Ryan's Luck by Baileigh Higgins

Author:Baileigh Higgins [Higgins, Baileigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2018-02-07T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Jonathan drove through the small community to the outskirts of town within minutes. In this regard, the tiny population proved to be a boon. There were very few obstacles of any kind. A wreck, a few abandoned cars, and a couple of wandering dead people were the only things they saw.

There was evidence of violence aplenty. Blood smeared windows, and smashed storefronts flowed past as they drove, now just another part of the scenery. Grinning zombies turned to stumble after them, and one building showed evidence of a fire, but for the most part, the streets were empty.

Ryan stared at it all with mute fascination. The paralyzing fear that had been part of him all along was gone, replaced instead by a sense of triumph. He'd faced his fears, fought the Boogeyman that hid beneath the bed, and won. It was a novel experience.

All his life, he'd gone unnoticed. Not one of the nerds, but certainly not one of the jocks either. Pale and slender with dopey brown eyes and floppy hair, he was indistinguishable from the rest. Just one of the crowd.

Sport was out. He couldn't play rugby to save his life, his legs neither fast enough nor strong enough. He sucked at athletics too. Academically he did well enough to keep his parents off his back but not well enough to excel. Early on, he'd resigned himself to a life spent in the middle, never more than average.

Now everything had changed. His parents were dead, his school was abandoned, and the adults that were supposed to protect him wanted to eat him. But I fought back. I didn't give up, and I saved Kerry. I even saved Lucy.

Pride welled up inside his chest, and he lifted his chin. He'd proven he was strong enough to survive, and that he had what it took to live in this new world. The zombies wouldn't get him. They wouldn't get Kerry either. He'd make sure of that.

The remnants of the town faded into the distance, and he focused his attention on the now quiet Lucy sitting in the back. Kerry had done an excellent job of cleaning her up. She'd wiped the little girl's dirt-streaked face, straightened her clothes, and combed her wild head of hair into submission.

Now Lucy munched on an apple with the intense concentration of the truly hungry. She must be starving, the poor thing. I wonder what happened to her.

He cleared his throat. “Lucy.”

The child raised huge eyes to his.

“Do you feel better now?”

She nodded and took another bite of the shiny green apple.

“Can you tell me what happened to you?”

She regarded him for several seconds but didn't reply.

He tried again. “Do you have any family we can take you to?”

She shook her head, still silent. A shimmer of tears betrayed her feelings, though.

“How old are you?”

She raised five fingers.

So young.

“Okay, well just tell me if you need anything.” She didn’t react and simply stared at him with those eerie eyes. They were striking. A piercing steel gray offset by porcelain skin and thick black lashes.

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