lifeboat. It has a full tank of fuel and is ready.”
“A lifeboat?” I said.
“Yeah. Jane said that they are nearly unsinkable so we tried to figure out where one might be and they have been looking for one.” Chris answered.
“That’s great news.” Jake said.
“Where are you, David?” Asked Chris.
“A nature reserve called Spurn Point. It’s on the headway of the Humber just down from Hull. We went to a local library and found it in the yellow pages. Mike said that we would have found it on the internet quicker, but I had to remind him that there is no internet anymore.” David said, laughing.
“That’s great news. We should be able to get there tomorrow. We just need to sort out things here and we’ll head out first thing.” Chris said.
“Mike said to ask Marc if he still has Spirit.” David asked.
“Yeah! The psycho mutt is still following him around. Why?” Chris said.
Spirit lifted her head to look at him and let out a low growl.
“It’s just that we found a male Alsatian on the way here. He’s just a pup but shouldn’t be long before they are the best of friends if you know what I mean.” David replied, laughing.
“That’s good news. Everything here at the Bunker is fine. The fence is fully up and they have started the foundations on some of the external buildings. There have been a few infected come up to the fence and it held up really well.” Jake said.
Chris lifted the radio and asked “How many tried to get in?”
The radio was silent for a while before Jake’s old tones came out of the speaker “Tessa said there were sixteen spread out along a hundred meters of fence. They had them all finished off within twenty minutes.”
“How did the guards do?” Chris asked.
“They did fine. Tessa reckons they could have killed them quicker but all practice is good practice.” Jake said.
“We’re going to have to sign off at our end. The batteries are dying really quick.” David said.
“No problem, David. We should be heading that way early tomorrow morning. Hopefully if the roads are clear enough we should there around midday.” Chris said.
“Look forward to seeing you all. That’s us signing off then.” David said.
There was a squelch of static from the radio’s speaker. Then Jake’s voice came out “Well, it looks like we are going to signing off as well. But it’s good news that you found Marc and he’s ok.”
“Let everyone know he’s fine and we’ll talk to you all tomorrow.” Chris said.
“This is Bunker signing off. Good night, guys.” Jake said and the radio went silent.
Chris turned off the radio and put it into his rucksack. I stood up and walked down to the toilets and stepped inside. I leaned against the wash basins and looked into the mirror. Looking back was a face that to tell you the truth I barely recognized. The beard that I had grown shadowed my face and the dark circles under my eyes stood out. I shook my head at the image facing me. How could anyone trust me to lead them? And from the radio conversation, my leaving had caused a huge problem.
The way I saw it, I had left with the reasoning that by doing that I was keeping them all safe. The door creaked and I turned to see Chris sticking his head around the door.
“You okay?” He asked.
I looked at him and answered “I suppose so.”
He opened the door further and stepped inside letting the door close slowly behind him.
He leaned his back against the door and said “I know you think that what you were doing was the best for everyone, but what we really needed was you to be there to help pull it all together. Before you go off on one, yes, you were the one that started all this, and it was a huge fucking accident, mate. What you have to also understand is that everyone back at the Bunker became lost the night you fucked off. Nearly everyone was ‘What happens now?’ and ‘Who’s going to save us?’ And shit like that. I have known you the longest and even I was
“A lifeboat?” I said.
“Yeah. Jane said that they are nearly unsinkable so we tried to figure out where one might be and they have been looking for one.” Chris answered.
“That’s great news.” Jake said.
“Where are you, David?” Asked Chris.
“A nature reserve called Spurn Point. It’s on the headway of the Humber just down from Hull. We went to a local library and found it in the yellow pages. Mike said that we would have found it on the internet quicker, but I had to remind him that there is no internet anymore.” David said, laughing.
“That’s great news. We should be able to get there tomorrow. We just need to sort out things here and we’ll head out first thing.” Chris said.
“Mike said to ask Marc if he still has Spirit.” David asked.
“Yeah! The psycho mutt is still following him around. Why?” Chris said.
Spirit lifted her head to look at him and let out a low growl.
“It’s just that we found a male Alsatian on the way here. He’s just a pup but shouldn’t be long before they are the best of friends if you know what I mean.” David replied, laughing.
“That’s good news. Everything here at the Bunker is fine. The fence is fully up and they have started the foundations on some of the external buildings. There have been a few infected come up to the fence and it held up really well.” Jake said.
Chris lifted the radio and asked “How many tried to get in?”
The radio was silent for a while before Jake’s old tones came out of the speaker “Tessa said there were sixteen spread out along a hundred meters of fence. They had them all finished off within twenty minutes.”
“How did the guards do?” Chris asked.
“They did fine. Tessa reckons they could have killed them quicker but all practice is good practice.” Jake said.
“We’re going to have to sign off at our end. The batteries are dying really quick.” David said.
“No problem, David. We should be heading that way early tomorrow morning. Hopefully if the roads are clear enough we should there around midday.” Chris said.
“Look forward to seeing you all. That’s us signing off then.” David said.
There was a squelch of static from the radio’s speaker. Then Jake’s voice came out “Well, it looks like we are going to signing off as well. But it’s good news that you found Marc and he’s ok.”
“Let everyone know he’s fine and we’ll talk to you all tomorrow.” Chris said.
“This is Bunker signing off. Good night, guys.” Jake said and the radio went silent.
Chris turned off the radio and put it into his rucksack. I stood up and walked down to the toilets and stepped inside. I leaned against the wash basins and looked into the mirror. Looking back was a face that to tell you the truth I barely recognized. The beard that I had grown shadowed my face and the dark circles under my eyes stood out. I shook my head at the image facing me. How could anyone trust me to lead them? And from the radio conversation, my leaving had caused a huge problem.
The way I saw it, I had left with the reasoning that by doing that I was keeping them all safe. The door creaked and I turned to see Chris sticking his head around the door.
“You okay?” He asked.
I looked at him and answered “I suppose so.”
He opened the door further and stepped inside letting the door close slowly behind him.
He leaned his back against the door and said “I know you think that what you were doing was the best for everyone, but what we really needed was you to be there to help pull it all together. Before you go off on one, yes, you were the one that started all this, and it was a huge fucking accident, mate. What you have to also understand is that everyone back at the Bunker became lost the night you fucked off. Nearly everyone was ‘What happens now?’ and ‘Who’s going to save us?’ And shit like that. I have known you the longest and even I was
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