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and sinew. There were pools of blood across the floor, and here and there, a random body part could be seen. The boy himself was covered in red, and he moved about the room in a drunken stupor. I could see piles of what appeared to be shit here and there on the floor, and my mind imagined the smell of the small chamber.
I looked towards Alec, who had continued down the passage, and now threatened to disappear from my sight. I felt pity for the man, having to have done that to his own son. Part of me almost thought it would have been easier to have just killed the child. I couldn’t imagine what he must be going through.
Then I thought about what I would do if I found out one of my own family had been turned. Would I be able to do what I needed to do at that time? I couldn’t answer that right at the moment, and I prayed to the gods that I would never have to.
I moved on down the passage.
17.
Awhile later, we found ourselves at a small metal door. I felt like we had walked for miles, though due to the tunnel, I couldn’t truly judge the distance.
“Now what do we do?” I asked Alec.
“Now,” He looked at me. “Now we run.”
“Wait! What?” I was flabbergasted, and could think of nothing more to say.
“We are going to have to run.” Alec turned and placed both hands on my shoulders, looking me right in the eye. “On the other side of this door is a small parking lot. The passage we just went down took us under the river to the west of the hospital. Once we are out, we’ll have fifty maybe seventy five feet to go, then we’ll hit a patch of woods. Run straight and fast.
“And do not stop for anything.”
With no more words he turned back and threw the door open, stepping out into the night.
I was immediately assaulted with a barrage of smells that I was unaccustomed to. Smoke drifted across the lot, and with it came the smell of destruction, sulfur, and scorched flesh. Once I was out, Alec turned and immediately closed the door, then, without a hitch, bolted across the lot. The other man’s long legs made him easily outdistance me, but even though I was shorter, I was not more than a few steps behind him when I hit the wood line.
“Okay,” Alec turned towards me, his voice no more than a harsh whisper. He pointed to the west, and then continued speaking.
“We need to go about a mile that way, Eddy. We’ll come out the woods and cross a small field by that time. We’ll end up near a place called the Black Bear. You know it?”
“Of course,” I said, looking at him with a bit of annoyance. “I was born and raised around here man. That and I live not far from there.”
“Okay then,” Alec said, “you ready?”
“Almost,” I said back to him. “I have just one question: Aren’t we going a bit out of our way? There’s much straighter ways to get to my house.”
“Straighter, yes,” Alec said solemnly, “Safer for us to go this way, no, not really that I can tell you.”
When I didn’t respond, only looked at him, he continued his explanation.
“The whole south west area around the hospital is swarming with the dead. There is also a large group of ravenous that roams the area, and we defiantly want to avoid them. This way may be longer, but trust me when I say it is safer.”
“Fine,” I said to him. “Lead the way.”
We started off together through the woods, making our way slowly so as not to make much noise. Neither of us saw anything during our walk, though at one point I could have sworn I heard crying. I stopped for the briefest of seconds, but obviously I was imagining it, for Alec just kept pushing on, so I quickly followed. We went this way for a while, when we finally came to the woods and the field connected.
“There,” Alec said to me, pointing towards our left. I looked that way, but without my glasses, I couldn’t see anything. I said such to Alec, and he just sighed and shook his head.
“There’s a couple of dead heads over there. If we cut
I looked towards Alec, who had continued down the passage, and now threatened to disappear from my sight. I felt pity for the man, having to have done that to his own son. Part of me almost thought it would have been easier to have just killed the child. I couldn’t imagine what he must be going through.
Then I thought about what I would do if I found out one of my own family had been turned. Would I be able to do what I needed to do at that time? I couldn’t answer that right at the moment, and I prayed to the gods that I would never have to.
I moved on down the passage.
17.
Awhile later, we found ourselves at a small metal door. I felt like we had walked for miles, though due to the tunnel, I couldn’t truly judge the distance.
“Now what do we do?” I asked Alec.
“Now,” He looked at me. “Now we run.”
“Wait! What?” I was flabbergasted, and could think of nothing more to say.
“We are going to have to run.” Alec turned and placed both hands on my shoulders, looking me right in the eye. “On the other side of this door is a small parking lot. The passage we just went down took us under the river to the west of the hospital. Once we are out, we’ll have fifty maybe seventy five feet to go, then we’ll hit a patch of woods. Run straight and fast.
“And do not stop for anything.”
With no more words he turned back and threw the door open, stepping out into the night.
I was immediately assaulted with a barrage of smells that I was unaccustomed to. Smoke drifted across the lot, and with it came the smell of destruction, sulfur, and scorched flesh. Once I was out, Alec turned and immediately closed the door, then, without a hitch, bolted across the lot. The other man’s long legs made him easily outdistance me, but even though I was shorter, I was not more than a few steps behind him when I hit the wood line.
“Okay,” Alec turned towards me, his voice no more than a harsh whisper. He pointed to the west, and then continued speaking.
“We need to go about a mile that way, Eddy. We’ll come out the woods and cross a small field by that time. We’ll end up near a place called the Black Bear. You know it?”
“Of course,” I said, looking at him with a bit of annoyance. “I was born and raised around here man. That and I live not far from there.”
“Okay then,” Alec said, “you ready?”
“Almost,” I said back to him. “I have just one question: Aren’t we going a bit out of our way? There’s much straighter ways to get to my house.”
“Straighter, yes,” Alec said solemnly, “Safer for us to go this way, no, not really that I can tell you.”
When I didn’t respond, only looked at him, he continued his explanation.
“The whole south west area around the hospital is swarming with the dead. There is also a large group of ravenous that roams the area, and we defiantly want to avoid them. This way may be longer, but trust me when I say it is safer.”
“Fine,” I said to him. “Lead the way.”
We started off together through the woods, making our way slowly so as not to make much noise. Neither of us saw anything during our walk, though at one point I could have sworn I heard crying. I stopped for the briefest of seconds, but obviously I was imagining it, for Alec just kept pushing on, so I quickly followed. We went this way for a while, when we finally came to the woods and the field connected.
“There,” Alec said to me, pointing towards our left. I looked that way, but without my glasses, I couldn’t see anything. I said such to Alec, and he just sighed and shook his head.
“There’s a couple of dead heads over there. If we cut
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