When Winter Comes | Collected Edition | Books 1-6 by Willcocks Daniel

Author:Willcocks, Daniel [Willcocks, Daniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Apocalyptic | Horror
Publisher: Devil's Rock Publishing
Published: 2021-09-21T04:00:00+00:00

30

Cody Trebeck

“Shit.”

Cody shone the light at the end of the passageway, his throat constricting as a nervous wave of fear crept through him. Bricks and lumps of stone were piled up high, blocking the way ahead. The stones and rubble must have been standing for quite some time, given the moss and mushrooms that decorated and plugged the gaps and hollows.

“We’ve got to turn back,” Sophie said, voicing what Cody was refusing to come to terms with.

Travis leaned haphazardly against the wall, struggling to prop himself up. In the faint glow of Cody’s flashlight his skin was ashen, his eyes barely open. To Cody, he looked like his Uncle Jimmy had at the end of many of their family gatherings, elbow propped against the piano as he fought back the urge to vomit, none of that stopping him from pounding his tenth tequila and telling Aunt Gilly to go to hell as he slapped the offered glass of water from her wrinkled hands. Cody and Sophie exchanged a look, her worry reflected back at him.

“No!” Travis barked, half raising a hand. The very effort of it a monumental feat. “We’ve walked for hours through this mole hole. We’re not turning back now. Nope. No way. Not doing it.” He hiccupped and stumbled, grasping the wall for support. “You’ve got to be high as a kite, my friend. Nuh-uh.”

Cody’s shoulders softened. “We’ve got no choice. I don’t like it either, but we can’t dig our way out of here. We should’ve gone the other way.”

Sophie placed a hand on his arm. “We couldn’t have known.”

“Hayden clearly did.” Cody placed his hand on hers, still unable to look her directly in the eye while they were touching. He hated it, that feeling that broiled in his stomach that told him he wasn’t worthy, that he was just imagining the connection between the pair of them. Why couldn’t he lean into it? Why couldn’t he just grab her hand and be close to her? Why was he waiting for her to make the first move?

Because you’re trapped down here. One wrong move and you not only piss her off, but you break the magic. Isn’t it better to live with the unconfirmed possibility that it could happen, rather than to know for sure that’s it? Besides…What’s your plan here? Make out in a cold, dank tunnel while you try to avoid capture from those creatures? Are you forgetting that Travis is here, too? A kid who probably shouldn’t be left to support himself right now, even if you know you can’t carry him? A kid who is undoubtedly in need of medical attention.

Travis’ elbow slipped, his head coming dangerously close to hitting the wall. He collected himself, threw them both a goofy smile, then folded over and unleashed a torrent of vomit onto the floor.

Sophie sighed. She crossed to Travis and rubbed his back. Travis gave a pitiful whimper as another wave of bile expelled from between his lips.

“Are you okay?” Cody asked, knowing the answer already, his keen eyes not missing the strings of red in the yellowed bile.

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