State of (Book 1): State of Decay by Martinez P.S

Author:Martinez, P.S. [Martinez, P.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Publisher: One Dark Horse Press
Published: 2019-12-27T05:00:00+00:00

Deafening Silence

Several hours later, we were all sitting on the floor listening to the constant sounds of the undead right outside of the freezer door. I felt like I was about to lose my shit in the dank, dark room, shut up with nineteen other filthy survivors, and unable to do anything but cross my fingers that the zombie wave would go through our area soon. Before I went batshit.

“Man, I’d give anything to be in my old man’s beachfront condo right about now. Zombies or no, I’d sure like to hit some waves,” a young man from Sun’s group said, and the entire room groaned in agreement.

“What about you guys?”

“Alaska. Might be cold, but that could mean fewer zombies,” Sun answered hesitantly.

“A deserted island. No zombies,” someone else chimed in. “Just me and wide-open beaches, pineapples, and coconuts.”

“Piña coladas,” someone agreed with a laugh.

Laughter floated through the room and I smiled at that. A frozen beverage full of pineapple and coconut? Sounded like heaven to me.

“My grandmother’s house,” a young girl said. We all sobered up. “She made the best banana nut bread and pot roast.”

I smiled into the darkness. The small things we once took for granted from before would mean so much more to us now. Retrospect was a bitch.

“A fully functioning, zombie free, Mexican restaurant,” I said into the silence. Everyone laughed. “With a bottomless bowl of chunky, fresh salsa.”

“Loaded tacos? Crisp tortilla chips?” I added for extra emphasis. “Am I right?”

“Margaritas,” the same person who mentioned the piña coladas added in, and everyone laughed again.

Silence once again fell over the group and all that we could hear were the sounds of the zombies on the other side of the door, clawing and gnashing their teeth against it as they tried to get in.

Several hours later, Jude switched his flashlight on to check his watch. It was late—really late. Darkness should have already fallen, and that meant we had to stay put and wait out the zombies. We were going to end up stuck in the freezer overnight and that prospect did not sound all that enticing to me.

I scooted over next to Jude and hesitantly placed my head on one of his broad shoulders. He tensed but didn’t jerk away. No matter what happened, he would feel responsible for this snafu. He’d feel responsible for each and every person sitting in that freezer.

Even if he couldn’t have foreseen the other group attacking us, even if half the group weren’t our people to begin with. He’d shoulder the responsibility. Now, no matter what, we had to get these people to safety.

I understood that; I felt the same way. A few moments later, his body relaxed enough for me to doze off on his shoulder. I was grateful he didn’t shrug me off.

I’m not sure how long I slept, but I woke to the faint pounding and groans of zombies close by.

“No change?” I asked in a whisper.

“They’re more sporadic now. Less enthusiastic,” Jude explained.

I listened to the noises and I had to agree.

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