“Is this safe?” Todd looked at his brother who lay on the roof with the rifle.
“Sure. There’s the wall. It would take a ton of them to get through. I’ve only ever seen a dozen a day. And when I see ’em…” Gabe squeezed the trigger.
Crack!!! The rifle reported, Todd covered his ears, and across the wall a zombie’s skull exploded. It took two steps before falling.
“High five little bro.”
Todd slapped his hand and pointed to the treeline. “Gabe, the trees are moving.”
Countless zombies tumbled out of the trees.
Gabe exhaled and chambered another round.
WC: 100
#FridayFictioneers is a weekly blog link up hosted by Rochelle over at RochelleWisoff.com. You should totally check it out and perhaps try your hand at writing a 100 word story.
Good luck!
Shades of Birnam Woods.
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Thanks! I had to look up Birnam Woods, so double thanks for that!
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Shades of altogether too many massacres by snipers.
However, you tell the story well, Russell.
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I was going for zombie apocalypse and a couple kids thinking they were safe when they were anything but. I can see sniper massacre, but zombies…
Thanks for reading Penny!
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The zombies are getting smarter…
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They can’t all be brainless, shambling, idiots.
Thanks for reading Iain!
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Glad its not people that the wall is supposed to keep out. Seems about as effective as any other wall.
Cant decide whether to root for the sniper or condemn him for being so vicious ( though one cant be too humane with zombies). Loved the sounds in this one!
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Thanks! Glad you liked it.
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For some reason, this post put me in mind of Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall.” I don’t think there is a wall high enough to keep out zombies 🙂
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Thanks! I’ll have to look up Mending Wall, I’m not familiar with that one.
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Been bingeing on “The Walking Dead”, have you? With their “perfect head shots: every time 😉
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They are really good shots on that show, and though it was a must see at one point, its been a few years since I’ve tuned it in. Kinda burned out y’know?
Glad you liked my little story Dale!
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Trust me… I’ve been watching it since the beginning… well, I had to binge the first 3 seasons but then watched them “live”… I’m pretty much done with it. Will see how they start this season but I’m thinking it should have quit while it was ahead.
But yes, I did enjoy your story!
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Awesome you liked it!
Last thing I remember was Neegan about to go batter up in one of those season finales. I’m not sure why, but we never came back.
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Oh man! So… you didn’t see WHO he “battered up”? Dude… you can’t be just leaving yourself hanging like that!
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Oh, I heard who it was, just never watched it, lol. Seems like I would have tuned in for at least that one huh?
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For Pete’s Sake….
One would think…
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Very well-told.
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