The Race – Chapter 19

The Race – Chapter 19

Vince watched the first monitor. Still no video feed. He briefly wondered what Zeek and Don were doing down there, then sorted through the keys on his ring and unlocked one of the steel cabinets against the wall. Boxes of ammunition for the assault rifles were stacked...
The Race – Chapter 18

The Race – Chapter 18

Angie dragged herself through the loose dirt and dust. The stone wall gouged and scraped her back but she didn’t notice. She pulled and kicked and squirmed, knowing at any second a hand was going to clamp onto her ankle and drag her back in, away from the warmth, the...
The Race – Chapter 19

The Race – Chapter 15

“Holy shit,” Vince said. “That was exciting. You see that string bean jump on the big guy? Man, I thought they were all done right there.” “They’re getting close to the last cameras we installed,” Don said. Zeek sniffed. “Ol Greasy’ll get it done before they get much...
The Race – Chapter 14

The Race – Chapter 14

Angie froze. She watched the thing on Rob’s face, watched it grab the back of his head and pull it toward the shiny, torn belly below the exposed rib cage. It grinned and cooed as Rob lurched back. He dropped Lara and pried at the thing on his face. Angie knew it was...
The Race – Chapter 13

The Race – Chapter 13

Angie dragged Rob and Lara behind her. The shaft ahead curved to the left, cutting her headlamp off before it could go more than ten feet. Through a clenched jaw and without turning around she told Rob, “Check behind us.” “Nothing. Nobody. But I can’t see very far.”...