What Zombies Fear by Allmond Kirk

Author:Allmond, Kirk [Allmond, Kirk]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2011-09-07T16:00:00+00:00

22. Logistics

I limped upstairs, my shoulder on fire. It’s amazing how much you can ignore when the adrenaline is pumping. I couldn’t have held a rifle steady enough to hit anything at ten yards.

When I got to our rooms, I found Max, still under his bed. He had a flashlight and some race cars under there and was playing happily. I laid down on the floor and looked under the bed. “Hi Max,” I grinned.

“Hi Daddy.” He smiled. “Can I come out now? It’s hot under here.”

“Yes buddy, thank you for being a good boy. Thank you for doing what I asked.”

“It's okay; I put some toys and a flash light under here yesterday, so I would have something to do.”

“Come on out, and go downstairs and get some food. I’m going to take a nap. But first give me a hug and a kiss.”

He crawled out and kissed me as he squeezed my neck.

“I love you Daddy. You’re my best Daddy.” I watched him walk out of the room before I struggled to stand up.

The clock on the end table said it was only two in the afternoon, I felt like I hadn’t eaten in a month, but all I could do was lay down in bed and go to sleep. Pain killers were few and far between. We had a reasonably large supply of over the counter stuff, but nothing worked as well as sleep.

I awoke the next day at five forty-five in the morning, to the sun streaming in my window. Without thinking, I sat up in bed. My shoulder felt much better, although I was still extraordinarily stiff from the day before, and there was a huge bruise on it. Swinging my legs out of the bed, I stood up and walked downstairs to the kitchen. In the fridge there were a couple dozen eggs. My mother was so amazing. Where did she get eggs? She seemed to have an endless pantry. As much as I wanted to eat the entire dozen, I figured I’d better eat something else. She might be saving those eggs, plus the only thing I’d eaten in nine days was some broth, I’m not sure how my stomach would handle so much protein all at once.

There was a loaf of bread, slightly moldy, on the shelf. I tore the mold off and ate two pieces. I was starting on the third when Mom walked in, holding a plastic bag full of fresh vegetables.

“Victor!” She exclaimed as she came over and gave me a hug, being cautious of my shoulder. I hugged her back; she was such an amazing woman. She’d taken all of this as it came, asked no questions, and had complete faith in Marshall and me. She was everywhere, and helped with everything. She always had delicious food, and plenty of it. I knew the stores had to be running low.

“Mom, thank you. Thank you for everything. I don’t know what I would have done without you.” I said to her as I hugged her as tightly as I could.

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