The Book of Riley ~ a Zombie Tale Pt. 3 by Mark Tufo

Author:Mark Tufo
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Horror, Genre Fiction, Action & Adventure, Literature & Fiction
Published: 2013-06-30T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

“I swear to the Animal Gods, if that dog gets herself killed and I get stuck with you, Ben-Ben, there will be hell to pay.”

“Hell?” Ben-Ben asked.

“Ultimate dog jail,” Patches said.

“Oooh, that sounds bad.” Ben-Ben cowered.

“You too?” Jess asked as Patches easily jumped up and grabbed the lip of the window pulling herself up and out.

Patches looked around quickly. She could hear Riley’s barking trailing off as she moved further away. She turned and pawed the glass.

“What?” Jess asked.

“You cannot be this thick,” Patches said to her.

“You want me to go out there?” Jess asked.

“See? I knew all humans weren’t dumb,” Patches said.

“How can they be?” Ben-Ben asked. “They know how to make bacon.”

“Fair point,” Patches replied. “Although I don’t love it quite like you do.”

Jess looked at Patches, confusion quickly becoming a dawning. “Riley is leading them away, so we can get out of here. How is this possible? I’m just not getting it.”

“Doesn’t matter what ‘you get’ get your ass out here!” Patches spat.

“Me next!” Ben-Ben yipped. “I really have to go.”

Jess looked down at him and then to the window. “As good an idea as any.” Jess picked up the small dog.

“Of course it is,” Patches purred, “I thought of it.”

Ben-Ben turned slightly just as Jess was pushing him through the window. “Goodbye, Mia. Goodbye, Jumper. Goodbye, Koala, may you always have a slice of bacon in your mouth.” And then he was out.

“Fine prayer,” Patches told him.

“Thank you,” Ben-Ben told her. He moved a few feet over to the side of the house and hunched over, arching his back placing his backend close to the ground.

“What are you doing?” Patches nearly screamed at him.

“I have to go,” Ben-Ben replied, clearly confused.

“Not here, you dumb dog! The zombies will smell it. You should have gone inside the house.”

Ben-Ben cocked his head to the side. “You’re kidding, right? Riley always yells at me for that…even when I tell her I couldn’t hold it anymore. And now I’m trying to do the right thing and you’re telling me I’m not. I don’t get it?”

“Just hold it some more,” Patches told the dog.

Ben-Ben grunted at her. “Where’s Riley?” he asked, looking around like he just realized his friend wasn’t around anymore.

“Where do you go?” Patches asked. “Did you miss the whole plan?”

“There was a plan?” he asked.

“Just keep an eye out for zombies.”

“Which eye?” Ben-Ben asked.

“If I didn’t think you’d start crying, I’d stick a claw in your nose.”

Ben-Ben moved away.

“That’s the smartest thing you’ve done today,” Patches said, returning her gaze back into the basement.

Jess had picked up Zach and walked over towards Mia. Patches heard her murmur a small prayer and then she came back towards the window. She hesitated as she moved to put the baby outside. “I’m sorry,” Jess told Zach as she pushed him through the window. He toppled a couple of inches to the ground. When he righted himself he had some leaves sticking to the side of his head.

“That was fun,” he gurgled.

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