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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