Generation Z [Book ] by Peter Meredith

Author:Peter Meredith [Meredith, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Published: 2018-01-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Jenn Lockhart

Mike stared at the back of her head for a long time. She could feel his eyes and sense the unease radiating from him. “How do you know?” he asked. No answer would suffice, she just knew. She shrugged and he breathed out, “But isn’t this girl only a myth? That’s what everyone says. Even Stu said so.”

“Maybe he’s desperate,” she answered, pulling her head from the fireplace. “He blames himself for what happened to William.”

Mike turned away and then turned back again quickly, his Adam’s apple bobbing up and down. “And you’re going with him? Are you saying you’re accepting banishment? Are you saying…are you saying you want to marry me? For real?” He suddenly looked young, even younger than Jenn, as if the question had robbed him of years and left him a nervous boy.

The question had certainly momentarily robbed her of the ability to speak. “Uh—uh, that isn’t what I meant say. I don’t think.” When it came to marriage, the signs had deserted her.

“Well, they’re going to banish us if we go without permission. And they’ll never give it to us, not in a million years.”

“You don’t know that. Okay, maybe they won’t let Stu go, but I don’t see why they won’t let us try. What do they have to lose?”

Mike smiled rakishly. “They’re going to lose a boat. What? Did you think Stu would walk all the way to Portland? It’s five hundred miles away. Jeff and William will be long dead by the time he gets back.”

Jenn had been feeling a strange level of confidence concerning the journey. The signs all pointed her towards making the trip. At the mention of the boat, she felt that confidence pulled out from under her leaving her stomach in a free fall. “The Puffer won’t make it that far on open ocean. What if there’s a storm?”

“We won’t be taking the Puffer. We’ll be taking the Calypso, and Gerry is going to be more than just angry. If we make it back I’ll be banished no ifs, ands, or buts. Chances are you will be, too. So…” He was suddenly nervous again.

“So? So what?” Mike lifted a shoulder. Jenn’s eyes flashed daggers. “Oh, don’t tell me this is your way of asking me to marry you? Before, you asked me out of a sense of duty and now what? You’re asking me because once we’re banished you’ll be stuck with me no matter what? Do you expect me to swoon?”

Mike’s mouth dropped open. “I-I was just, you know. That’s not what I meant. I meant, I meant. I don’t know what I meant, exactly. I just…”

Without warning she walked away from him and grabbed her pack. It was sitting on the table along with the M4 and her crossbow. “The answer is no. I don’t settle.” She threw some more food into her pack and stormed out, hurrying for the gates. Although she wasn’t supposed to leave with a rifle unless given permission by

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