The quake by Richard Laymon

By Richard Laymon

A huge earthquake in l. a. traps Clint Banner and his daughter on contrary facets of town, whereas bands of homicidal maniacs roam the streets and their pathological, sex-crazed next-door neighbor stalks his spouse.

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Shut your face,' Wellen said. ' Barbara asked, trying to be kind and sympathetic. ' Pete asked. 'A school,' Wellen said. ' He glanced again at Barbara. This time, his eyes didn't seem so mean. ' 'She's not in any grade. She's a teacher. ' At Fairfax, he slowed down only a bit. He drove onto a sidewalk to get past a line-up of waiting cars, bounced down from the curb, hit the brakes to avoid broadsiding a pickup truck, then gunned the engine and sprinted for the other side as cars in the way swerved and honked.

The heels of her shoes exploded glass shards from the demolished window. She bucked as if trying to sit up, then down again and lay still. Stanley gave her hip a tap with the toe of his moccasin. 'Mother? ' She didn't stir. She didn't answer. He gave her a good solid kick. The blow shook her, wobbled her and he saw blood trickling out of her ear. 'That's a bad sign,' he said, and couldn't help but laugh. Then his laughing stopped. What killed it was the thought that Sheila Banner might be crushed beneath the rubble of her home.

It wasn't your fault… the whole thing. ' She didn't respond. Here goes nothing. He stepped forward fast. The head was on the passenger seat. It still wore its baseball cap which had lost its bill completely, and was no longer blue. The head lay face up. It was as red as the baseball cap and was staring at the ceiling, its stump of a neck aimed at the woman. No wonder she's freaked, Clint thought. He grabbed the door handle and pulled, but the door was locked. Instead of wasting time trying to get the gal to unlock it he put his arm through the broken window and found the lock.

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