Trying to Survive (Part 3) Read Online Free
Author: C.J. Crowley
know someone is behind it.
When Lee heard the sound of a store window shattering nearby, he practically sprinted for the back door. Feeling any questions he had were just answered, he headed for the trees and went in as deeply as he could without getting too close to the street and buildings on the other side.
The trees were short, thinner than his body and mainly spread far apart, so Lee had to stay low and constantly check to ensure the shredders weren’t looking in his direction. He only had an idea of where he should be heading. The rooftops of a large collection of two story buildings were visible beyond the end of the trees – no more than a hundred yards away.
Lee came to a stop when he thought he heard the sounds of multiple police sirens. The possibility of other survivors caused him to start sprinting as he tilted his head and tried to focus on the sounds.
When he finally realized they were car alarms, his heart sank and he slowed his pace… Probably just those things starting to become more active and fighting each other… I guess it could be a good thing – it’ll draw them all in and clear out other areas.
As the end of the trees and the start of the collection of two story buildings came into sight, a new thought entered Lee’s mind – There are at least four different alarms going off. What are the chances those things would set off that many car alarms in one place?
He sped up again when he decided it had to be other survivors setting them off to use as distractions. Even though he hadn’t actually seen anyone yet, he felt the fear of being completely alone start to dissolve… I knew I couldn’t be the only one…
When Lee reached the edge of the wooded area, he could see at least six apartment buildings and the five cars in the parking-lot making all the noise.
He wasn’t sure if he had ever seen so many shredders gathered together in one place. There was no way for him to know how long the alarms had been going off. He feared that if other survivors did indeed do it on purpose, they could already be long gone.
The alarms had drawn almost every shredder in sight to the front of one apartment building, so he began to head toward the furthest one on his right. Lee’s only wish at the moment was to have the company of other survivors, but he also knew he had to make it up to one of the second floor apartments before it was dark.
He had no choice but to retreat and plan on continuing his search in the morning.
Chapter 4
Allen’s adrenaline and anger allowed him to quickly cut his way through into the next apartment and begin searching for more food. Veronica could see that his luck had been slightly better when he passed her three cans of food, a box of cereal, some crackers and a near-full gallon of water through the hole in the wall.
“Stand back, I’m going to cut my way through.”
As Allen tirelessly sawed away at the drywall, Veronica walked over by the window and looked down at the flashing cars. She thought about how annoying the combination of the five different car alarms was starting to become… Please don’t let this shit last all night…
The sun was minutes away from beginning to disappear on the horizon. It was turning the sky to different shades of red, pink and purple, and the clouds had taken on a golden glow. The beauty of it held onto her gaze and even blocked out the blaring alarms for quite some time. It was the first time she felt at peace since the night it all started.
The growing activity of the shredders below eventually drew her attention. They were already starting to wander away from the carports in search of people.
She grimaced, knowing that the starving ones would soon start attacking their own kind for food once it was completely dark and they began to rage. It would be just like the other nights, except the monstrous screams and roars would be
When Lee heard the sound of a store window shattering nearby, he practically sprinted for the back door. Feeling any questions he had were just answered, he headed for the trees and went in as deeply as he could without getting too close to the street and buildings on the other side.
The trees were short, thinner than his body and mainly spread far apart, so Lee had to stay low and constantly check to ensure the shredders weren’t looking in his direction. He only had an idea of where he should be heading. The rooftops of a large collection of two story buildings were visible beyond the end of the trees – no more than a hundred yards away.
Lee came to a stop when he thought he heard the sounds of multiple police sirens. The possibility of other survivors caused him to start sprinting as he tilted his head and tried to focus on the sounds.
When he finally realized they were car alarms, his heart sank and he slowed his pace… Probably just those things starting to become more active and fighting each other… I guess it could be a good thing – it’ll draw them all in and clear out other areas.
As the end of the trees and the start of the collection of two story buildings came into sight, a new thought entered Lee’s mind – There are at least four different alarms going off. What are the chances those things would set off that many car alarms in one place?
He sped up again when he decided it had to be other survivors setting them off to use as distractions. Even though he hadn’t actually seen anyone yet, he felt the fear of being completely alone start to dissolve… I knew I couldn’t be the only one…
When Lee reached the edge of the wooded area, he could see at least six apartment buildings and the five cars in the parking-lot making all the noise.
He wasn’t sure if he had ever seen so many shredders gathered together in one place. There was no way for him to know how long the alarms had been going off. He feared that if other survivors did indeed do it on purpose, they could already be long gone.
The alarms had drawn almost every shredder in sight to the front of one apartment building, so he began to head toward the furthest one on his right. Lee’s only wish at the moment was to have the company of other survivors, but he also knew he had to make it up to one of the second floor apartments before it was dark.
He had no choice but to retreat and plan on continuing his search in the morning.
Chapter 4
Allen’s adrenaline and anger allowed him to quickly cut his way through into the next apartment and begin searching for more food. Veronica could see that his luck had been slightly better when he passed her three cans of food, a box of cereal, some crackers and a near-full gallon of water through the hole in the wall.
“Stand back, I’m going to cut my way through.”
As Allen tirelessly sawed away at the drywall, Veronica walked over by the window and looked down at the flashing cars. She thought about how annoying the combination of the five different car alarms was starting to become… Please don’t let this shit last all night…
The sun was minutes away from beginning to disappear on the horizon. It was turning the sky to different shades of red, pink and purple, and the clouds had taken on a golden glow. The beauty of it held onto her gaze and even blocked out the blaring alarms for quite some time. It was the first time she felt at peace since the night it all started.
The growing activity of the shredders below eventually drew her attention. They were already starting to wander away from the carports in search of people.
She grimaced, knowing that the starving ones would soon start attacking their own kind for food once it was completely dark and they began to rage. It would be just like the other nights, except the monstrous screams and roars would be
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