Z-Risen (Book 2): Outcasts by Long Timothy W

Author:Long, Timothy W. [Long, Timothy W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Published: 2014-03-28T04:00:00+00:00

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08:45 hours approximate

Location: Not-sure-where, CA - Undead Central

We pushed the bikes out of the apartment and onto the landing. I’d dumped out a few more cans of food into bowls and left them for the dog, but she’d eaten her fill and now seemed more interested in following us.

“Stick around here and don’t let any stupid boy dogs get up in your business,” I said in a baby voice while she licked my face.

“Up in your business?” Anna stared at me.

“Yeah, unless she’s looking for some action. I mean…I guess it is the end of the world,” I said and shifted attention back to the dog. “Just make sure he wears protection.”

“Are you preparing a speech for your future kids?”

“Kids? I’m not really the dad type.”

We moved to the stairs. I hoisted the bike up to my shoulder while Anna followed. She stopped at the top of the steps and covered me while I went down. The dog stuck with Anna.

“She’ll probably stay after we start peddling,” Anna said.

“I don’t think that’s gonna happen.”

“I hate to say it, but we may need to do something about her. Can’t have her barking when we’re near a bunch of Z’s.”

“Whoa,” I said. “What do you mean ‘do something’?”

“It’s for the best.”

“It is not for the best. That dog’s a rock star. You might as well put a bullet in my skull.”

“Like I haven’t thought of that a few times.”

“Pardon?” I asked.

“Just…when we met, you were kind of a dick. All puffed up because of the kid.”

“That kid was my friend.”

Anna parked her bike and lowered the kickstand, then came to me. I half expected her to start a fight.

“Jackson. I’m sorry, okay?” She reached up to touch my cheek.

I stared back at her, wondering what she was about to do. She surprised me.

Anna got on her tiptoes, put her hand around my neck, and pulled me into a kiss.

“Uh.”

“Don’t be such a dork after last night. I was upset when I met you. I didn’t like what happened to the kid, but it was the right thing to do. He was one of them. I’m sorry, but that’s the way it is now. I don’t want a dog barking at the wrong moment and getting us killed.”

“Don’t use the dog as a fucking bargaining chip.”

“I’m not,” she said. “And you know it.”

Christ, she was right. But right or wrong, I wasn’t going to kill a dog that just needed some attention. Man’s best friend and all.

“Let’s see what happens. Maybe she’s not a spaz.”

“A spaz? Who says that?”

I shrugged.

“No barking,” I told the dog.

She wagged her tail and sniffed the air.

Anna and I hopped on the bikes and started our trek back.

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