pounce on its prey, that little smile on his face, and began to wonder what else he was hiding. He held a finger up to his lips, and then disappeared around the corner and into the hall.
“Whoa!” I heard one of the guards say. “Alec. You scared the shit out of me.”
“Maybe you shouldn’t be so engrossed in your movies my good man.” Alec’s voice was friendly and warm, and made me question just how much I knew of this man for the second time in a few minutes.
“It’s just so boring…” the other spoke, then their voices quieted to the point that I couldn’t hear them. After a few moments, Alec’s head ducked around the corner, and he waved me forwards. I walked with him, and when we got to the doors, I saw that a small hatch had been cut into one of them, just large enough to allow access. The two guards looked at me, then up the hall nervously.
“Hurry up,” the one that had been watching the movie said, “and don’t forget our deal Alec. We’re really sticking our necks out for you on this one.”
“I appreciate it.” He shook hands with the guy, and motioned towards the small hatch. I followed his instructions and ducked through quickly.
The hall on the other side was dark as pitch, and I could only see about ten feet of it in the dim light from the hatchway. Alec came through a second later, and then we were both plunged into darkness as the small door was shut firmly. Alec pulled out a small penlight and shone it in front of us.
“This is the way.” He said, and waved the small light to our left. I could see a small indention in the wall where he shone his light, a little nook just big enough for a man to stand in. We went over to it, and Alec retrieved a small screwdriver from his pocket, and then started to unscrew a section of the wall about three feet square.
All of a sudden bright light flashed around us, and a voice spoke from behind it.
“We were wondering where that was.”
15.
Dr Mc Layton stepped away from the wall opposite us, a large electric lantern held high. The shadows cast on her face from her glasses, combined with the fiery color of her hair gave her a sinister look, almost demonic. Yet, regardless of her appearance, she simply stared at us. No malice could be seen in her eyes, only concern.
“Doc…” Alec began, but was cut short by a curt gesture of the doctor’s hand.
“You know I don’t care what you do, Alec, but when you put others at risk, and then you are wrong.”
“He’s got family that may still be out there.” He replied, darkly.
“We all of us got family,” Mc Layton returned. “Leading him on a fools errand isn’t gonna bring em back.”
“Look,” I spoke up, possibly too harshly, for both the doctor and Alec seemed a little taken back by it. “Neither of you know me or my family. We’ve been talking about this for many years. I grant you that we all thought a zombie apocalypse was the last thing that would really happen, but my family is a hardy one.”
“I know you believe that,” Mc Layton said, placing her free hand on my arm, “but I want you to be prepared for what you might find.”
“I’ll be fine.” I said to her, pulling away and walking over to the other side. Alec moved to follow, but the doctor said his name and motioned him to move closer to her. I watched as she bent his ear to her, and couldn’t hear what she said to him after that. Whatever it was must have been something important though, for I watched his eyes widen, and then turn straight to me.
“I'll make sure he is safe,” Were the last words he spoke to her. Alec moved towards me, and I watched Mc Layton go over to the door and knock softly. The small hatch opened as Alec finished removing two small screws in the wall, revealing the opening.
“Eddy,” Mc Layton said. I nodded to show I heard.
“Be careful mate.”
Then she disappeared through the hatch, and once more we were plunged into the darkness. In that darkness, my mind
“Whoa!” I heard one of the guards say. “Alec. You scared the shit out of me.”
“Maybe you shouldn’t be so engrossed in your movies my good man.” Alec’s voice was friendly and warm, and made me question just how much I knew of this man for the second time in a few minutes.
“It’s just so boring…” the other spoke, then their voices quieted to the point that I couldn’t hear them. After a few moments, Alec’s head ducked around the corner, and he waved me forwards. I walked with him, and when we got to the doors, I saw that a small hatch had been cut into one of them, just large enough to allow access. The two guards looked at me, then up the hall nervously.
“Hurry up,” the one that had been watching the movie said, “and don’t forget our deal Alec. We’re really sticking our necks out for you on this one.”
“I appreciate it.” He shook hands with the guy, and motioned towards the small hatch. I followed his instructions and ducked through quickly.
The hall on the other side was dark as pitch, and I could only see about ten feet of it in the dim light from the hatchway. Alec came through a second later, and then we were both plunged into darkness as the small door was shut firmly. Alec pulled out a small penlight and shone it in front of us.
“This is the way.” He said, and waved the small light to our left. I could see a small indention in the wall where he shone his light, a little nook just big enough for a man to stand in. We went over to it, and Alec retrieved a small screwdriver from his pocket, and then started to unscrew a section of the wall about three feet square.
All of a sudden bright light flashed around us, and a voice spoke from behind it.
“We were wondering where that was.”
15.
Dr Mc Layton stepped away from the wall opposite us, a large electric lantern held high. The shadows cast on her face from her glasses, combined with the fiery color of her hair gave her a sinister look, almost demonic. Yet, regardless of her appearance, she simply stared at us. No malice could be seen in her eyes, only concern.
“Doc…” Alec began, but was cut short by a curt gesture of the doctor’s hand.
“You know I don’t care what you do, Alec, but when you put others at risk, and then you are wrong.”
“He’s got family that may still be out there.” He replied, darkly.
“We all of us got family,” Mc Layton returned. “Leading him on a fools errand isn’t gonna bring em back.”
“Look,” I spoke up, possibly too harshly, for both the doctor and Alec seemed a little taken back by it. “Neither of you know me or my family. We’ve been talking about this for many years. I grant you that we all thought a zombie apocalypse was the last thing that would really happen, but my family is a hardy one.”
“I know you believe that,” Mc Layton said, placing her free hand on my arm, “but I want you to be prepared for what you might find.”
“I’ll be fine.” I said to her, pulling away and walking over to the other side. Alec moved to follow, but the doctor said his name and motioned him to move closer to her. I watched as she bent his ear to her, and couldn’t hear what she said to him after that. Whatever it was must have been something important though, for I watched his eyes widen, and then turn straight to me.
“I'll make sure he is safe,” Were the last words he spoke to her. Alec moved towards me, and I watched Mc Layton go over to the door and knock softly. The small hatch opened as Alec finished removing two small screws in the wall, revealing the opening.
“Eddy,” Mc Layton said. I nodded to show I heard.
“Be careful mate.”
Then she disappeared through the hatch, and once more we were plunged into the darkness. In that darkness, my mind
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