Magic, Mystery & Zombies: YA starter set by Elle Klass

Author:Elle Klass [Klass, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Books by Elle, Inc.
Published: 2019-05-22T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

There’s a second exit out of the shed and a manmade dirt road. Bryce, my father, and I decided to take the van and the map and explore a little before we took our entire little village away from safety. We loaded up with weapons just in case -- it’s a dangerous world -- and brought the map to guide us.

The manmade dirt road was slow going, mostly because my dad was easy on the gas as it bounced along. Potholes and slippery areas mottled the road. I watched out the window looking for life. If lions, monkeys and fish were out there, maybe other animals were too, but I didn’t see any, just lots of trees.

At the end of the road, it turned onto another road that was in better repair and my dad pushed the van a bit faster. We passed more trees and a cry like the sound of a baby wail broke the silence. My eyes darted into the woods and my dad slowed the vehicle. Our eyes searched the woods and sky around us.

Instead of getting out we continued, our eyes peeled, and shifting to every noise in the woods. The wail cut through the air again and my dad pulled over. “Maddie, stay in the car. I mean it.”

“Dad, I was fighting zombies when you were incapacitated,” that sounded far more mature than ‘tied up’. “I can handle it!”

“Fine, stay close to us. We don’t split up.”

I rolled my eyes as he turned towards the door and opened it so he wouldn’t see. Once we got out of the van, we gathered in the front and followed where the sound seemed to come from. Stalking through the woods they were silent, not a leaf rustle or crack of wood. Then somewhere above our heads the wail screamed, blasting through my eardrums.

I shifted my eyes upward and spotted the source. A large, black bird with strange dark feathers that stood on end like a bad Mohawk on its head, and a sleek, long crimson beak. A zombie bird?

The long beak and size made me immediately think ‘carnivore’. Its eyes followed us as we stepped backwards toward the van. A slight breeze carried the rancid odor I recognized all too well. I turned on my heels to head to the van and came face to face with the first zombie I’d seen in days.

His glassy eyes stared through me and his clothes were covered in dirt but was otherwise physically in one piece. If I hadn’t seen his face and recognized the jerky movement of his body as he stepped closer to me I’d have thought he was still among the living. Without a second thought, I threw my ax hard into his neck and yanked it out; blood spurted everywhere.

Someone grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the van. I glanced at my father beside me, then glanced to my other side and spotted Bryce. We climbed back into the van and my dad cranked the motor and pressed the gas.

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