Dead of Night - Part 24
by Ada Woods
WTF ADA!!!!!
ADA?!
Are you guys OK?
I’m OK.
Dad’s been shot but he says it’s not bad.
I’m sorry… ur saying there’s a GOOD way to get shot?
Not the time, Em.
Well what happened?
U were supposed to text me if u found Woody…
Next thing I know u guys bust out the door, guns blazing…
Blood and glowing green shit was flying everywhere!
We had no choice.
And what the fuck did u guys do?!
A bunch of infected were freaking out…
and going into convulsions!
It’s the green shit.
The chemical in the green bullets is toxic to the infected.
Whoa. Stop.
Time the fuck out.
Is that supposed to make ANY sense to me?
?
Start at the beginning.
Where r u RIGHT NOW?
In the big hangar.
There were guards watching dad.
I had to shoot them but one got away.
Pls tell me it was them who shot ur dad and not u?
Yes.
Although I might shoot him too if he keeps yelling at me.
?
He is SOOOO pissed I came here for him.
Ingrate.
Don’t tell him I said that.
Whatever… anyway, the other guard had a machine gun so we had to run.
The second we were out the door, those things came at us.
I know. I saw them trying to get at your dad.
They got SOOO close, Ada.
They would have gotten him eventually…
So we locked ourselves in the big hangar. It was the closest shelter.
But ur safe?
For now.
Hopefully they’ll leave if there are no people out there.
If not, we wait until dawn and walk out.
Will u be safe in the car until then?
Yeah…I’ll hide in the trunk.
But now that ur safe… what the FUCK was the green shit?
It’s a chemical…
chlorine based…
inside a 9mm Plexiglas shell.
OK. Ur just making shit up now.
It’s poison to the infected, Em.
So this shit kills dead people?
I didn’t stick around to find out but dad says it does.
And that’s the only constructive thing he’s said so far.
We’ve been a bit busy.
So why didn’t GI Joe have these bullets?
Good question.
Dad had me get them out of a safe in our basement before all this started.
Where did HE get them?
I don’t think now’s the time to ask.
Woody is still pissed?
Not sure he’s ever getting over this.
Hey, has that Adam guy texted you again recently?
No. Are you just pulling random questions out of your ass right now?
No. I can’t stop thinking about him for some reason.
Shit.
What?
We have to put a pin in this Adam convo for now.
Why?
The infected aren’t leaving.
What ARE they doing?
They’re swarming that hangar…
climbing all over one another and trying to tear through the walls.
Dammit…I can hear them.
We’re halfway through our ammunition.
Dad wants to know how many are out there.
How many?
All of them, ADA!
Thousands.
TOO MANY!
Jesus! The walls are too thin.
They’re bending in.
I see it. Ur not gonna last til dawn in there, Ada!
Shit, Em, this is bad.
So bad.
Em, pls help think of something.
I don’t want to lose my dad again.
Not now.
Wait… how big is the hangar?
Huge.
Why?
Can u open the door from either end of building?
Yes. But open the door and let them in?!?!?!
Why?
Trust me.
Emma, this is Woody… I know what ur thinking and the answer is NO.
You’ll die in there, sir.
That’s okay. Ada won’t. And I won’t let you, so stay put.
Not an option, sir.
U and Ada get to the far end, away from the door.
Christian’s Mustang can cover the distance from one end of the hangar to the other faster than those things.
U open the door...
I’ll zip in and pick you up...
then we all get the hell out of here.
OK?
Not a chance, Em. DO NOT TRY THIS!
I’m sorry to defy you, Mr. Woods, I really am…
But in thirty seconds I’m coming through that door whether it’s open or not.
But it’ll be a lot better for everyone if it is.
EMMA, I SAID NO!
Once I start this car, they’re gonna know I’m here.
And then they’re gonna tear me to pieces…
But I can’t let that happen. Not while I’m still a virgin.
The key is in the ignition.
Twenty seconds.
Be ready…
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