The After Days Trilogy (Book 1): After Days by Medbury Scott

Author:Medbury, Scott [Medbury, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Avryan Publishing
Published: 2014-05-27T03:00:00+00:00

The man walking with Chen stopped instantly but the leader kept coming forward at a saunter.

“Stop!”

This time he did, but not in a submissive way. He planted his feet apart, and kept his hands down by his side, the shotgun pointed safely at the concrete. I took in his hard face and slicked back hair. Then he laughed at me. Of all the things that I expected, this was not one of them. I felt myself cringe; as a child I hated kids at school laughing at me when I wasn’t in on the joke, it sometimes made me feel weak. In the vulnerable state I was in right then, it succeeded in doing just that.

“Well what have we here? A little man with a big gun. Why don’t you come out and we’ll talk about all this nonsense.”

He actually sounded reasonable and I almost stood up, but then I spotted his cohort take a step and I yelled again, firing a warning shot into the air. It hit the concrete above me and the bullet ricocheted dangerously close. As the dust fell onto the car and into my hair, I was gratified to see a look of uncertainty flash across Chen’s smug face.

“No need for that little man. I just want to talk to you; I believe you knew my brother?” Unexpectedly he crouched and put his shotgun on the floor and then began to walk towards me again, this time with his hands up. I raised my gun and pointed it at his head.

“Now, now. You wouldn’t shoot an unarmed man would you?”

He judged correctly, I wouldn’t, couldn’t shoot a man who was unarmed with his hands up. My hand was shaking and I knew he could see it.

“Stop…I said stop.” It sounded weak and he didn’t stop.

“It’s okay, we’re just gonna talk little man,” he whispered, as he reached the other side of the car. I felt like I was under the control of a snake charmer. I knew he was lying and that as soon as he was within reach of me I was as good as dead.

That was when the truck screeched around the corner behind them and the parking garage was flooded with light. Chen spun around as the fast moving vehicle sped towards us.

Chen’s partner raised an arm to shield his eyes from the bright headlights as the rifle in his hands barked. He was too slow. The truck’s front fender struck him and, even though it was a glancing blow, he flew off to the side like a rag doll as the truck came barreling on. Chen was a lot quicker. He glanced at me, the soothing look on his face now one of venomous hatred.

“Not over bitch!” he yelled, before sprinting to the safety of the stairwell. The truck locked up its breaks and screeched to a stop beside me. The passenger side door opened and Luke held out his hand.

“Hurry up, get in!” he yelled. “Where’s Arthur?”

I grabbed Luke’s arm and he helped pull me up into the cab.

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