Dark Days (Book 1): Contagion by Dyer Marcy G

Author:Dyer, Marcy G. [Dyer, Marcy G.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Publisher: Desert Breeze Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2017-07-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Randi brought two of the goats into the compound as twilight fell. The animals needed milking, and they could make cheese out of it. She led the goats to the milking area, grabbed a clean bucket, and started milking the first one.

"Miss Randi?" Toni stood to the side watching her. "What are you doing?"

"I'm milking the goat so we'll have milk and cheese."

"Can I try?"

"Put your hands here." Randi showed her how to place her hands on the teat and pull.

The milk spurted out and Toni yelped then giggled. "I've never milked anything before. This is fun."

She continued until her little hands grew tired, and Randi took over. "Thanks Toni, you were a big help."

Randi went back to milking. Toni moved behind her, slipped her arms around Randi's neck, and laid her head on her shoulder. "I love you, Miss Randi."

Her heart did flip-flops in her chest. "I love you, too." Her voice broke on the words. Toni was the first child who ever took to her. Maybe she wasn't hopeless after all.

Peals of laughter floated on the air. Miguel was the only one besides Leon who ever made Tommy and Lori laugh like that.

"Did you want to go play with the other kids?" Randi looked over her shoulder at Toni who remained plastered against her.

"No." She snuggled even closer if possible. "I want to stay with you."

Randi finished milking the second goat, then swooped Toni up into her arms and swung her around. "Let's take these goats back out to the pasture."

She set Toni on the ground and handed her a lead.

"Can't we keep them in here? They are so cute." Toni hugged the goat's neck. "I want to play with them."

"If we keep them inside, they'll try to climb on top of our tents and tear them down. Goats like to climb and make messes."

Toni giggled. "Is that why the babies are called 'kids'?"

"Maybe so." Randi ruffled her hair and guided her to vehicle shed. "We're going through here to put them out."

"Neat. I've never been in here."

Randi opened the door, and Toni's eyes went wide. "Wow. You've got all kinds of fun stuff here. My daddy had one of those." Toni pointed to the four-wheeler. "He used to take me and my sister for rides on it."

Randi swallowed and rubbed her chest with the heel of her palm. This child hadn't just lost her parents but also her sister. "How old was your sister?"

Toni stared at her feet. "My age. She was my twin. Her name was Cori."

They turned the goats loose in the field, took the buckets to the cooler in the smokehouse anteroom, and went to the fire. Randi took a seat on the ground and Toni scrambled into her lap. "What happened to your family, Toni?"

Tears ran down her face. "The monsters got them. Daddy tried to save me and Cori, but one of them grabbed her. I ran to the road and you found me." She turned and buried her face in Randi's chest.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.