Roads Less Traveled by C. Dulaney

Author:C. Dulaney [Dulaney, C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror, Zombies, Fiction, apocalypse, Action & Adventure, living dead, walking dead, Survival, postapocalyptic, night of the living dead, Armageddon, world war z, max brooks, dead rising, Coming of Age
ISBN: 9781934861998
Google: PV88ygAACAAJ
Amazon: 1934861995
Goodreads: 12461118
Publisher: Permuted Press
Published: 2011-08-24T04:00:00+00:00

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“She’s probably bit,” Jake was saying as he and Ben walked to the front of the store. I had Shannon in the employee’s bathroom and was trying to clean her up a bit before loading her into the Jeep. She had followed along with no protest, allowing me to take her hand and lead her, then holding very still as I wiped her face and arms with wet paper towels. There was nothing I could do about her clothes; it would have to wait until we got home. I found a couple old towels behind the bathroom door and took those with me as I led the girl up the main aisle.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa. You’re puttin’ her in the Jeep? Like that?” Jake asked, holding up both hands and standing in front of the door. Ben smacked his shoulder.

“Don’t be an idiot, we can’t leave her,” he said.

“Yeah but,” Jake said, screwing his face up and pouting. That boy sure loved his Jeep. I cocked an eyebrow and waited for him to move, my hand grasped firmly around Shannon’s bony fingers. Jake sighed and ran a hand over his face, then stepped out of my way. I nodded once and stepped outside, Shannon following close behind me. She still had that vacant stare, and I was worried she might be sick or in shock. I couldn’t see any signs of injury, but her filthy clothes covered up most of her body.

I opened the door for her and laid the towels down on the seat. There was just enough room to squeeze her small frame in beside the supplies. After helping her inside and fastening her seatbelt, I turned to Ben and Jake.

“Do you think we should take a look around, maybe try to find her brother?” I asked. Jake sighed and looked around as Ben, once again, stared at the buzzards. They had seemingly grown tired of our interruptions and had started to wander away, some flying off and others perching themselves on nearby rooftops. No doubt waiting for us to leave so they could carry on.

“Where would we even begin?” Jake asked. I shook my head, having no idea where Tommy could be. I had tried talking to Shannon in the bathroom, but she wouldn’t respond.

“I have no idea. They lived that way,” I said and pointed down the street, opposite the way we came. “But if she ended up here, then I’m guessing Tommy wouldn’t be at home.” We had all deduced that Shannon had come to the store after the gang and I had left the first time. No way had she been here and they didn’t see her as they left. The store just wasn’t that big.

“We’ve got time, if you want to check it out. You did say you wanted to recon, didn’t ya?” Jake asked and smirked. I thought about it for a few seconds and finally nodded.

“Yeah we can run down there. Couldn’t hurt, right?” I slid into the front seat, scooting over as far as I could to make room for Ben.

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