Living amongst the Dead: On the Road Again by J N Morgan

Author:J N Morgan [Morgan, J N]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-24T06:00:00+00:00

Finally let out in the morning, the three let their eyes adjust to the Sun as the air, cool from the night and moist from the dew of the early hours, kissed their skin. Facing east, the light was right in their faces, and off to the right was the highway. In this large parking area were several trailers and RVs, but besides said area and the road they were utterly surrounded by forest. A wall of green everywhere, save for the highway east and west, a dirt road across the road heading south, and another heading north. The sound of silverware clinking against glass dishes was heard from a particularly long and Industrial-looking trailer, various heads lowered to face their food as forks brought it to their faces. Some heads raised to look at them, some impartial, others with hard looks about them.

Nicky, who had ironically complained the most about being hungry even though she ate less than the two of them, immediately started making her way to the lunch shack but was stopped by the man she’d nearly killed.

“Easy. They said they’d feed us, so give them the chance to do so. Might be best for us not to mingle too quickly… remember, if they think something’s up…” the statement went unfinished, but it did its job. Reminding her that they may very well end up killing them, the three took seats around the burnt patch of ground. Wide benches encircled it, and so there they waited hungrily. One by one people left the largest of the structures, most giving passing glances at the strangers, and most going to smaller trailers and RVs in which they obviously must have lived. A Native fellow and a redheaded woman, armed with rifles, passed the three by with brief nods as they headed for the highway, soon to stand there to begin the typically boring task of standing watch. Perhaps once more people were properly awake they would send more guards to the road, heading down in both directions as a sort of buffer so that the people at home would have time to prepare if anything bad were to happen, like an encroaching horde or a group like those that had nearly killed those who now sat on their land.

Next to leave the lunch shack were a couple who hugged tenderly before going separate ways, whispering things to one another, clear care and worry in the tone of the dirty-blonde white woman who spoke to her darker-complexioned man. Unheard was a joke told, and a quiet laugh followed by a mock insult went as the woman headed for home while the man headed their way. Respectable height, straight posture, broad shoulders, and features bright as he bid them a friendly good morning.

“Mmmm-Markus, I assume?” Richard gave after a good morning was given in turn, to which the fellow got a funny look on his face as he slowed to a stop.

“Uhhhh, oh! It’s Malcolm.” Standing not far from the fellow,

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