A Game of Firsts (The Forest of Hands and Teeth) by Carrie Ryan

Author:Carrie Ryan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: YA, Survival, post apocalyptic, brother and sister, zombie, short story, zombie apocalypse
Publisher: Carrie Ryan
Published: 2014-08-19T06:00:00+00:00

“SHE WAS MY FIRST dead body,” I say, legs tucked against my chest and chin on my knees. I’m rocking slowly, not caring about the oppressive heat or the rain that trickles in through the hole in the roof. The woman’s been banging at the garage door all afternoon, and I can’t stand the sound anymore. I keep trying to get Danny to talk, but he just paces around the tiny space, his hands in continuous motion.

We’d seen them on TV, but that was different. They were anonymous then.

“Mrs. Neimeyer.” I’ve been trying to say her name all day, forcing myself to remember that she’s not an “it.” She lived two doors down. She had an annoyingly loud laugh, and on holidays she’d sit out on the back patio with her husband and a cooler of beer and she’d laugh and laugh and laugh and we’d roll our eyes and say, “There she goes again.”

Danny stops his pacing, shoving his fingers through his hair and wincing. We’re both sweaty and greasy. “I never realized she had such a nice body.”

He seems horrified by what he’s just said and the expression on his face is so priceless that I can’t help but giggle.

He lets a smile ripple along his lips as his cheeks blaze red. “It’s true.”

I nod. “And I almost bought that same bra last week.” I toss a pillow at him and he dodges out of the way, muttering, “TMI, Jules.”

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