Before Safe Haven (Book 4): Jules by Artinian Christopher

Author:Artinian, Christopher [Artinian, Christopher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Published: 2019-12-27T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

The following morning, Jules remained in her makeshift bed for more than half an hour after first opening her eyes. She had not slept well. Nightmare images from the previous day had plagued her dreams, and she was dreading pulling back the curtain of her cubicle. She was convinced half the population would have left, despite her deciding to put a guard on the rest of the supplies. She stepped out into the aisle to see most people’s curtains were still closed.

She saw Maggie and George up at the checkout desks and went to join them. They were with Ben and the remaining two conscripts in their ranks, Josh and Kyle. It was the first time Jules had seen Ben since she had heard about George taking a swing at him. His nose was bright red, and there was a small cut on his lip, but other than that he looked the same. He did not make eye contact with her but kept his head bowed towards the map that George had spread out.

“What’s going on?” Jules asked.

“We’re just dividing up the scavenger hunts for the day. In fact, we were just done,” he said, looking at the three men, who subsequently drifted off.

“You’ve recruited Josh and Kyle? I’m surprised they agreed.”

“I didn’t recruit them, they volunteered,” George replied.

Jules rubbed her hands over her face and eyes to try to wake herself up. “So how many did we lose last night?”

“Most people aren’t up yet, but I spoke to Andy and Rob this morning and they say they didn’t see anybody trying to leave,” Maggie said.

“Well, that doesn’t mean much,” Jules replied.

“You should go easier on your brothers. They’re incredibly loyal to you, and they might not always get things right, but they try to do the right thing at least.”

Jules let out a long sigh. “Yeah, I suppose you’re right.”

“I was surprised to see Ben here after yesterday.”

“He was the first to volunteer,” George replied.

“Guilt?” Jules asked.

“Most probably, but I can pretty much guarantee he won’t ever make the mistakes that he made yesterday again.”

“Yeah, you’re probably right.”

“So we’ve got four scavenger teams going out at once? You weren’t kidding about getting organised, were you?”

George and Maggie cast each other an unreadable glance. “No, just the three teams will be going out,” Maggie replied.

“So … who are we going with?”

“We’re not going with anyone,” she replied.

“You’ve lost me.”

“People need stability. You being here gives them that.”

“I’m not a fuckin’ princess. It’s not like things will fall apart if I’m not around for a few hours.”

“You’re not a princess? You could have fooled me, you’ve always spoken so eloquently,” George said, trying to lighten the mood.

“Fuck you, old man,” Jules replied, turning back towards Maggie. “I’ve never been someone not to roll my sleeves up and take risks the same as everyone else; it’s not in my nature.”

“I know that. Everybody knows that. The chances are you’ll have to do that again at some point, but after yesterday and

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