Surviving Earth: Makayla's Journey Continued by Cora A. Murray

Author:Cora A. Murray [Murray, Cora A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

After a quick search of the rest of the house, we find it blissfully empty. The living room door is shut from the sight of the three dead freshies. Spreading out, everyone finds their own little resting place. I volunteer for the first watch of the night only to be vetoed by the brothers. I’m not happy, but I concede the point and lay close to Clara and Gage.

Within moments, I pass out, too soon afterwards, I’m being awakened for my shift at watch.

When I quickly rise from my blanket, I cast my eyes uneasily around the room, and turn back to Cole. "How was the first watch?" I ask.

"It was fine. Not a peep out of anyone or anything." He yawns.

"Okay, go ahead and get some rest. I’ve got this." I smile, as I start my perimeter check.

"Want me to wake, Gage? It's his watch, too." Cole stretches out on the floor by Levi.

"No, I'll wake him." I move toward his blanket.

When a bump sounds from upstairs, Clara, Gage, and the brothers all jump up. I reach for my Glock. Ready for action.

"What the hell was that?" Gage whispers.

I want to jump on him for cursing, but another time, another place. "I'm not sure, but we should wake the others."

The brothers move off to wake everyone and hush them as they do.

David's eyes grow huge as Cole shakes him awake. "I can't do this, leave me out,” he says, loudly.

“Shhh man, damn." I hear Cole admonish David. Drawing into a ball, he rocks himself back and forth. He is clearly gone. He isn't made for this world or its new inhabitants.

Moving out of the kitchen, Clara and Cole at my back, we leave Gage and Levi to watch over the remaining survivors. The bumping noise amplifies as we move up the stairs and search each room we reach. We find nothing until the last door. It's blocked by a chair against the knob and on it is written a dire warning in blood, DO NOT OPEN ZOMBIE INSIDE!!

"I thought we checked every room earlier,” I say.

"Oh man, I think this was the teen girl and David's search area,” Clara murmurs.

I turn swiftly around to Clara and Cole, I hold my finger to my lips and motion for them to move away from the door.

I push my katana back in the sheath, and exchange it for my dad's Glock. I move the chair from under the knob, I slide the door open gingerly expecting to be overrun by the zombie within, but whatever is in the room doesn’t rush at us, however the bumping gets louder. A mumbled groan sounds from the end of the massive bed where a large cedar chest rests. "Damn someone trapped one." I fist pump the air.

"Should we open it?" Clara asks moving closer to my side.

"Ummm no. It will eventually starve to death." I turn to leave. Another couple of bumps sound again and a few words that are so garbled against the wood, I can't understand them.

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