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behind the boxes in the body of the van. She switched off
the engine, relieved to have a few minutes break. It had been a
difficult couple of miles, freewheeling down the first section of
road, then creeping along in third gear, barely able to see more
than a few yards in front of the windscreen. Twice she had found
herself on the wrong side of the road, though of course it didn't
matter as there was not another single vehicle in sight. She wound
down the side window and listened for the army trucks. As soon as
she heard the rumble of their engines, she also saw the first
glimpse of their headlights. For a second she panicked about being
far enough back from the junction that the van couldn't be seen by
the drivers of the army trucks. As the headlights got nearer, she
realised that her position was concealed by the electricity
substation and its surrounding walls.
    Sarah then panicked about starting the engine. However, she
needn't have worried because, being still warm, it started at the
first turn of the key. The army lorries trundled slowly past the
junction and turned right immediately to begin the climb up out of
the village. The sharp bend in the main road meant the van was
perfectly placed to slot in behind the last truck. Keeping the
headlights off, she stayed in line, maintaining the same gap as the
vehicles ahead. The van was narrower than the army trucks too, so
it was unlikely the driver of the one it was following would see it
in his mirrors. Even without her lights switched on, Sarah could
still see exactly where she was going by the rear lights of the one
in front. Also if anyone in the village looked up to see the
progress of the convoy, they would only see the lights of the three
vehicles which were supposed to be there.
    With her heart thumping in her chest, Sarah turned the van
onto the level road at the top of the cliff. Still following the
army trucks, she switched on first the side lights, then the
headlights, hoping they would go unnoticed. All went well until a
mile further down the road. That was where they came up against the
road junction, the roadblock and the main encampment of soldiers.
Sarah fully expected the convoy to have to stop for checking of IDs
at least but the trucks were simply waved through under the
moveable barrier. Rather than continuing as part of the convoy,
Sarah turned left at the crossroads, straight into the heart of the
camp.
     

Chapter
1 2: Delivery
    A surprised soldier jumped out of the way of the van as it
turned into the coast road heading north. In the side glow of her
headlights, Sarah saw that it was completely surrounded by tents. A
few lights had been set up on poles along the first section of road
but the tents themselves were all unlit, giving the impression that
the whole camp was asleep. A moment later, another soldier stepped
out of the darkness and used his gun to wave her to
stop.
    'Where d'you think you're going, young lady,' a middle aged
soldier said, pointing a torch into the cab.
    Sarah gave him her widest smile and, using the name Graham had
overheard on the scanner said, 'Commander Douglas Hodgeson has sent
me to deliver these surplus grocery supplies.'
    'Funny time of night for a delivery, love.'
    'He wanted me to follow the convoy going to Breathdeep as far
as the camp here, so you'd know it was legit.'
    'Got any orders?'
    'Can't give a civilian orders, can you?' Sarah said, turning
on her best smile again.
    'Yes, I can see you're not in uniform, love. Civilian, eh? How
come you've not been shipped off to Breathdeep?'
    'I run the sandwich shop in the village. The zombies never got
anywhere near it with you lads doing such a fine job. I spent the
rest of the day making sandwiches for them. Then I got a few hours'
sleep before your boss sent me up here with the convoy.'
    The soldier walked round to the other side of the cab, opened
the passenger door and peered around with his torch, looking under
the seat, as if it was possible for a zombie to be