could say I’m a sort of lone wolf at the moment.” I said.
My sides were hurting so much from trying not to laugh. I could just imagine the way Jake’s feet would have hit the floor after hearing a reply to his broadcast. Then the worst thing in the world happened.
“Is that you, Marc?” A female voice that I knew all too well came out of the speaker.
To say my balls shrivelled up was an understatement. Instantly the laughter dried up and I thought ‘Oh shit!’
“Marc, we know that it’s you. This is the only frequency that can reach that FUCKING RADIO YOU HAVE!” Amy screamed out of the speaker.
I really did try to think up something to say but all I could come out with was “Hi, Amy. How are you?”
“WHAT? WHAT TH…..” and I heard voices and furniture getting moved with force.
I was really beginning to think that even if I did survive, heading back to the bunker might actually end up being worse than trying to take down Benton.
“Marc, what the fuck are you doing?” Came a low rumbling voice from the radio.
Bloody hell. They must have had everyone hanging around the radio room just in case I ever answered.
“Hey, Chris, is anyone getting any work done?” I asked.
“Yeah, things are going well here. Why don’t you come back and have a look-see?” He said.
“To tell you the truth, I'd rather chance it out here than have to chance it with Amy at the moment.” I replied.
“Well, you did sort of fuck that up. Honestly, mate, what are you trying to prove?”
I sighed and said “I’m not trying to prove anything. are going to be a threat to us every day. So I thought I would find the fuckers and kill them.”
There was a small amount of silence before there was an answer.
“Look, mate, we can deal with that when the time comes but you have to admit that this is a bit like a suicide run. Don’t you?” Chris asked.
“Probably, but someone has to make them pay for all this.” I said, waving my arm inside the cab and gesturing to the outside world. Of course they couldn’t see me but I felt better for doing it.
“I agree, but it doesn’t have to be you, and if it does, then you don’t have to do it alone.” He said sighing.
I stared out the windscreen at the green fields over the hedge I had parked beside. They stretched out for miles and the sun was catching them every now and then cast light here and there.
“You still there, Marc?”
“Yeah, mate, still here.”
“Are you coming back?”
“No, and I’ll tell you why…” and I told them about finding out what Benton had planned and what had happened with Matthew.
“So someone has to try and end this madness and it has to be me because I was the one who let that fucking animal out of the lab.” I said, trying hold back the tears.
“Look Mar…” Chris had started to say but I turned the radio off and sat with my dog in the sunlight crying about everything that had happened.
Wiping my eyes with the sleeve of my jacket, I sniffed back the last few tears and looked outside of the cab and saw how low the sun was in the sky. I needed to find somewhere to lay up. The last place I wanted to sleep was in the cab of the truck.
I started the engine and pulled out onto the road and headed towards Hull again. Spirit jumped up out of the footwell and onto the passenger seat and watched the fields pass by. We made good time and had made it to the outskirts of Hull just as the sun was setting. The unlucky thing was there were no houses, only large industrial buildings. I drove into the parking area of a large office type building. There were a few cars scattered around it. Some appeared to have had their owners pulled forcibly from them. Blood splattered the walls of the building near the doors.
I sat looking at the doors for a while before deciding that this would have to do for the night. I opened the door and stepped out into the parking area. Pulling the crowbar out, I stood listening to the wind whipping between the