BITE, T.D Jackson [a book to read .txt] 📗

take it you ugly prick" "Last chance" he snarled I heard a click and he brought up a switch blade from underneath the table and put it between my face and his. I picked up my coffee and with out moving my head away took a swig. Suddenly he pulled me towards him his face pressed against mine "Pick!" "Well I guess I don't have much of a choice" He loosened his grip a little and I spat a mouthful of coffee into his face he released me and pawed at his eyes I flipped the table on to him grabbed my satchel and ran for the stairs I had not gotten 20ft away when I heard footsteps following me I turned and saw him chasing after me still clutching is blade I took the stairs 2 at a time and mad it to the bottom just as Graham jumped the last 7 steps and clobbered me with a forearm to the back of the head. We both went sprawling I rolled and sprung to my feet Graham was already up blocking my exit I could try the other way but had no idea if it would be open if it wasn't I would be trapped in a dead end. I turned and ran back up the stairs I could her Graham laughing as he pursued me. As I reached the top of the stairs I extended the baton and took a wild swing at his head and missed we got to the top of the stairs and sized each other up he stepped in and slashed I swirled my satchel in front of it and heard the blade rip through the fabric. He moved in again I couldn't move fast enough and the blade came across me left forearm causing me to drop the baton and it rolled out of reach towards Graham who kicked it away. The only other weapon I had was in the satchel and now that was behind him. I took off running towards the cafe where this had started Graham pursued me behind the counter and got a cupful of boiling water straight in his face he raised his arms and cried out in pain I kicked him in the stomach and he dropped the knife I punched him twice in the face only for him to pick me up and hurl me over the counter I slammed into the store display of the Apple shop as he advanced on me again I was not going to take him in a straight fight as if to prove this point he hurled me through the store front window glass shattered as I hit an I pad display table and bounced off. Graham was laughing he picked me up and threw me back out of the store thankfully not through another window I slide across the floor and hit the escalator barricade and staggered back to my feet only to be knocked back down with a punch to the temple my vision temporarily faded. When it returned Graham was standing over me knife in hand "Any last words?" I spluttered something "What was that I didn't catch that" He moved closer cupping his ear sarcastically. "Fuck you!" I clicked my heel in to floor and with all my strength drove the spike in to his shin. He howled in pain I stumbled back to my feet and rushed him he had no time to react and he tumbled over the escalator barricade somehow he grabbed on to it. I collapsed but crawled over to where he was holding on to a thin piece of overlapping floor getting my baton on the way I looked him in the eye there was fear in it "Help me" It sounded pathetic coming from a man that size and who was intent on trying to kill me . I hauled myself up and reached down a hand to help him he took it and some how I managed to haul him up so he could jump back over but before he did "Thank you oh God thank you for being so stupid"Another knife appeared in his hand I felt it go in to my side he smiled. Then it faded he looked down at his chest and saw the point of the baton buried in his chest I pressed the button even though the noise was almost silent it echoed in my head as the projectile hit it's mark he tumbled back over the balcony I didn't see him fall. I dropped to my knees and looked down blood was spreading out over my green t-shirt he had caught me on the far left I felt light headed and slumped to the floor.
Tragedy

Jon and Ty smashed through the glass of the food court entrance. Jon reached through and pulled out the mop holding the handles in place and they burst in replacing the mop behind them. It was 10PM they had not heard from Tom or Jane since they had left. "TOM!!! JANE!!!" Ty bellowed. "Shut up you moron" Jon hissed "Do you want to attract more of them?" Ty waved his hand in apology. "Shit there is someone over here" On a table with blood dripping off the side was a man sprawled out blood coming from his mouth Ty leaned over him and felt for a pulse the man coughed. He grabbed for Ty's coat and pulled him towards him he could not make out what the man was trying to rasp to him, the man gave up released Ty and slumped back to the table breathed his last breath and lay still. Ty felt for a pulse again. Nothing. "He's de.." The words barely escaped his throat before the man sat up and reached for him. Jon was about to move in to kill him but Ty swung the custom bat Jack had made them 1 each and sliced through it's neck the body dropped and the head fell to the floor Jon quickly scythed it in 2 so it was no longer a threat to anyone. A drop of blood fell on to the head from above. They looked up blood was dripping down the side of the balcony and on to the table. Jon and Ty raced up the stairs. Tom was lying on the ground in pool of blood he wasn't moving Jon reached him 1st and felt for a pulse rolling him on to his back he was pale paler than normal his eyes shut he had a pulse. "Fuck he's been stabbed wheres that 1st aid kit" Ty threw his bag off and rummaged round pulling out the large red bag. Jon had been religiously reading 1st aid manuals and anything else he could find on emergency medicine. Jon fished out a pair of rubber gloves and some alcohol he cleaned the wound and examined it, "How does it look?" Ty was trying to control the emotion in his voice but wasn't doing a good job of hiding it. "It's deep but I don't think it's hit an artery or the kidney or liver" Jon cleaned the wound up again and started to stitch it up Jane had been in training to be a nurse before she gave up on that idea to become a personal trainer he wasn't sure why but she had tried to teach him a few things but where the hell was she now? "JANE!" Jon yelled scooping up Tom. "JANEEE!" Nothing "Fuck! Call her again" Ty tried no answer. Glass smashed not to far away down the corridor and dead hands reached through a doorway. "Dam grab his bag and weapon were leaving" "What about Jane?" "What do you want me to do Ty stand here shouting for her? Attract more dead whilst Tom's dying?" Ty shook his head "We will find her later" Jon said softly "But right now we need to get out of here.
2 Hours earlier
"Tom get up please get up" Jane ran to Tom's side blood was pooling around her knees as she knelled. "You cant die get up" Tom's eyes flickered open "My side is killing me" He looked down " Oh yeah I got stabbed that would explain it. Help me up" A door opened down the corridor "BOSS! GRAHAM! Where are you?" I froze I knew that voice it was Tooth. "Fuck we gotta go now grab my bag" Jane ran to pick the satchel up whilst I stooped to pickup the baton. "Can you walk I'm fine stop fussing we were on the top floor 2 floors down Graham was sprawled out on a table I couldn't tell if he was alive but I doubt he would be getting up anytime soon. I hobbled down the stairs "THERE AFTER THEM!!" "Shit they've seen us go" Jane insisted in trying to support me as we were pursued she might have gotten away if she would of left me. But she didn't suddenly she was pulled back by her hair she screamed as she flew back. I turned as quick as I could manage and activated the stiletto driving it into her attackers shin he screamed as it hit him I pulled it back reached forward and punched him in the mouth he fell backwards. We turned to run again but something hard and heavy hit me between the shoulders I fell Jane landed next to me I extended the baton and took a swipe at his legs catching them and sending them to the ground. I got back up helping Jane there were 3 more coming. We were not going to be able to out run them "Go" I said "What?" "GO NOW" I pushed her away. "I'm not leaving" "Well you don't have a choice now" She looked they were to close now I stepped in front of Jane. "You don't look to good today dude" Tooth made his way to the front still sneering "Better than never looking good but you wouldn't know anything about that would you?" Tooth smiled his toothless smile "Say what you want you can't upset me you have done me a massive favor" "Oh yeah brushing all those teeth must have been very inconvenient for you" Again that smile "No you have just incapacitated my boss so now I'm in charge and the 1st thing on that list is burning that shit hole of yours to the ground" "Over my dead body" "As you wish" He moved forward amazingly quickly I raised the baton but he knocked it aside and clocked me on the chin I fell. What happened next was a blur all I could see was boots hitting me after the 1st few I couldn't feel it anymore. I looked up and saw Tooth's men dragging Jane away kicking and screaming Tooth knelled beside me careful not to get my blood on his jeans. "It's over just lay there and die like a dog your friends are next" He