HVZA (Book 2): Hudson Valley Zombie Apocalypse 2 by Zimmermann Linda

Author:Zimmermann, Linda [Zimmermann, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Publisher: Eagle Press
Published: 2014-07-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

For as many times as Becks watched someone die, it never got any easier—unless it was someone she was trying to kill, of course.

Isabella Tasi inexorably sank deeper and deeper into that black void that for her would finally bring peace after years of torment. For Eddie, it would plunge him, heart and soul, into complete darkness. He spent every minute by her side, alternately speaking words of love and then falling silent, at a total loss for words. Becks and Jennifer sat at a respectful distance, not saying a word, and occasionally dozing off for a few minutes at a time.

It was during one of these naps a few hours before dawn that Eddie shook Becks awake. She instinctively reached for her pistol, but one of Eddie’s big hands clamped down, preventing her from pulling it from her holster. He gave her a moment to recover her senses.

“She’s gone. It’s over,” he said from a million miles away. “She looked so peaceful at the end. I know Little Eddie was there to meet her.”

Jennifer woke up to hear the news, and both women expressed their heartfelt condolences.

“Jennifer, please promise me that if I don’t return, you will honor my wife’s dying wish and have her buried in the park with our son. Do you know where that is, Jennifer?”

“Uh, yes, I know the spot. I, uh, yes, I promise,” Jennifer replied, more fearful at that moment of Eddie’s complete lack of outward emotion than any of the brothers’ frequent tantrums. His face was like the deceptively cool, bland exterior of a nuclear weapon.

Becks knew the actions of the next few hours were inevitable, so she didn’t bother arguing. But as her life would also be on the line, she would do her damnedest to not go about it half-cocked and rage-driven.

“No one needs to know we were ever here, Jennifer, so don’t worry. And if things go well and you want to leave with us, then that’s okay with me,” Becks added, actually getting the woman to make eye contact for a moment and smile. She then addressed Eddie. “We go in quietly. No shooting unless we have to. We kill the two brothers and get out. We take Jennifer and Donnie, and we run.”

Eddie remained silent, but Jennifer spoke up.

“It’s very nice of you to offer, but I just couldn’t go with you,” she said, eyes downcast. “I’m not treated well here, I think you know that, but I just don’t have the courage to go out there with all those horrible creatures. I’m a coward, and I’m not ashamed to say it.”

Becks often forgot that not everyone had the intestinal fortitude to look a zombie in the eye and then drive a knife through it. To people like Jennifer, the tyranny of New Ridgelawn was heaven compared to the alternative of fending for yourself and fighting for your life. The New Hampshire motto of “Live free or die,” was just not everyone’s cup of tea. Becks

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