foot as the door seemed to be made of steel. I wanted to swear loudly but a look at Emma’s terrified face reminded me that I had to remain calm.
“Well this was a great fucking idea.” Candice snapped, her own fear was writ plainly on her face.
“Come here and hold Emma” I said.
“Why?”
“Because if you are holding her it will give me at least a fighting chance.”
She sneered but she took Emma from me. “Keep her turned away, this won’t be pleasant” I said as sternly as I could.
As Candice turned herself and faced the wall, holding the little girl against her chest so that she wouldn’t see the end come, I contemplated killing them both in the few moments we had left. It would certainly be a quicker death than any they would face at the hands of the zombies.
The arrival of the zombies decided for me, I would have to save my strength. I was almost sorry that I had led that little girl to a gruesome end. I lifted the claw hammer and advanced towards the undead as they came around the corner and into the loading bay.
I swung my hammer at the first zombie as it came through the entrance and caught it a glancing blow on the shoulder. I managed a second blow, this time cracking its jaw before dancing back out of the way of its clumsy lunge. My third strike caught it on the side of the skull and with a crunching of bone it was dead once more.
With one down and only another dozen or so to go, I was feeling optimistic as I moved across the loading bay, leading them away from the little girl.
Several more swings missed and I was really starting to miss my hatchet when I ran out of space to retreat as I bumped into the edge of the raised area and with one last swing at a zombie I turned and scrambled quickly to the top.
Most of the undead had followed me across the loading bay but two were trying to claw their way up the stairs, each getting in the others way. Candice with one look towards the threat heading her way dropped Emma and ran to the far end of the bay, as far from the approaching zombies as she could possible get.
I struck viciously at the head of the zombie closest to me as it tried to grab a hold of my leg, before running around the edge of the raised area. I reached the top of the stairs just as the first zombie made it to the top and I kicked out.
Bone crunched and the creature was knocked backwards into the second and I had a momentary respite before the rest of the zombies reached the bottom of the stairs. I kicked at another zombie as it tried to climb the stairs and struck the next with my hammer.
It wasn’t enough to stop them. I wasn’t able to do enough damage with one swing of the hammer and the zombies were coming closer. Arms were reaching over to grab at my ankles and I was rapidly running out of energy to give my blows any real strength.
“Get in quick!” a voice called from behind. I risked a look back over my shoulder towards the voice I had heard.
A bearded man stood holding open the door as Candice ducked through. A young woman was picking up the sobbing and hysterical Emma. The man gestured towards me as the woman brushed past with Emma in her arms.
I needed no further urging and I ran for the door, almost knocking the man down in my haste. It seemed that I wasn’t yet dead.
Chapter 9
The door slammed shut behind us and we were left in darkness. Emma was still sobbing and the young lady who held her was trying in vain to get her to stop. A torch, held by the bearded fellow was switched on and provided a narrow beam of light, revealing rows of shelving stacked high with pallets and cardboard boxes.
“Follow me” Bearded man said and led the way through what I could only assume to be the main stores department for the building.
Another door opened and we stepped out into a reasonably well lit concourse. Large windows set high into the walls and several artfully placed skylights allowed in a great deal of sunlight.
“What is this
“Well this was a great fucking idea.” Candice snapped, her own fear was writ plainly on her face.
“Come here and hold Emma” I said.
“Why?”
“Because if you are holding her it will give me at least a fighting chance.”
She sneered but she took Emma from me. “Keep her turned away, this won’t be pleasant” I said as sternly as I could.
As Candice turned herself and faced the wall, holding the little girl against her chest so that she wouldn’t see the end come, I contemplated killing them both in the few moments we had left. It would certainly be a quicker death than any they would face at the hands of the zombies.
The arrival of the zombies decided for me, I would have to save my strength. I was almost sorry that I had led that little girl to a gruesome end. I lifted the claw hammer and advanced towards the undead as they came around the corner and into the loading bay.
I swung my hammer at the first zombie as it came through the entrance and caught it a glancing blow on the shoulder. I managed a second blow, this time cracking its jaw before dancing back out of the way of its clumsy lunge. My third strike caught it on the side of the skull and with a crunching of bone it was dead once more.
With one down and only another dozen or so to go, I was feeling optimistic as I moved across the loading bay, leading them away from the little girl.
Several more swings missed and I was really starting to miss my hatchet when I ran out of space to retreat as I bumped into the edge of the raised area and with one last swing at a zombie I turned and scrambled quickly to the top.
Most of the undead had followed me across the loading bay but two were trying to claw their way up the stairs, each getting in the others way. Candice with one look towards the threat heading her way dropped Emma and ran to the far end of the bay, as far from the approaching zombies as she could possible get.
I struck viciously at the head of the zombie closest to me as it tried to grab a hold of my leg, before running around the edge of the raised area. I reached the top of the stairs just as the first zombie made it to the top and I kicked out.
Bone crunched and the creature was knocked backwards into the second and I had a momentary respite before the rest of the zombies reached the bottom of the stairs. I kicked at another zombie as it tried to climb the stairs and struck the next with my hammer.
It wasn’t enough to stop them. I wasn’t able to do enough damage with one swing of the hammer and the zombies were coming closer. Arms were reaching over to grab at my ankles and I was rapidly running out of energy to give my blows any real strength.
“Get in quick!” a voice called from behind. I risked a look back over my shoulder towards the voice I had heard.
A bearded man stood holding open the door as Candice ducked through. A young woman was picking up the sobbing and hysterical Emma. The man gestured towards me as the woman brushed past with Emma in her arms.
I needed no further urging and I ran for the door, almost knocking the man down in my haste. It seemed that I wasn’t yet dead.
Chapter 9
The door slammed shut behind us and we were left in darkness. Emma was still sobbing and the young lady who held her was trying in vain to get her to stop. A torch, held by the bearded fellow was switched on and provided a narrow beam of light, revealing rows of shelving stacked high with pallets and cardboard boxes.
“Follow me” Bearded man said and led the way through what I could only assume to be the main stores department for the building.
Another door opened and we stepped out into a reasonably well lit concourse. Large windows set high into the walls and several artfully placed skylights allowed in a great deal of sunlight.
“What is this
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