Dead Life (Book 2) by Schleicher D. Harrison

Author:Schleicher, D. Harrison [Schleicher, D. Harrison]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: zombies
Published: 2013-11-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

The girl's name was Rita. She looked to be in her teens. The two men, Josh and Rick, were in their late twenties or early thirties. The two killed outside the store were Rita's parents. She was beside herself with grief. Gina and Cindy tried to calm her down but there was no consoling her. You really couldn't blame the poor girl. It must have been devastating for her to see that happen to her parents.

Both Rick and Josh had lost their families. They were neighbors just like Al and me, only they hadn't been prepared. Like the rest of the nation, when the plague struck, they weren't ready. Our government had failed it's people. By trying to hide the truth from the population, they had led their country to slaughter. I could just picture all the government officials safe and comfortable, riding out the reaping, while people like my son protected them. This country made me sick. I hoped they would get theirs.

On the first day of the outbreak, Rick had made the mistake of letting an injured friend into his home. His friend had been attacked by a crazed woman on the street. He was able to escape with only a few scratches. But that was enough. A few hours after arriving at Rick's home, he turned. Before they could stop him, Rick's wife was bitten, mortally wounded, and his two daughters were dead. Rick was able to kill his friend but he couldn't bring himself to end his wife and daughters. He'd locked them in the house and left. It was easy to see the man was broken. I was surprised he'd made it this far.

Josh's story was far worse. When Josh and his wife, Joy, had seen their neighbor Rick wandering the streets, they had brought him into their home. They were preparing to evacuate. Josh and Joy had heard on the radio that the Rec Plex was being set up as an evacuation center and were headed there. Joy was seven months pregnant so they were loading the van with some of the things the baby would need. This had delayed their departure but they were thankful they could be there to help their friend, Rick.

The three were soon loaded and ready to leave. They never made it out of the driveway. Two pick-up trucks stopped in the street behind them, blocking them in. Four men with guns robbed them of all the food and water. Josh argued and tried to stop them but they beat him senseless. When Rick stepped in to stop them from killing Josh, he was knocked out. The two men came to a few minutes later and Joy was gone. The four men had obviously taken her with them. Josh was near crazy with worry. He wanted to find Joy but had no idea where to start searching. They had tried talking to some of the people on their street but no one had seen anything. Finally, they decided to go to the Rec Plex and see if they could get some help finding Joy from the authorities.

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