Edge of Night by Baileigh Higgins

Author:Baileigh Higgins [Higgins, Baileigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2018-10-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13 - Lisa

Lisa woke before dawn to the tinny blare of the same alarm clock she’d used in the infirmary. Against her better judgment, she stole the stupid thing when she left and took it with her. Today, however, she was glad for it.

The previous day was still a blur. The arrival of two Ravagers who escorted her and Matilda from the infirmary had frightened the bejeezus out of her. Immediately, she’d thought that their plans had been discovered and some awful punishment lay ahead.

So, it was with immense relief she discovered they were only being relocated to a house not far from Cat herself. Not just that, but they received a surprise visit from Cat that evening who revealed that Jay had agreed to let both Lisa and Trevor join a raiding party the next morning.

The rest of the night was spent running around gathering equipment from kind neighbors for the trip, though the Ravagers still refused to arm her. At least, she was dressed for the part in jeans, boots, a vest, shirt, and a denim jacket. In addition, she tied a scarf around her neck and rolled bandages over her wrists and hands much like a boxer did. It wasn’t much but would help protect against bites.

In her pockets, she carried matches, extra bandages, a couple of protein bars and a bottle of water. Feeling naked without any weapons, she slipped a steak knife into each boot and a sharpened screwdriver into her jacket’s inner pocket. It was better than nothing, and after a quick breakfast and farewell to Matilda, she was ready to go.

Trevor was already standing by the gate when she arrived and greeted her with a bear hug. “Hi, Lisa. Looking fit.”

“Thanks, Trevor. So do you,” she replied though she found it hard to look him in the eyes. Ever since the night of the party, she’d felt awkward around him. The knowledge that he had feelings for her was confusing, especially as she didn’t know how she felt about him. I don’t even know how I feel about Neil, for God’s Sake!

The strained silence was broken when a woman the likes of which Lisa had never seen, approached them. “Are you the newbies?”

“I guess so,” Lisa said. “Though I’m no stranger to killing zombies.”

The woman’s cold gaze traveled over her body from head to toe, and she scoffed. “We shall see, I guess. You can call me Red, and I’m in charge. You do what I say when I say it. Got that?”

“Yes, Ma’am,” Trevor drawled.

She rounded on him in a fury. “None of that ma’am shit. It’s Red, or I’ll feed you to the first zombies we come across.”

“Yes, Red,” he said.

“Good. Now get going. We’re rolling out in two minutes,” Red commanded.

“What about weapons?” Lisa asked.

Red pulled two knives from her belt. “This will do. We don’t hand guns to newbies.”

“What?” Lisa cried, aghast. “You can’t be serious.”

“Oh, I am. I never joke,” Red replied with a cruel smile before striding towards a waiting truck.

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