The Becoming (Book 4): Under Siege by Meigs Jessica

Author:Meigs, Jessica [Meigs, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: zombies, survivalist, jessica meigs, undead, apocalyptic, the becoming, postapocalyptic, outbreak
Published: 2014-04-08T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

Kimberly leaned over the dining table, her palms braced against the edge of it, as she studied the large map. A thin yellow legal pad rested nearby, a ballpoint pen on top of it. The first page of the pad was still blank. A lot like her mind, which was in a contradictory maelstrom of blankness and chaos. She was supposed to be making some plans on where to take the samples—it had been her idea to take them out, and it was her responsibility to figure out her own plans for the journey.

Her nerves were officially shot. Every time she thought about the impending trip, it felt like they would crawl right through her skin. She had no idea where to start. So far, she’d only drawn a dot over the rough location of Woodside, a bloody red color that stood out from the rest of the map.

“Son of a bitch, what do I do?” she mumbled, just loud enough that it carried across the table.

A soft tap on the doorframe drew her attention away from her map, and Kimberly turned to see Sadie O’Dell standing in the doorway, looking into the dining room cautiously. She looked different than she had earlier in the day when they’d dragged the two siblings over the wall and into the community, and it took Kimberly a moment to realize why: she was seeing the teenager with hardly any weapons, and without her Kevlar, for the first time since they’d met. Sadie wore only a pistol on her hip, with a spare magazine of ammunition in its own holster alongside it. She was thinner than Kimberly had realized, her prior appearance supplemented by the body armor. Her dark hair was no longer pulled back in the severe French braid it’d been in earlier; now, it hung in loose waves to just past her shoulders, softening features that Kimberly had thought looked too harsh.

“Hi,” Sadie greeted, sounding a bit awkward. “I was just looking for something to do, and I couldn’t find anybody to ask because they’re all busy with stuff.”

Kimberly’s mood lightened as she looked the thin girl over. She beckoned her toward the table. Sadie had been out in the greater world more recently than she had and was more familiar with the surrounding areas; maybe she could get some assistance from Sadie, even if it was just the odd suggestion. Something had to get her brain out of its paralysis, and Sadie seemed to be just the ticket.

“Maybe you can help me with something,” Kimberly said.

Sadie stood beside her now, looking down at the map with thinly veiled curiosity. “What can I do?”

“I’m planning a trip,” Kimberly explained. “We’ve got sensitive materials here that I need to get out of the community before the infected get in. I have to get these materials in the hands they need to be in before all is lost. You’ve been out and about more than I have. I was hoping you could maybe give me some information on the surrounding area so I can figure out the best route to take.

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