Revenence: Dead of Winter: A Zombie Novel by Betts M.E

Author:Betts, M.E. [Betts, M.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-12-21T08:00:00+00:00

Shari rode Eva eastward down University Avenue. Daphne and Hugo rode alongside her in the ATV, the sinewy muscles of Daphne's forearms flexed as she gripped the handle bars. The Professor and Phoebe were each on bicycles, their backpacks loaded to maximum capacity as they set out into the world as the newest members of the group. Phoebe rode alongside Shari as she and Hugo talked video games.

"I'm not as into shooters," Hugo said. "I've played some of them, but there just isn't enough to do."

"Too hard for you?" Phoebe asked, her tone antagonistic.

"No," Hugo said. "I don't mind shooting being a part of the game, I just don't like it when that's all the game play there is to it. With shooters, it's just kinda like they're all basically the same game."

Phoebe scoffed. "You don't understand good games."

"I agree with him," Shari piped up, "and keep in mind, I've been gaming since you were a baby."

"That's right," Phoebe said, "go on and gang up against me." She snorted. "I can't help it if ya'all's taste is in your--"

"Let's just agree to disagree," the Professor interjected.

"Don't worry," Phoebe said. "I know it seems like the discussion was getting a little heated, but we don't really mean anything by it. It's just nerd stuff."

"Oh," the Professor said. "Thanks for explaining nerd stuff to the old man. It's not like nerds existed back in the Dark Ages that were the 1970s."

"I can imagine the discussions," Phoebe said. "The never-ending debates on the complexity and social commentary of such classics as Pong or Frogger."

"Me and Anthony talked about video games the other night," Shari uttered, just loudly enough to be heard by the group. They walked on in silence for several minutes.

"Was it worth it?" Phoebe finally asked. She looked around her at her fellow travelers, her eyes imploring a response to her query.

"Well," the Professor said after a moment of consideration, "from the account you guys gave, there's dozens of thousands fewer of them in town than there were a couple of days ago. Worth it? Too subjective a question to answer, but I think it's safe to say he made more than a dent in the undead population of the Champaign-Urbana area."

"Agreed," Daphne said, her tone low and her eyes locked on the road ahead. University Avenue turned into IL-150 as they reached the outskirts of town.

"Hey, this could be a death wish for us, too," Phoebe said with a quiet laugh. "Us going out like this."

"Yeah," Shari said, "maybe. But what was your alternative? Staying in Champaign for the rest of your lives, hoping you keep finding food, and maybe some other people somewhere down the road?"

"I'm sure it wouldn't have been a ghost town forever," Phoebe said.

Shari shrugged. "Maybe, maybe not," she said. "But I would bet that if the two of you had stayed, you'd have regretted it at some point. Surviving means having numbers and having a purpose."

"So how far do you think we'll make it today?" Phoebe asked.

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