between the houses. But there were other places I could try, although I couldn’t remember if there were any that would break out close to the woods. And all this without being spotted by the soldiers.

With my hand still against the panel, an explosion rang out in the air, the pressure rumbling through the metal. Pulling my hand away, I looked down to Tommy peering up, his pale face mirroring my panic. Then his expression changed as the echo died. Ignoring the calls in the background, he raised his hand, grabbing mine from my side and gripping hard.

Nodding, I tried to take on his hope, despite the deep sounds coming from all around. The clatter of panels. The distance calls. Heavy boots against the tarmac. An explosion and occasional gunshot.

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