doubt that the others would tear the dead one apart shortly. She scurried to her feet and grabbed the handlebars with her left hand and the sissy bar with her right, which seemed partially functional now. Trying to ignore the pain in her arm, she lifted the bike up and swung her leg over.
After maneuvering back through the wrecked vehicles and around the body she had run over, she held the throttle wide open despite the pain shooting up her arm. She could see the light ahead. Ahhh, there’s the light at the end of the tunnel. She’d laugh at that one later, after she was done puking her guts out.
Chapter 12
Day 3
East Shore Estates
North Myrtle Beach, SC
Auddy & Danny
The drive to the maintenance shed only took a few minutes. They parked the BMW around back where the trucks, lawnmowers, and other equipment were stored.
Auddy got out and walked over to the old Chevy 1500. “Hey babe, check this out,” she said, pointing into the bed of the truck.
There in the truck bed was a generator and several gas containers. “Looks like the guys were getting ready to do something they needed power for,” she said.
Danny couldn’t believe their good fortune. “Well, looks like we might have some microwave popcorn tonight.” He high-fived her on her discovery. “No need to look for the keys, either,” she grinned, pointing to the keys hanging from the ignition.
“I was thinking maybe a shower and coffee,” Danny said as he got in the cab. “Put coffee creamer on our list.”
“Got it.” She smiled and hopped in next to him. The day seemed destined for success.
The first stop on the agenda, after the maintenance shed, was Charlie’s gun store. While Danny wasn’t thrilled, he saw the logic of trying to secure more ammunition, and almost more importantly, to find out what was going on.
They pulled the old pickup into the parking lot of Charlie’s store, and Danny drove slowly around the building. The place looked locked up tight. There were several cars parked in the lot, but no sign of anyone who might own them.
“Circle back around to the rear and park there,” Auddy said, sitting forward on the seat and looking closely at the structure. Danny did as she asked and stopped near the back entrance.
When she opened the door, the sound of a motor running became obvious. Auddy looked at Danny and he nodded. “Yeah, I hear it too.”
They both got out of the truck and approached the building. Auddy pushed the button next to the door and spoke into the intercom. “Doug, Charlie, this is Auddy Brant. Are you guys in there?”
There was no response. Auddy tried again. “Doug, Charlie?” The intercom crackled for a moment, but that was it. Then the door buzzed loudly as the electronic lock unlatched. Auddy reached for the handle. Danny stepped between her and the door. “Let me go first.” She didn’t have a chance to argue as Danny pulled the door open an inch.
He was still holding on to the handle when the door burst open, catching him on the side of his head. He crashed into Auddy and they both went to the ground in a heap. The creature was on them instantly, tearing at Danny’s chest. Danny grasped the thing and rolled away from Auddy. She looked over to see them grappling on the ground, then looked up to see the door swing shut. After the few seconds it took all of this to occur, the creature broke away from Danny and scrabbled back toward the building. Finding the way back inside blocked, it ran headlong into the door, shrieking loudly.
Auddy hadn’t even realized she had pulled the gun until it was firing seemingly of its own accord. The bullets found their mark and slammed into the back of the thing as it tried in vain to escape the sunlight. It fell down next to Auddy and its head rolled to the side. Its skin began to turn red and blister. She stared back at what used to be Charlie as its last breath heaved out of its chest. Then it lay there unmoving, its eyes fixed on
After maneuvering back through the wrecked vehicles and around the body she had run over, she held the throttle wide open despite the pain shooting up her arm. She could see the light ahead. Ahhh, there’s the light at the end of the tunnel. She’d laugh at that one later, after she was done puking her guts out.
Chapter 12
Day 3
East Shore Estates
North Myrtle Beach, SC
Auddy & Danny
The drive to the maintenance shed only took a few minutes. They parked the BMW around back where the trucks, lawnmowers, and other equipment were stored.
Auddy got out and walked over to the old Chevy 1500. “Hey babe, check this out,” she said, pointing into the bed of the truck.
There in the truck bed was a generator and several gas containers. “Looks like the guys were getting ready to do something they needed power for,” she said.
Danny couldn’t believe their good fortune. “Well, looks like we might have some microwave popcorn tonight.” He high-fived her on her discovery. “No need to look for the keys, either,” she grinned, pointing to the keys hanging from the ignition.
“I was thinking maybe a shower and coffee,” Danny said as he got in the cab. “Put coffee creamer on our list.”
“Got it.” She smiled and hopped in next to him. The day seemed destined for success.
The first stop on the agenda, after the maintenance shed, was Charlie’s gun store. While Danny wasn’t thrilled, he saw the logic of trying to secure more ammunition, and almost more importantly, to find out what was going on.
They pulled the old pickup into the parking lot of Charlie’s store, and Danny drove slowly around the building. The place looked locked up tight. There were several cars parked in the lot, but no sign of anyone who might own them.
“Circle back around to the rear and park there,” Auddy said, sitting forward on the seat and looking closely at the structure. Danny did as she asked and stopped near the back entrance.
When she opened the door, the sound of a motor running became obvious. Auddy looked at Danny and he nodded. “Yeah, I hear it too.”
They both got out of the truck and approached the building. Auddy pushed the button next to the door and spoke into the intercom. “Doug, Charlie, this is Auddy Brant. Are you guys in there?”
There was no response. Auddy tried again. “Doug, Charlie?” The intercom crackled for a moment, but that was it. Then the door buzzed loudly as the electronic lock unlatched. Auddy reached for the handle. Danny stepped between her and the door. “Let me go first.” She didn’t have a chance to argue as Danny pulled the door open an inch.
He was still holding on to the handle when the door burst open, catching him on the side of his head. He crashed into Auddy and they both went to the ground in a heap. The creature was on them instantly, tearing at Danny’s chest. Danny grasped the thing and rolled away from Auddy. She looked over to see them grappling on the ground, then looked up to see the door swing shut. After the few seconds it took all of this to occur, the creature broke away from Danny and scrabbled back toward the building. Finding the way back inside blocked, it ran headlong into the door, shrieking loudly.
Auddy hadn’t even realized she had pulled the gun until it was firing seemingly of its own accord. The bullets found their mark and slammed into the back of the thing as it tried in vain to escape the sunlight. It fell down next to Auddy and its head rolled to the side. Its skin began to turn red and blister. She stared back at what used to be Charlie as its last breath heaved out of its chest. Then it lay there unmoving, its eyes fixed on
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