Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ, Jesus…!”
Paul was about to lose control of the vehicle. The van veered off harshly, almost overturning. A few yards from the main road, he finally brought the vehicle to a halt.
“Are you alright?” He asked everybody.
They all nodded a yes.
“This is great, this is just great!” Nick grunted. “What now?”
“Now we run!” Paul said.
“What? Are you crazy? Those freaks will eat our guts, like they did to Joyce!”
“Not if we run.”
“I say we stay here.” Becky suggested. “Come on, they can’t get in with all doors locked.”
“And how long are you planning to stay in here?” Paul retorted “Until we starve to death? We have to try to make a run for it.”
“Run where?” Nick intervened. “We are in the middle of fucking nowhere! As far as we know, those things can be everywhere!”
“My point exactly! We’re not safe in here. They’ll turn the car around, they’ll break into here.”
“Only if they see us.”
“They will find us eventually. They can also smell us.”
“But they can’t get in!”
“Oh I think they can. Those fuckers are strong!”
“They are rotting corpses. They can’t be stronger than a human being!”
“They seemed pretty strong to me.” Frank opined. “Besides, there’re too many of them. They might as well open up this truck like a tin can.”
“Well, you pricks do what you want.” Becky said. “I’m not moving from here.”
“We can’t stay here forever!” Paul spoke.
“Alright, then you go out there and see if those monsters listen to your bullshit!” Nick replied. “Maybe you’re lucky and they don’t eat sissies.”
“Hey!” Susan protested, while Becky opened a very tiny smile.
Paul jumped to Nick and pushed him violently. They both crashed against the side of the van, shaking the vehicle and making a thunderous noise.
“Break it up, you’re crazy?” Frank hopelessly tried to separate the two fighting men.
“Hey! Stop all of you!” Susan interrupted them loudly. “Look!”
Everybody looked out of the window, to the direction she was pointing at.
“That’s beautiful!” Nick gasped “If we can make it there.”
“The lights are on.” Susan spoke. “There must be somebody inside. It’s not that far. I think it’s our best shot.”
“Maybe our only shot” Frank agreed.
“Right on!” Paul said.
“I’m in the mood for a movie anyway.” Nick spoke.
They turned to Becky. She hesitated, but finally said:
“Fine, let’s go. At least a Cinemark is big enough so I don’t have to look at your ugly faces all the time.”
Very slowly and with extreme caution, Nick opened the van left door. He peeked outside. No sound. He waited.
“I guess we’re good to go.” He murmured to the others.
They stepped out of the vehicle one by one, as if such order was necessary. But they barely set foot on the floor and a symphony of snarls deafened their eardrums. Horridly deformed silhouettes grew bigger as they approached fast.
“Shit, RUN!”
They ran, trying not to trip on their own ankles.
“Did you close the doors of the car?” Nick asked.
“Of course not!” Paul replied. “I didn’t exactly have the time!”
“Then we can’t go back to the van anymore! Nice doing, genius!”
“Shut up and run you too!” Susan screamed.
Arguing in the middle of a run almost caused Susan to trip and fall down on the grass. But she managed to restore balance and kept on running.
They reached the movie theater and tried to open the door, to no avail.
“Hey! Open the door!”
“You guys, please, open the goddamn door!”
“They’re going to kill us! Open the door please!” Their voices overlapped.
Only Susan didn’t say a word. She frenetically waved arms and hands to a camera just above the heavy, thick gates. They heard a click sound. The doors unlocked and they ran inside. Frank had
Paul was about to lose control of the vehicle. The van veered off harshly, almost overturning. A few yards from the main road, he finally brought the vehicle to a halt.
“Are you alright?” He asked everybody.
They all nodded a yes.
“This is great, this is just great!” Nick grunted. “What now?”
“Now we run!” Paul said.
“What? Are you crazy? Those freaks will eat our guts, like they did to Joyce!”
“Not if we run.”
“I say we stay here.” Becky suggested. “Come on, they can’t get in with all doors locked.”
“And how long are you planning to stay in here?” Paul retorted “Until we starve to death? We have to try to make a run for it.”
“Run where?” Nick intervened. “We are in the middle of fucking nowhere! As far as we know, those things can be everywhere!”
“My point exactly! We’re not safe in here. They’ll turn the car around, they’ll break into here.”
“Only if they see us.”
“They will find us eventually. They can also smell us.”
“But they can’t get in!”
“Oh I think they can. Those fuckers are strong!”
“They are rotting corpses. They can’t be stronger than a human being!”
“They seemed pretty strong to me.” Frank opined. “Besides, there’re too many of them. They might as well open up this truck like a tin can.”
“Well, you pricks do what you want.” Becky said. “I’m not moving from here.”
“We can’t stay here forever!” Paul spoke.
“Alright, then you go out there and see if those monsters listen to your bullshit!” Nick replied. “Maybe you’re lucky and they don’t eat sissies.”
“Hey!” Susan protested, while Becky opened a very tiny smile.
Paul jumped to Nick and pushed him violently. They both crashed against the side of the van, shaking the vehicle and making a thunderous noise.
“Break it up, you’re crazy?” Frank hopelessly tried to separate the two fighting men.
“Hey! Stop all of you!” Susan interrupted them loudly. “Look!”
Everybody looked out of the window, to the direction she was pointing at.
“That’s beautiful!” Nick gasped “If we can make it there.”
“The lights are on.” Susan spoke. “There must be somebody inside. It’s not that far. I think it’s our best shot.”
“Maybe our only shot” Frank agreed.
“Right on!” Paul said.
“I’m in the mood for a movie anyway.” Nick spoke.
They turned to Becky. She hesitated, but finally said:
“Fine, let’s go. At least a Cinemark is big enough so I don’t have to look at your ugly faces all the time.”
Very slowly and with extreme caution, Nick opened the van left door. He peeked outside. No sound. He waited.
“I guess we’re good to go.” He murmured to the others.
They stepped out of the vehicle one by one, as if such order was necessary. But they barely set foot on the floor and a symphony of snarls deafened their eardrums. Horridly deformed silhouettes grew bigger as they approached fast.
“Shit, RUN!”
They ran, trying not to trip on their own ankles.
“Did you close the doors of the car?” Nick asked.
“Of course not!” Paul replied. “I didn’t exactly have the time!”
“Then we can’t go back to the van anymore! Nice doing, genius!”
“Shut up and run you too!” Susan screamed.
Arguing in the middle of a run almost caused Susan to trip and fall down on the grass. But she managed to restore balance and kept on running.
They reached the movie theater and tried to open the door, to no avail.
“Hey! Open the door!”
“You guys, please, open the goddamn door!”
“They’re going to kill us! Open the door please!” Their voices overlapped.
Only Susan didn’t say a word. She frenetically waved arms and hands to a camera just above the heavy, thick gates. They heard a click sound. The doors unlocked and they ran inside. Frank had
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