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The sound of rotting hands sainst the side of the motorhome woke Michael It had happened before - maybe three or four ti used to disposing of the sickly, nuisance cadavers Most tile body that stu he could hear at least two of them Tired and cold he sat on the end of the bed and pulled on his boots Through a slight gap in one of the heavy curtains he saw that it was a bright and sunny day outside That hy the bodies had appeared, he decided They often seemed to be attracted to the ht and the sun was shining

Michael had deduced that the sun reflecting on the ht their attention They were parked at the edge of a large field and there were no other man-made objects to attract or distract the dead E disturbed her also She covered her head with a pillow to block out the banging as Michael pulled back the nearest curtain and peered outside

He pressed his face hard against the , trying to locate the bodies One of them was close to the door (he could just about see it frouessed that the other was up towards the front of the ot up and walked doards the door, pausing only to pick up a crohich he&039;d left at the side of the little gas stove in the cramped kitchen area

&039;Be careful,&039; E up quickly when she realised he was about to go outside &039;I&039;ll be fine,&039; he grunted as he opened the door and stepped out Theand fresh The sky was deep, clear blue and it was relentlessly bright out in the open Michael covered his eyes to shield them from the sun The first body was notowards hi speed Michael did little more than stand and look at it for awhen it had died A white ht) dressed in the shabby remains of construction site worker&039;s overalls, its face was cold and vacuous and its skin blue-green and pulled tight over bone

&039;Morning,&039; he muttered under his breath as he lifted the crowbar and slammed it down on the crown of the body&039;s skull He felt the bone shatter and give ith hardly any resistance As ti creatures were definitely beco physically weaker Their intent and drive continued to increase ominously, but as each day passed the e unsteady and frail The body tripped back and then stoodits balance and lurching forward again Michael lifted the crowbar for a second tied it down like a spear into the centre of the creature&039;s head, sh the area of skull that he had weakened with his first blow With what reure cruround, twisted and motionless

The second body was smaller (it had been a child but Michael forced himself not to think about that) Its unwanted interest aroused by the noises acco Michael&039;s disposal of the other corpse, it ed itself towards the survivor He le swipe of the heavy ed the two bodies away to a safe distance fro just how easy destroying them had become He only did it when he absolutely needed to, but the point was that he could now do it Even as recently as last week it had still been difficult In spite of their condition, and as dangerous, repulsive and alien as they had beco about thee The life that he had once led - the life that these grotesque things had shared in their previous condition - was becoexistence had sos now seemed distant and at times almost incomprehensible

The further away those memories were, the weaker his e They were just an inconvenience Occasionally a threat He lay the bodies at the base of a tree on the other side of the field and walked back towards the o back inside when he heard the sound of an engine Emma heard it too She appeared in the doorway behind hio and check it out,&039; he said Emma nodded A quick sprint towards the track they had spent the last few days following and Michael was able to look down and follow the progress of yet another transport full of soldiers They were heading away froain later He watched them until they had disappeared Today&039;s the day, he decided Today we&039;re going to follow them back Michael&039;s plan was simple Move the motorhome down from the hills and sit and wait soain, follow it at a safe distance and find the base Si for him &039;Okay?&039; she asked as he closed the door and took off his boots He nodded and smiled &039;More of them,&039; he said as he walked towards her She was back in bed &039;When we&039;re ready we&039;ll drive doards the track and find somewhere to sit and wait for them to come back&039; She nodded and threw back the bedcovers, stretching out her ar for hihtly The war, despite the fact that they were still both fully dressed to protect theainst the autuht be,&039; he replied &039;Best chance we&039;ve had so far&039;

&039;Think we&039;re doing the right thing?&039; &039;Definitely, don&039;t you?&039; &039;I&039;ot to try, haven&039;t we? We can&039;t just walk away froht have or what they ht be able to tell us?&039; &039;I trust you,&039; she whispered, pulling hi if you didn&039;t think it was right&039; &039;I&039;m not about to take any risks that I don&039;t think are justified,&039; he explained

&039;The only thing I&039;ve got left is you You&039;re my priority I won&039;t let us take any chances we don&039;t need to&039; Emma was about to tell Michael howalready told hi hi with him had ht about telling hi had been nor Instead she just held him