The Hollow Men (Book 1): Crave by Teague Jonathan

Author:Teague, Jonathan [Teague, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Published: 2016-07-01T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 25

RAVENERS OF HORRIBLE MEAT

The park was a kid’s paradise floating in a sea of fresh green grass, so recently planted that it was free of dandelions and clover. Sturdy play forts were connected to each other by yellow-roped bridges, monkey bars, and netting. Bright reds, yellows and blues accented the swings and climbing holds of modestly sized climbing walls.

Like any hot Saturday, the park swarmed with noisy children happily playing near a crowd of oblivious parents who chatted with the other adults sitting nearby.

Katie, Chase, and Emily arrived at the park together. When Emily left the house, she saw the others walking to the park and invited herself along. She brought along a small backpack with some water, a few snacks and her trusty Kindle loaded with eBooks.

The walk tired Katie, her body still weak from her illness. She’d feigned a smidgeon of vitality to get out of the house and spend time in the hot sun, which felt so good she couldn’t be persuaded to return home. It nourished her in a way that food and sleep couldn’t, and began to lift her spirit.

At the park, Emily chose an outpost at the edge of the playground, away from the wild activity. It was four feet off the ground and accessible by an easy walk up wooden steps. As she plunked herself down and opened her bag, Katie surprised her by getting comfortable next to her.

“Mind if I just sit here with you?” she asked. “I just need to be outside for a while. If I sit here maybe my bodyguard-brother will stop monitoring me as if I were on the verge of a coma.”

She correctly read what Emily thought and added “I’m probably going to sleep anyway, so it won’t bother me if all you do is read. Go ahead. Read.”

Seconds after she climbed into the fort with Emily, she sank into a sleep devoid of restorative power.

Chase did relax when he saw Katie fall asleep next to Emily. The girls were in plain view from practically everywhere within the park. He walked away from the screaming kids on the playground and sat on a small bench outside the enclosure of three tennis courts. It was as much solitude as he was going to get.

Last night’s game replayed in his mind. He’d blown it. He knew it. His team knew it. People all over New York State knew it. He didn’t think he would ever live it down and dreaded returning to school that Monday.

He mistook the first terrified screams for squeals of joy. The adults that were chasing children around the park looked like parents engaging their families in a spirited game of tickle-tackle. After throwing kids to the earth, powerful grown hands dug fingers into little torsos. Blood began to splatter on the grass.

The real parents and grandparents rushed frantically into the playground to save the lives of their little ones, choking their sobs to call out their names, begging them to answer. Men and women

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