Tales of the Zombie Apocalypse (Issue #2 | September 2015) by Michael Anthony Page B
Book: Tales of the Zombie Apocalypse (Issue #2 | September 2015) by Michael Anthony
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Authors: Michael Anthony
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undead surrounding their car. Jacob sat up in the driver’s seat and reached back to check on his son. Seeing Jacob move seemed to excite the zombies outside the car, they rocked the car back and forth with much more vigor than before. Jacob and Susie both tried to stifle themselves from making any gasps or noises that might agitate the zombies further.
Cody began to seize violently just as Jacob reached back to him. His skin felt hot and dry. His face was bright red. He felt under Cody’s nose, he was still breathing but fast and shallow. Blood started pouring out his mouth. The seizure made Cody bite deep into his tongue.
“Cody is sick. We gotta get him out of here.” He whispered to Susie, his voice trembled. He didn’t know what was wrong with Cody, but he knew he needed to get to his only child to the hospital and fast.
“How do we do that? Do you see these monsters all around us??” Susie responded with anger and fear.
“I don’t know but we gotta figure something out. He is really sick. The heat is getting to him and we’re outta water to cool him down.” Jacob spoke as calmly as he could, hoping that Susie would follow suit and regain her composure.
Jacob wished that they had prepared for something like this. He thought back to when his neighbor was trying to convince him to buy cases of water and MREs. Now Jacob felt real stupid that he used to make fun of his crazy doomsday prepper neighbor. He could really use some cool water to help his son right now.
“Those things are gonna break through the windows and kill us!!” Susie nearly shouted and the zombies outside reacted by pounding on the windows and windshield harder and faster.
Just as she finished her sentence, the windshield cracked slightly right in front of her where the zombie was pounding its fists on the glass.
“See? We’re gonna die, Jake!! How are we gonna get outta here??” Susie was yelling and unable to control her fear any longer.
“We’re outta time baby. You gotta calm down, we have to think of something.”
Several more minutes passed but neither of them could think of a way out. The zombies kept cracking the windshield more and the windows were sounding ready to crack as well. Jacob looked at his watch. Twenty minutes had passed since he checked on Cody last. He stretched to reach the backseat where Cody was still laying, he wasn’t moving at all.
“No… Oh my God, no.” Jacob felt Cody’s neck, then his wrist, desperate to find a pulse but there was nothing.
“What? What is it?” Susie started panicking as she sat up and turned in her seat to look at her child.
“Cody… wake up buddy… come on Cody… wake up.” Jacob started shaking him gently, but there was no response, no breathing, no pulse. His skin was still hot and dry. All of them were literally cooking in the hot car.
Jacob rested his head on his little boy’s unmoving chest, he cried as silently as he could.
“How could this happen? What is happening?” He seemed to be asking nobody in particular or maybe God.
“Oh my God!! Cody??” Susie started screaming and the zombies outside beat on the car windows with a renewed energy.
Jacob lifted his head and gently shook the boy’s body again. “He can’t be gone. He can’t be.”
“Baby… wake up… please wake up.” Susie said desperately as she stroked the dead boy’s hair.
BANG
BANG BANG BANG
Several gunshots drowned out the noise of the zombies. Susie looked up at the rear passenger window. The monstrous creatures were losing interest in the car and slowly turning away.
“Jake, look they’re leaving!! Those things are leaving!” She started pulling on Jacob’s shirt. “We can get out of here.”
Jacob looked up as the zombies turned their attention away from the car and shambled toward two people with shotguns outside the passenger side of their Corolla. After a few seconds, even
Cody began to seize violently just as Jacob reached back to him. His skin felt hot and dry. His face was bright red. He felt under Cody’s nose, he was still breathing but fast and shallow. Blood started pouring out his mouth. The seizure made Cody bite deep into his tongue.
“Cody is sick. We gotta get him out of here.” He whispered to Susie, his voice trembled. He didn’t know what was wrong with Cody, but he knew he needed to get to his only child to the hospital and fast.
“How do we do that? Do you see these monsters all around us??” Susie responded with anger and fear.
“I don’t know but we gotta figure something out. He is really sick. The heat is getting to him and we’re outta water to cool him down.” Jacob spoke as calmly as he could, hoping that Susie would follow suit and regain her composure.
Jacob wished that they had prepared for something like this. He thought back to when his neighbor was trying to convince him to buy cases of water and MREs. Now Jacob felt real stupid that he used to make fun of his crazy doomsday prepper neighbor. He could really use some cool water to help his son right now.
“Those things are gonna break through the windows and kill us!!” Susie nearly shouted and the zombies outside reacted by pounding on the windows and windshield harder and faster.
Just as she finished her sentence, the windshield cracked slightly right in front of her where the zombie was pounding its fists on the glass.
“See? We’re gonna die, Jake!! How are we gonna get outta here??” Susie was yelling and unable to control her fear any longer.
“We’re outta time baby. You gotta calm down, we have to think of something.”
Several more minutes passed but neither of them could think of a way out. The zombies kept cracking the windshield more and the windows were sounding ready to crack as well. Jacob looked at his watch. Twenty minutes had passed since he checked on Cody last. He stretched to reach the backseat where Cody was still laying, he wasn’t moving at all.
“No… Oh my God, no.” Jacob felt Cody’s neck, then his wrist, desperate to find a pulse but there was nothing.
“What? What is it?” Susie started panicking as she sat up and turned in her seat to look at her child.
“Cody… wake up buddy… come on Cody… wake up.” Jacob started shaking him gently, but there was no response, no breathing, no pulse. His skin was still hot and dry. All of them were literally cooking in the hot car.
Jacob rested his head on his little boy’s unmoving chest, he cried as silently as he could.
“How could this happen? What is happening?” He seemed to be asking nobody in particular or maybe God.
“Oh my God!! Cody??” Susie started screaming and the zombies outside beat on the car windows with a renewed energy.
Jacob lifted his head and gently shook the boy’s body again. “He can’t be gone. He can’t be.”
“Baby… wake up… please wake up.” Susie said desperately as she stroked the dead boy’s hair.
BANG
BANG BANG BANG
Several gunshots drowned out the noise of the zombies. Susie looked up at the rear passenger window. The monstrous creatures were losing interest in the car and slowly turning away.
“Jake, look they’re leaving!! Those things are leaving!” She started pulling on Jacob’s shirt. “We can get out of here.”
Jacob looked up as the zombies turned their attention away from the car and shambled toward two people with shotguns outside the passenger side of their Corolla. After a few seconds, even
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