Fighting for a Future: A Zombie Apocalypse Love Story Novella by Mary Kate L

Author:Mary, Kate L.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted Press, LLC
Published: 2016-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Riley wakes me when it’s my turn to take watch. I know he would stay up all night if he and Jim weren’t going out to find supplies, but I made him promise to let me take a turn.

I give him the whole couch because I’m afraid I’ll fall asleep again, then spend the rest of the night sitting next to a candle squinting at a worn copy of Pride and Prejudice. I’ve read it a million times, and choosing one of the dozens of books I’ve never read crossed my mind, but with the dim light I figured a story I was familiar with would be better.

Every fifteen minutes or so—or at the end of every chapter—I get up and do a walk of the house, looking out to make sure nothing else is creeping up on us. But the landscape is clear and the house is so silent I have a hard time focusing on the book. My eyes keep threatening to close.

When the horizon turns a faint orange, I move into the kitchen to start breakfast. There are only a few sausage patties left, but we also found a box of sausage links, so I cook those up. The meal will represent the last food we were able to salvage from the freezer, though. What little bit that’s left was toward the top and thawed out first, and we all decided it would be unadvisable to cook it. We don’t want to risk food poisoning.

The coffee is made by the time Riley stumbles into the kitchen, and he’s just taking his first sip when Jim and Tori come down the stairs. The sun is still low, but the men want to get a head start on the day.

We fill them in on the previous night as we munch on sausage and peaches, which Tori declares are the best thing she’s ever eaten. She and Jim are as anxious to meet Sally as I thought they would be. Tori voices her concerns about the girl’s safety if she decides not to go with us, which makes me relax. I’ll have a valuable ally when I talk to Sally about heading down to the Keys with us.

When breakfast is done, Riley and Jim get ready to head out. Watching Riley tuck a hunting knife into his belt makes my stomach clench uncomfortably. I’ve just gotten used to him being around and I don’t want to lose him now.

We stop at the door and Jim puts his arm around Tori’s shoulders. “While we’re gone, you two need to get as much packed and onto that trailer as possible. Remember to keep it to the back so I can hook up the chicken coops I made. We’ll cover all the supplies with a tarp so they don’t get covered in shit, but otherwise it shouldn’t be a big deal.”

“We’ll take care of it,” I say, not taking my eyes off Riley.

His gaze meets mine and he smiles, but it’s as tense as I feel.

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