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-KMC THREAD KILLER-
They move slow, he thought. Brown eyes flickered in the darkness. If one were more naive, they'd look as if dancing to some unheard music.
The truth was, the prospect of facing a horde akin to any he had ever faced, especially out of an old childhood nightmare was not exactly heartening. When Lawrence was 12, he and his older brother had regaled each other with story after story of things that went bump in the night. Vampires, werewolves, witches, ghosts.
And of course, the zombies.
Oh, he'd grown out of it, of course, and that was a while ago; however, that was solely on the basis that things that he were terrified of simply wasn't real. And would never happen, ever. Which right now, proved to be a little on the incorrect side.
It surprised him that he would grow so fast to accept the situation and to plan for it, but then again that was a part of his calling. Having been in a professional role in the protection of important people, such as visiting ambassadors and officials. Assassination was so popular in the Third World. He had learned to adapt in the space of a nanosecond. Luckily for him, Lawrence's record of success was fairly good, everyone he had protected survived, a minor mishap resulting in a sniper's bullet deflecting through his left ankle instead of his client's skull one floor below, and his retirement from the bodyguard business. Even a decade later it was still unforgivingly stiff.
Something moved in the shadows and Lawrence whirled, instinctively slamming his back to the wall and bracing his handgun in two hands. But the noise was simply from a pile of clothes falling off in the bathroom across the hall. Damn, he was getting jumpy.
Lawrence flicked the safety on, slipped the FiveseveN back into the holster and began to pack fast. His primary gun was the FN 5.7mm. It was light and did a lot of damage, as the smaller 5.7mm bullets were designed to tumble end over end upon entry and to do more significant damage. Another sidearm went into his backpack, the Glock 22, along with a pack of protein bars, two waterbottles, ammunition, flashlight, crowbar, and a lighter. He needed to go fast, before dawn came up again. It would be better for the zombies to smell him, rather than smell him and see him. He didn't know if they had retained their sense of hearing but he was sure about the other two.
Checking the map before slipping it into his meagre pack of supplies, he decided he would check the nearest mall out, about a half klick east of his apartment. If he avoided the main streets and stuck to the underground or back alleys he should be able to reach it without expending too much effort. Or ammo.
A distant, hungry moan made him shiver instinctively and redouble his efforts. Slinging his pack over both shoulders and gun in hand, he climbed out of the window and eyed the fire escape staircase. The alley was devoid of life, human or otherwise.
It was time to leave.