Our Days Are Numbered

Chapter 23

While the two men snored away I was listening to all the noises around us. A few times a rat or mouse or whatever the f**k you want to the f*****g ran across the hood of the jeep making me jump slightly. I had heard a few bats and as well as owls flying by. It was nice to hear that some animals were still around. But the fact that I couldn’t see a damn thing was making me more nervous than normal.

I sat up in the driver's seat looking out the front window, I couldn’t see much, the moon was bright enough to light up a bit of the night but it wasn’t enough. I was focusing on something in the distance when something bumped into the side of the car. making me scream.

I clapped my hands over my mouth, “f**k” I whispered, both Brett and Granville were sitting up straight in their seats. Something bumped into the jeep again, causing it to move a little too much for my liking.

We all looked back at the same time. My hand instantly went to make sure that the doors were locked, although, if they really wanted to get in they probably wouldn't be using the door handle.

Eaters walked along the side of the jeep, none of them seemed to have noticed- or smelled or whatever the f**k these things did, that we were in the jeep. We sank low in our seats watching as the heard moved past us. I sat up a bit watching them, a few more of them bumped into the jeep, I watched as they walked into trees and some walked into holes that formed in the road.

I giggled a bit, these things literally worked off a part of the brain that only thought of one thing: Food. I sat back in my seat and huffed

“that is a huge heard” Brett whispered. We both looked back again the group looked endless, and they were heading towards the camp.

GRANVILLE POV

Once we were sure that the damn herd had completely walked through and that they were far away enough. We got out of the car gathering hoses and empty bottles running to cars in the area and collecting gas from them. The limited light made this a lot harder than I thought I would be. I heard Zoni searing a few times before I moved towards her to find out what was wrong.

“Everything okay?” I asked in a low voice, the smell of gas hit my nose, throwing me into a coughing fit. She put her hand over my mouth. I pulled away from her wiping my face and looking at her

“What the f**k” I whispered at her,

“the f*****g bottle broke” Zoni hissed I assumed she was shaking her hands cause I felt flicks of wetness hitting against my arms. She stood up out of the darkness her clothes drenched in gas. Good god, now we had to be in a closed car with that smile.

“babe are you wearing a bra?” I asked as I stared at her. Her white shirt was clinging to her body and I was pretty sure I could see her n*****s peeking through the wet top. She frowned at me and crossed her arms over her chest before she stormed past me.

Brett was busy putting gas into the jeep, emptying the bottles we had just filled.  He watched as Zoni swung the door open and jumped into the jeep. He lifted an eyebrow at me, all I could do was smile at him though.

BRETT POV

I thought I would give them a few minutes before getting back into the jeep. Although I wasn’t about to stay in the open like this in the dead of night, I slowly made my way onto the roof of the jeep, looking up at the sky. I could hear a scraping noise and what sounded like moaning. I looked mack to see a few eaters again. I frowned, knocking on the roof Granvilles head popped out the sunroof

“make sure all the doors are closed another herd is coming,” I said Granville frowned looking up past me.

“f**k” Zoni shouted from inside

“Everyone gets in we are going” She shouted

ZONI POV

I started up the car, both men were scrabbling through the sunroof of the jeep. I revved the engine and put my foot to the floor the car taking off,

“One question,” Brett asked as he looked from behind us into the review mirror meeting my eye, “How are we getting past the first herd?” I looked at Granville who was only looking forward, he shook his head as though he was thinking of something

“What?” I said desperately

“Drive through them,” He said slowly “this thing is made for rocky terrain”

“that’s your idea?” I heard my voice squeak “Drive them over?”

“yeah,” I looked at him waiting for him to say more, which he didn’t. f**k. I put my foot down more making sure that I picked up more speed. The headlights showed a few eaters in front of us. I began to slow down but both men shook their heads at me

“Pick up,” Granville said softly. I took a deep breath.

The Jeep surged forward, the bull bar hitting into the eaters, making some fly to the side and others flying over the rooftop of the jeep. We drove through the herd, the crunching of the tires going over the eaters was gut-wrenching.

The eaters that weren’t being driven over, we're now moving to attack the jeep. I put more power into the jeep making it move faster over and through the herd. We soon made it out racing down the road and towards the camp. All I could think of was that two heard were on their way to us and we were dead center of their pathway