C M Wright [Zombie Overload Learning To Live (epub)

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."Bite me, little sister!Chapter ThreeRose and I walk around the back of the property, checking the fence, making sure it's still secure.As we walk, we catch up on each others lives.Mine-until recently-not very interesting.Hers-way too busy.It felt good being able to talk to her about absolutely nothing important, nothing serious.Even though we know that life has just become the mother of all seriousness, we can pretend for a few minutes that this is just another family get-together.We come to a heavily wooded area of the property and I hear feet shuffling in the scattered fall leaves.I grab Rose and cover her mouth, pulling her behind a fat tree.Her eyes are wide with terror.This is the same girl who freaks out over little bitty mice and avoids scary movies like the plague, so this whole thing has to be pure hell for her.Kind of like if I were to be locked in a room full of spiders.EEK! Shoot me, please!She stays quiet though, and I push her gently against the tree, motioning for her to stay there.She nods, but as I turn to sneak back around the tree, she grabs and tugs on my shirtsleeve-shaking her head furiously.I grin at her.She's gotta be kidding!Apparently, she has no idea what I've been through already if she thinks one decaying zombie can kick my ass.I jerk my shirt out of her grasp and she attempts to follow and stop me.Until she hears a moan, that is.Then she flattens against that tree hard enough that I wonder if I will see a Rose-sized imprint in the poor thing.I shake my head, grinning at her.Turning my attention back to the zombie, I slowly creep toward the next tree.Looking around the trunk, I see him.Big fat guy with a bald head, wearing pajama bottoms and black dress socks, no shirt.What's with the dress socks, Dude? Really?I look at his face and see patches of skin missing.His forehead has a flap of skin hanging down over his nose.On his right arm is the bite mark that probably ended his life and began his journey as a walking corpse.He stumbles over a fallen limb and almost goes down.Other limbs that are still firmly attached to their trees whack him in the face, but he pays them no mind.I start to move out from behind the tree when he's about twenty feet from me, but jerk back in a hurry.I saw way more than just him back there! With the very quick peek I'd had, I'd say at least a dozen.There is no way I can take down that many alone.We have to get the hell outta here!I run back to Rose and put my finger to my lips, letting her know to be quiet.I grab her arm, give her a yank, and mouth "Hurry!"Pushing her in front of me, we run as fast as my fat ass can go.Nearing the barn, I see all the men-except Greg and Sam-standing in front of the building.Waving my arms in the air to get their attention, Rose and I keep running until we get closer to the house.I stop and bend at the waist, gasping for air.I lift my head and watch Rose run into the house.Once she's safely inside, I turn and watch the woods.It's not long before I hear the undead.The guys come up beside me, guns ready.Dad tries to get me to go inside with the other women.As if! After all I've been through? Whatever! Jake laughs as he sees the look I shoot my dad.We spread out in a long line, guns up and ready to fire.Slowly, the zombies stagger out of the trees.As soon as they are within firing range, we take them down.When the last one falls, we all start forward to do a sweep through the woods to find the breach in the fence where they got through.We spread out and I hear a few more gunshots, telling me there are still more in here.I carefully go around each tree, alert for danger.I hear a shout, which sounds like Ryder, and I move in that direction.The shout didn't sound distressed or in a way to make me think he was in trouble.I finally find Ryder standing next to a section of fence that had been knocked over from the outside, shooting the undead as they come toward him.The rest of the men show up and we all help Ryder keep the zombies back, except Dad and Kurt, who work on the fence.At last, the undead stop coming and the fence is temporarily fixed.Dad and Kurt decide a trip into town is needed for supplies.Dad informs me I'm not going and that's that!I grin and shake my head.He's known me how long? If I want to go, I'll go.But I think this time I'd rather stay and protect the others―and hope it will be quiet and uneventful.So I nod and let him think he's won.Apparently, he really wasn't expecting that, if his jaw-dropping, bug-eyed expression is anything to go by.I walk away still grinning, thinking how silly some people can be.I'm really not that difficult!Chapter FourJake stays behind to help me watch out for the others in our group-after all, we still have a weak fence to worry about.When the other men are ready to leave, Jake and I go inside and sit in the kitchen in front of the windows facing the backyard."Jake?""Yeah?""I think we need to train my sisters to shoot.""I think that's a smart idea.""I never have stupid ideas." He bursts out laughing.hard.Too hard.You are an ass, Jake!I tell Jake I'll keep watch and he can teach them-after all, I only know how to load, aim, and shoot.Well, I guess that's the most important part, huh? But you know what I mean.I can't teach them to clean a gun.and I think that's important.Can't they jam or blow up or something if you don't? And he can also teach them the best way to stand and hold the guns.I don't think about it when I do it, I just do it.So Jake gathers all the women-except Mom, Ma, and Sara-and explains to them what he wants to do.They all seem relieved at being able to have a way to protect themselves, except Rose [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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