Inside the house

by Ridcully Calvert

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We curl up behind the bathroom door as the heavy tread of an undead clump…clumps its way past. They have been getting better and better at getting in over the past few weeks.

Bella puts it down to practice, but I think that something more insidious might be taking place. Cradling my SWAT -issue flame thrower, I smooth Bella’s hair down, tell her to stay put and creep out of the bathroom.

I sneak up behind the foul creature ever so carefully, almost choking at the revolting miasma that drifts in its wake. I take aim with my flame thrower, and disengage the safety with a slight “snick”.

What is this? It seems to be reacting to the sound. But zombies never react to slight sounds, they are usually more on the deaf side.

The zombie turns around ever so slowly. My finger tightens on the trigger, but I am interested in this unusual zombie, so it earns itself a stay of execution.

“Waaaaaaait” it groans. “I waaas once exaactly laaaik uuuuuuuu”

I port the flame thrower. “Go on” I encourage it

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Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

  1. Inside the house

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    ... leaves more room for sequels! In the end, I’d have to say I’m a fan of both endings and look forward to more tales about this particular zombie.

  2. Inside the house

    Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars' Buddy Icon Crown Me Tarzan, King of Mars

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Wait…SWAT teams in South Africa carry flamethrowers? I know thee cops were pretty rough down there in the ‘80’s, but Christ…

  3. Inside the house

    Ridcully Calvert's Buddy Icon Ridcully Calvert

    Posted 6 months ago

    Hehe, I LOLed at that comment CMTKOF . No they don’t carry flame throwers down here, although I think that they might have in the 80’s :-)

  4. Inside the house

    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 6 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Say what you will, flamethrowers make for very effective crowd control. Great little story, very taut and freaky with all the zombie-ness and hints and a larger, frightening phenomenon than your run-of-the-mill zombies.
    LoA

  5. Inside the house

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 6 months ago

    Both ending work. ia ctually like the idea of alternate endinga ala Clue.
    LoA

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