The Race – Chapter 8

The Race – Chapter 8

Vince watched the four racers disappear from one of the camera feeds as they ran deeper into the abandoned mine. “He’s almost gone already,” Don said. Vince turned to the screen in front of Don. The man they’d injected with the Munchies was a puddle of blood and...
The Race – Chapter 7

The Race – Chapter 7

The thing—or things—shattered another bulb and moved the darkness closer. Dave hefted the bike pump, willing it to be bigger, heavier, sharper. They all had to carry knives for the adventure race for utility purposes, but all four of them had opted for the smallest...
The Race – Chapter 6

The Race – Chapter 6

Dave opened the elevator gate onto a tunnel of solid rock. The walls were rough, the floor a mix of dust and small stone shards. A string of yellow lightbulbs inside wire cages ran through hooks anchored in the arched ceiling and stretched as far as they could see....
The Race – Chapter 5

The Race – Chapter 5

Vince led them through cluttered, musty storage buildings with no lights—only the sun slanting through holes in the walls and roofs allowed them to avoid the rusted metal equipment piled on both sides of the narrow path. Zeek followed with the assault rifle. Behind...
The Race – Chapter 4

The Race – Chapter 4

Zeek herded them toward a low building wrapped in rusted sheet metal and crawling with wild grape and poison ivy. More rickety buildings butted up against it on both sides, but the foliage made it impossible to tell if they were attached. There was a metal sign above...
The Race – Chapter 3

The Race – Chapter 3

Vincent watched the color monitors as Zeek brought the people down the inner slope of the berm. He dragged the last of the cola out of the bottom of the styrofoam cup and said, “The hell is this?” Don was next to him. He wore a lab coat even though Vincent had told...