The Zombie Awakening (Complete 6 Volume Series, plus prologue) by Melton Cynthia

Author:Melton, Cynthia [Melton, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Winged Publications
Published: 2015-01-20T05:00:00+00:00

10

Chalice took her turn at driving the Hummer, while Colton and the other two boys slept. She didn’t mind. The silence gave her time to think. She glanced in her rearview mirror at the other headlights. With the transport, the Hummer, Bill’s new truck, the Wilson’s van, and the school bus, they made quite the convoy. Anyone watching them pass might think twice about the show of force. The larger the group became, the more secure Chalice felt.

She glanced to the passenger seat where Colton slept. He now wore his hair pulled back in a ponytail. He shaved when he could, but stubble dotted his face. A very good-looking young man. She caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. Stringy hair badly in need of a trim, no makeup, stained shirt. Never having been very big to begin with, she’d now lost enough weight to look gaunt. How could Colton be attracted to her? Or was it only because she was the only girl his age around?

Shaking her head, she focused back on the road. Dwelling on things she couldn’t change didn’t make sense. They lived in a new world. People were valued as to what they could do and what they could contribute to a group. In both those cases, Chalice was worth a lot.

Tail lights blinked from the transport in front of her. Chalice pressed the brake to slow down. Seconds later, the larger vehicle came to a complete stop.

“What is it?” Colton blinked awake.

Chalice shrugged. “I don’t know.”

The radio on the dashboard crackled, and Colton grabbed it. “Bill?”

“Road spikes.”

Chalice met Colton’s startled gaze. “The guys from the school?”

“Can you see anyone?” He spoke into the walkie-talkie.

“I think I see a truck in the woods, but I’m not sure. What do you want to do?”

Colton pounded the dash. His brow pulled together. “Turn around!”

Chalice followed Bill back the way they’d come. The rest of the vehicles followed. Once again a lonely line of cars on a dark highway.

“If we would have gotten out to remove the spikes, whoever watched could have picked us off like birds on a fence.” Colton rubbed his chin. “Speed up and get in front of Bill. We’re going to pull over first chance we get and see if we can’t come up with a plan or at least another route to the ranch.”

They drove at least five miles before Colton pointed for her to pull off on an access road toward a desert gas station. He clicked on the radio. “Bill, don’t get out until we’ve checked the area is clear. Then, we’ll gather around the Hummer and come up with a plan.”

Colton opened his door and slid out, then pounded on the window to wake Mychal and Eddy. “Come on. Gotta check this place out.”

Chalice eyed the sun rising over a faraway hill. She sniffed and found no odors of death. She doubted whether any gas was left in the pumps, but figured they shouldn’t pass up an opportunity to check. “Eddy, see if there’s any gas.

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