Revenants Series (Book 1): Revenants by Elisabeth Lee

Author:Elisabeth, Lee [Elisabeth, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2019-10-02T04:00:00+00:00

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Daniel

We're resting in the living room of a house a mile or so from the battle zone. It's small, and there's only one sofa and an overstuffed recliner, so Meredith is curled up in the recliner, Chloe is laying on the sofa, and I'm leaning against the wall nearest the front window. Kelli and Lane are propped up against the opposite wall, eyes closed. Billy and Janice excused themselves to one of the bedrooms as soon as we entered the house; there are two other empty bedrooms the rest of us could spread out to, but we don't want to be alone just yet.

We're afraid the boogeyman might come back.

"We got lucky today," I say once my breathing returns to normal.

Meredith lifts her head. "Yeah, there could have been a lot more."

Chloe sits up. "No kidding. But, we also learned how to put them down for good." She looks down at her soiled clothes. "As disgusting as it was."

"It wasn't the most enjoyable moment of my life, either. But I agree...it's nice to know how to fight them. And win. How did you know to aim for the head?" I ask Meredith.

She shrugs. "Seemed to make the most sense. The brain controls movement, right?"

Before I can say anything else, she turns in the recliner, leaving me staring at her back. Conversation over. It never ceases to amaze me...Meredith's uncanny ability to guide the group when it matters most. Like she has insider knowledge about the Revs. But how would a hairstylist know anything about this modern plague?

Lane stands.

"Where are you going?" I ask.

He points to the kitchen. "All that fighting made me hungry. Gonna see what's left in this house."

"I'll go with you," Kelli says, standing too.

They walk to the kitchen together. I should have already checked the food situation, but I'm not sure I even checked the house before we crashed through the front door. We only cared about finding shelter after the fight...but our need for shelter caused us to let our guard down in other important ways. I mentally chide myself for being so careless. I always insist on clearing a house before I let the group enter.

I didn't this time.

It could have gotten one of us killed.

Lane comes back into the living room. He's smiling. "I've got good news and bad news."

"Good news first," I answer, playing along.

Chloe sits up to see what he found.

He holds up a can of food. "The pantry is pretty full."

"Okay, so what's the bad news?"

He looks at Chloe and his smile widens. "It's mostly just different types of beans."

Chloe groans. "Beans again!" she says, falling back against the couch.

Meredith and I laugh as Lane returns to the kitchen. I hear him say something to Kelli and they both laugh before going back to whatever they were talking about when they found the stash of beans.

"Where's Billy and Janice?" Meredith asks, looking around the living room.

"I guess they're still in the bedroom."

"Yeah. Billy said Janice needed to rest after the fight," Chloe confirms.

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