Chapter 29 - 25: The Spreading Nightmare (1/2)
At the same time, John had arrived at James' house...
It was quiet and suspenseful as they began their ride toward the northwest, toward Alaska. It was something to be on the run from the police and government, but it was something completely different knowing that an undead apocalypse was going to be upon them soon. They just didn't know how soon it would be at their necks as Allen thought while driving the RV on the road that would lead directly to the side roads leading out of the city.
Allen had many thoughts or what he would jokingly call voices in his head that tended to keep him on his toes during times like these and right now they were telling him to stray away from the main roads. Although he sometimes chalked theses thoughts up to gut feelings, but knowing that he wasn't batshit crazy and that the supernatural actually exists he chose to follow his gut to the dismay of the others.
When they had left Allen had instructed Alexia and Alice to look over the heavily yellowed and partially faded pages at the table while Alice and Jacob loaded many guns Allen had hidden away in a closet aboard the RV. He had Megan fiddling around with a t.v. he had hanging up in the back of the RV in the upper left corner.
Allen was many things, but keeping those under watch organized was only second to his skill at a computer. He made sure to assign everyone a task to ensure all his openings were covered.
Looking back through his rearview mirror he said, ”Megan once you get that T.V. working turn it to the news we need to stay updated.”
”Well sure once you keep this f.u.c.ker still for a bit I can actually get it to work,” Megan said in a sassy and sarcastic tone while her head was in an odd position as she tried to look for the port to connect the antenna wire.
”Well sure sweet cheeks if you don't mind the probability of being swarmed by the police or better yet being ambushed by Johns dirt munchers,” Allen replied back matching both her tones and accent.
As if she was part of the conversation, in the beginning, Alexia butts in and says, ”He's right we can't stop unless its for supplies and gas.”
”Well if that's the case wouldn't it have been better if we stuck to the main roads and just lowered the blinds and shades on RV and...” Megan was saying when she inadvertently finds and plugs in the antenna wire to the right port and the voice of a male news anchor kills their conversation.
”This just in we have multiple reports of unprovoked riots and extreme violence happening in the downtown area and all across the city. Many of those reports consist of people clawing and cannibalizing others. I.. I... don't know what to say about this as it's all too sudden. Police are nowhere to be seen and...” The new anchor was saying before being interrupted with the delivery of many papers.
The new anchor looked at the face paper and his eyes immediately went wide and his mouth went agape. Horror hung from his face as he looked back at the camera and around at the crew and director. He flipped through the pages as small whispers began to be picked up by the several microphones.
After skimming through the pages the new anchor locks his eyes in a certain direction and asks what everyone watching at home guessed to be the director, ”Did you read this?”
After a quick moment, he looks back the camera while grabbing several items and says, ”This just in... breaking news whatever the f.u.c.k you wanna call it I just read a report that says those that have been assaulted and cannibalized and thought to have been killed in the process have begun repeating what their assaulters did to them unto others. Reports also state multiple police stations have been assaulted as well and no one has answered or replied to any attempts to contact them. Hospitals are currently on fire and no is anywhere putting out any fires. It's as if we are alone in this pandemonium.”
Before he leaves he receives another paper and looks it over carefully. He almost goes pale and looks at the camera and says in an almost scared voice, ”This just in reports about similar riots and acts have been reported around the world at a shocking rate, god help us, and that the CDC and WHO has now declared that this worldwide problem to be of a disease or infection of some sort that they themselves have yet to identify due to them also just finding out about this disease as well. They... the rest of this report seems to be them pushing the blame of not knowing about this disease unto the governments of the world for not answering or being put on hold. To sum up, what they want us to do as a community and as a people is to stay indoors and lock whatever lock you can find and stay away from strangers that don't look normal. People, it seems that the government and doctors don't know whats going on so I'm going out on a limb by saying hunker down and protect yourselves.”