Oh No, Our Best Friend is a Zombie! by Zarimba Lance

Author:Zarimba, Lance
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Featherweight Press
Published: 2010-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

The week dragged by, and finally, it was Friday. As I entered the classroom, I noticed the desk in front of mine was taken. Nick was back in school.

Well, sort of.

“Nick,” I said as I walked to my desk.

He sat there and said nothing. He didn’t wave. He didn’t smile. He didn’t even say “hi”. He just sat staring straight ahead and waited for class to start.

“You’re back,” I said, but the last bell rang before I could say anything else. The rest of the students rushed to their seats. I passed him and took my seat. I didn’t see Nick on the way to school. He must have left earlier or his father dropped him off. Funny, his dad didn’t offer me a ride.

Class started as Mrs. Hubers took attendance. When she called Nick’s name, she looked over at his seat and put a check in her book.

Everyone else said, “Here,” but Nick didn’t. He didn’t say anything. He didn’t nod or raise his hand.

Why didn’t Mrs. Hubers expect him to answer?

“Matthew,” she called.

“Here,” I said, and settled back into my chair.

In the middle of the morning, Mrs. Hubers looked at the clock. “Nick, you need to go to the school nurse’s office.”

Nick’s blank eyes stared forward.

“Nick? Did you hear me?” Mrs. Hubers asked.

I tapped him gently on the shoulder and he rose stiffly. His body didn’t bend or twist, it turned on his seat as one solid piece. He grabbed his desk as he rose. He teetered and tottered to the door as he tried to leave the classroom.

“Hey, Matthew, your best friend’s a Zombie,” Cody said, and the whole class laughed.

“Class, settle down,” Mrs. Hubers said. She turned to me. “Matthew, can you go along with Nick and make sure he gets to the nurse’s office?”

I stood and rushed to the door and held it open for him.

Nick didn’t blink, he continued to walk through the door and headed down the hall.

The door swung shut, and I followed close behind. I wondered if I should grab his arm and help him down the hall, or was he able to make it on his own?

His feet shuffled down the marble floor and his knees never bent.

“Nick, I’m so glad you are back. Are you feeling better?”

Nick stopped. He turned his whole body to look at me. He didn’t say anything. He turned and continued down the hall.

We walked to the nurse’s office, and I opened the door. Nick walked through and sat down on the wooden bench.

“Matthew, it was nice of you to come along with Nick. We shouldn’t be too long,” Nurse Evans said. She had worked with my mom at the hospital, but took the job here when her son, James, went to school. James had seizures and needed special care at times.

I wasn’t sure if he needed a shot or something, so I stepped out into the hall to wait for him.

“Nick, come on in here and have a seat.”

Nick jerked to his feet and shuffled to where she pointed.

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