No Room In Hell (Book 2): 400 Miles To Graceland

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by William Schlichter


  Kaleb skids across the pavement, not reaching the newly formed hole.

  Undead shamble from both ends of the bridge. Their moan-howls attract more brethren.

  Ethan scoops up his M&P. He raises the weapon. Kaleb smiles at him and rolls into the hole. Ethan hears the splash before he reaches the cavity. In his mind, Kaleb must have relished depriving Ethan of a kill as he fell to his death. He had seconds to consider his choice.

  Ethan cradles Becky in his arms. With her one eye, she gives him the glance of a loving daughter. Tears cover Ethan’s cheek. Even in a restored world with full medical facilities he doubts they could repair her broken body.

  Before the moan-howls drown her words, Becky speaks through broken teeth and shattered jaw. “End…me—”

  It’s all he can do for her. No more pain. Not allowing her to turn. The bullet bounces around in her brain pan ensuring no reanimation.

  Ethan checks the clip.

  Twelve.

  And one in the pipe.

  Marching up both sides of the Hernando de Soto Bridge are more biters than he cares to count. They are a thinner group on the Arkansas side of the river, but even if it is the necessary direction he needs to travel there are more undead then even he’ll be able to kill.

  He slips a second full clip from his belt, placing it in his mouth, then grips the third full clip in his left hand ready to replace the first once he empties it.

  William Schlichter has a Bachelor of Science in Education emphasizing English from Southeast Missouri State and a Masters of Arts in Theater from Missouri State University. With seventeen years of teaching English/Speech/Theater, he has returned to making writing his priority. Recent successes with scriptwriting earned him third place in the 2013 Broadcast Education Association National Festival of Media Arts for writing a TV Spec Script episode of The Walking Dead.

  His full-length feature script, Incinta, was an officially selected finalist in the 2014 New Orleans Horror Film Festival. Incinta received recognition again by being selected as a finalist at the 2015 Beverly Hills Film Festival for a full-length feature. Incinta has advanced in several other script contests, including most recently being an Official Selected finalist in the 2016 Irvine Film Festival. His next life goal would be to see his film transferred from the pages to the screen.

  Writing has always been his passion even through traveling, raising twin children, and educating teenagers. While he specializes in the phantasmagorical world of the undead and science fiction fantasy stories, William continues to teach acting, composition, and creative writing.

  Table of Contents

  Also by William Schlichter

  Title Page

  Copyright Information

  Epigraph

  400 Miles to Graceland

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

  Chapter Eleven

  Chapter Twelve

  Chapter Thirteen

  Chapter Fourteen

  Chapter Fifteen

  Chapter Sixteen

  Chapter Seventeen

  Chapter Eighteen

  Chapter Nineteen

  Chapter Twenty

  Chapter Twenty-one

  Chapter Twenty-two

  Chapter Twenty-three

  Chapter Twenty-four

  Chapter Twenty-five

  Chapter Twenty-six

  Chapter Twenty-seven

  Chapter Twenty-eight

  Chapter Twenty-nine

  Chapter Thirty

  Chapter Thirty-one

  Chapter Thirty-two

  Chapter Thirty-three

  Chapter Thirty-four

  Chapter Thirty-five

  Chapter Thirty-six

  Chapter Thirty-seven

  Chapter Thirty-eight

  Chapter Thirty-nine

  Chapter Forty

  Chapter Forty-one

  Chapter Forty-two

  Chapter Forty-three

  Chapter Forty-four

  Chapter Forty-five

  Chapter Forty-six

  Chapter Forty-seven

  Chapter Forty-eight

  Chapter Forty-nine

  Chapter Fifty

  Chapter Fifty-one

  Chapter Fifty-two

  Chapter Fifty-three

  Chapter Fifty-four

  Chapter Fifty-five

  Chapter Fifty-six

  Chapter Fifty-seven

  Chapter Fifty-eight

  Chapter Fifty-nine

  Chapter Sixty

  Chapter Sixty-one

  Chapter Sixty-two

  Chapter Sixty-three

  Chapter Sixty-four

  Chapter Sixty-five

  Chapter Sixty-six

  Chapter Sixty-seven

  Chapter Sixty-eight

  Chapter Sixty-nine

  Chapter Seventy

  Chapter Seventy-one

  Chapter Seventy-two

  Chapter Seventy-three

  Chapter Seventy-four

  About the Author

 

 

 


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