World on Edge: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival Thriller (World on Edge Book 1) by Chris Pike
Author:Chris Pike [Pike, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-19T22:00:00+00:00
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Joe hadnât planned on being stopped and questioned, and the walk was taking longer than expected. He had two choicesâeither walk straight down Main Street or cut through the medical complex and take a backroad to the zoo to save time. He decided on the latter.
When he came to Holcombe, he took a right, leading to the hospitals. The world-renowned medical center housed a variety of hospitals catering to patients from all over the world stricken with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Normally bustling with activity with cars whizzing by, buses spouting exhaust, and people walking from building to building, the area was uncharacteristically quiet. Joe wove his way around deserted cars and buses rendered inoperable due to the EMP. Anything dependent upon electricity or electrical components ceased working. Joe occasionally witnessed an old car puttering down the street, weaving around stalled cars.
He strolled past the massive parking garages then came to the emergency room entrance. An ambulance had its doors open so Joe peeked in.
A crow pecked at the face of a corpse strapped into the gurney, and when it saw Joe, the bird squawked, flapped its wings, and flew out of the cramped space. Joe ducked. The horror show didnât end there because the valet parking area was littered with abandoned bodies, some in hospital gowns. Joe didnât dare step foot in the hospital for fear heâd get shanghaied and forced to work. If there were any living patients left in the hospital, theyâd die soon. They just didnât know it yet.
Joe emerged from the tree-lined street and as he rounded the corner into the open, he stopped. Across the side street was the entrance to a ten-story parking garage, and waltzing down the ramp were four thugs.
Each carried a pillowcase, busting at the seams and loaded down with their haul. From the shattered glass near the cars, it was obvious the thugs had been breaking into cars and stealing valuables.
Outnumbered and unarmed, Joeâs options didnât leave him much leeway.
The four spread out, surrounding him at twelve, three, six and nine oâclock. Six oâclock worried him the most, taking a position behind Joe.
Twelve oâclock asked, âWhatâs in your backpack?â
âNothing of value. I donât want any trouble,â Joe said. âHad enough already for one day.â
âIâm taking a shining to your backpack. Always wanted one,â three oâclock said. âEmpty it out, or Iâll empty this into you.â The thug whipped out a Glock and pointed it directly at Joeâs head.
âThere ainât nothing in it. Itâs empty âcause Iâm looking for supplies.â
âDonât waste your ammo on him,â nine oâclock said.
Without any more haranguing, nine oâclock charged Joe and swung a freshly stolen Astros souvenir bat like the police baton it resembled. Joe sidestepped at the perfect moment, the bat missing him by inches. Nine oâclockâs momentum caused him to lose his balance and fall flat on his back against the sidewalk. Helpless from having the wind knocked out of him, nine oâclock struggled to re-inflate his lungs while he tried to stand.
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