Journalstone's 2010 Warped Words for Twisted Minds by Compiled by Christopher C. Payne

Author:Compiled by Christopher C. Payne [Payne, Compiled by Christopher C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-07-07T12:15:23+00:00

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It was a quiet drive to Bluff, the town we had chosen to hit. Bluff wasn’t too large, on the best of days, and was about a one gas station town. It was my hope this would make it perfect for our needs.

We spied a zombie stumbling along the road more than a few times. Every time this happened, I could feel Loni tense. We both hated what our world had become, but what could we do?

“You would think we’d see someone,” she said, as the clutched the armrests until her fingers turned white.

“There must be people around. In an isolated place like this, the packs wouldn’t be huge enough to take out everyone, but the people left would be holed up or hiding. There would be no reason for them to be out here.”

My words seemed to help her; even if I wasn’t sure I believed them myself.

It was about a 50-mile drive to Bluff; so besides everything else, I knew that getting gas would be something we would need to do. As we drew near, the zombies grew in number. It was still nothing like the cities or even the mid-sized town we were from, but for just two people that didn’t have one gun between them, it was certainly enough to make us worried.

“So the plan is: food, gas, tarps, and any extra weapons we can get a hold of.” My words were full of confidence, but as the zombies began to lurch towards us, they rang hollow and were replaced by a whispered, “How are we going to do this?”

By the time we reached the outskirts that held a few businesses, we had an undulating parade of at least two dozen zombies following us. It wasn’t too much, but more than enough, and others were appearing each minute.

Cold hands slapped at our car as we passed, leaving angry red smears. Tangled bloody teeth gnashed, and as always, the horrid moaning filled the air.

I thought Loni might have been silently crying, and I knew I had to think of something. A simple Rambo-style approach wasn’t going to cut it.

“Okay, I have an idea,” I said, as I slowed the car.

“What sort of idea? Why are you driving so slowly?”

Then, I started honking the horn.

“Oh my God. Emery! Aren’t there enough out here already?”

“Don’t worry, I have a plan. I’m going to lure them all out of the town. Then, when they are all far enough away, we’ll hurry back in and grab the goods. I think it will work. If enough of them make it back, then we can always…”

My voice trailed off when our car went over a cattle guard with a load bang. Looking down, I saw that it looked like someone had removed every other runner from the cattle guard. “I wonder…”

“What are you – Emery get back in the car!”

Grabbing up my wood axe, I said, “Hold on, let’s see how well these shits do with this jacked up cattle guard. I might be able to finish this right here.

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