Apocalypse Z (A Zombie Novel) by Swanson G.E

Author:Swanson, G.E. [Swanson, G.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: G. E. Swanson
Published: 2012-06-24T04:00:00+00:00

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The van pulled onto the road and they headed back to the house. Tami sat in the back in silence and had calmed somewhat since her ordeal. Reflecting on it, she felt a little upset at how they had gone about it, but understood their reason. Jet had a pretty nasty bruise on her left hip from having to save her because she froze. She felt a little embarrassed because everyone else was doing what had to be done, but she freaked out under the pressure. Looking at the pipe on the floorboard next to her, she hopped she could do it again the next time.

The van slowed before making a right turn and stopping in front of the house. Jeff started to get out and noticed Jet was starting at something through the dusty windshield. She asked, “What’s that?” and pointed.

Jeff looked out and saw a large black cloud rising from the ground and spreading across the horizon. “That looks like smoke, a whole lot of smoke.”

Tami heard their conversation and looked. She gasped before saying, “That fire must be huge.”

Jeff swallowed hard and asked, “Do you think those planes we saw did that?”

Jet shook her head and mumbled. “I dunno.”

They sat in the van for a while watching the cloud of smoke grow before Jet and Tami got out and took the stuff into the house. Jeff grabbed the small gas can, took it over by the pump, and filled the tank of the generator. Inside, Tami told Sheryl about seeing the planes and smoke on the horizon. After Jet talked to Dedee and Amy, she went to tell Lisa and Mark about it. Before she could open the door, she was stopped by Sheryl and told they were resting and no one was allowed in the room.

Jeff went back into the barn and took down an extra-large pair of pruning shears that hung on the wall. The wood handles were strong and in good shape. He removed the bolt that held them together and filed the blade on the end. Now, both sides of the blade were sharp and would cut, plus the heavy-duty wood handle was great for striking. Proud of his handy work, he took it in the house with him and gave it to Sheryl.

Amy had been waiting all day for Jeff to return and to have a free moment to talk. When she saw he did, she asked, “Jeff, are you going to put the cross on Todd’s grave tomorrow?”

“Yeah, I was going to do it today, but that zombie showed up and we had to flip-flop our plans around.” He noticed she was holding something in her hand.

“Okay, I’ll need the shovel too.”

He was a little curious, so he asked, “What do you need that for?”

She opened her hand and showed him an acorn. “I need to plant this.” She talked as she looked at it. “Before we left our house, we picked these up from our back yard. My dad planted a tree when I was born and another when Todd was born.

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