District: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse by Shawn Chesser

Author:Shawn Chesser [Chesser, Shawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Morbid Press LLC
Published: 2016-08-26T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 41

3:45 p.m. MST

Clearly not happy to have been cooped up in the F-650 during the return trip, the second Jamie opened her door Max jumped over the seatback and sprang off her lap and into space.

The hairy missile hit the ground running, claws and paws kicking up a spray of dirt and grass, and rocketed across the clearing on a collision course with the throng of survivors. Easily overtaking Oliver, who seemed to be taking his time making his way to the RV, the Shepherd didn’t hit the brakes until he was almost on top of the two girls sharing a single reclining lawn chair under the awning.

After ducking the sudden salvo of airborne soil, Raven threw aside the blanket and rolled off the reclining chair only to find herself on the receiving end of a blast of warm dog breath and sloppy licks to the face.

Brook, who was standing on her toes and waving Lev and Jamie over, saw Max accosting her girl and knelt to his level to scratch his ears.

“He’s a bundle of energy,” Raven said. “Aren’t you, boy?” She wiped the slobber from her face and joined her mom in showering attention on the dog that had adopted the Grayson family back at Schriever in September. Now nearly November, and in an entirely different setting—trees and mountains, versus concrete walkways and airplane hangars—the multicolored pooch seemed to have adapted just fine and seemed to have adopted the entire Eden group as his pack.

Brook rose with a grimace and looked to Sasha. “Why don’t you and Raven take Max down to the end of the runway and throw a ball for him. I’ll call you when dinner is ready.”

“Almost ready,” Tran called over his shoulder.

“Go,” Brook said, the underlying sense of urgency in her voice lost on the girls.

Tran motioned at the girls with the greasy barbecue tongs. “Don’t go too far,” he said in his sing-song voice.

The obvious dig at the unsanctioned excursion that almost got Raven and Sasha killed and saw them punished with ninety days dishwashing duty was not lost on the girls.

Raven pursed her lips and glared at Tran for a beat. Finally, she said, “Don’t worry, Mom. I’ll stay where you can see me.”

Also regarding Tran with contempt, Sasha rose and tossed the blanket unceremoniously onto the lounge chair. “And I won’t lead her astray.”

“Bird’s her own keeper from here on out,” Brook said. “After what nearly happened the other day, I can’t see either one of you girls making those kinds of bad decisions ever again.”

Lev handed Raven the small therapy ball and curved, long-handled device he’d brought with him from the truck. “This will save your arm.”

Raven took the items and started walking toward the airstrip. Once she made the first of the two parallel packed-dirt tracks, she turned a hard right and sprinted away with Sasha close behind and Max bounding excitedly through the narrow strip of tall grass growing up between the beaten-down tire tracks.

Brook watched the girls go.

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