Zom-B Underground by Darren Shan

Author:Darren Shan
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Tags: Juvenile Fiction / Horror & Ghost Stories, General Fiction Speculative Fiction, Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism, Social Issues, Monsters, Juvenile Fiction / Monsters, Horror & Ghost Stories, Prejudice & Racism, Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780316214117
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2013-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

I’m in a small room, not much bigger than my cell. Sitting at a desk, arms cuffed behind my back, legs shackled to my chair. Still wearing the leathers. Staring at the table, jaw slack, thinking back to what happened with the zombies, the way I snapped. Wincing at the memory of the man’s burning head, driving my spear through his brain, helping kill him.

Burke and Josh are sitting across from me, waiting, saying nothing. I listen to the hum and crackle of the building. I like it here, away from the zom heads, zombies, all that crap. I’d be happy if they never took me back.

The door opens and Dr. Cerveris steps in. He’s seething. Glares at me as if I’ve insulted his mother. Sits with Burke and Josh on the other side of the table.

“Is she secure?” he snaps.

“Yes,” Josh says.

“You’re certain?”

“We don’t take chances.”

Dr. Cerveris sneers at me. “You’re a very silly girl.”

“Get stuffed,” I snort, and he quivers indignantly. Before he can retort, I lock gazes with Burke. “What the hell are you doing here?”

“I’m a consultant,” he says in a deadpan voice.

I laugh at the sheer absurdity of it. “What happened to being a teacher?”

He smiles thinly. “There isn’t much call for teachers these days. Education has slipped down the list of priorities. That’s what happens when you find yourself caught in the middle of a war with the living dead.”

“Careful,” Josh says warningly. “Don’t forget the restrictions we discussed.”

“Don’t worry,” Burke sighs. “I won’t give away any of your precious secrets, though I don’t see what you gain by withholding information from her.” He runs a hand through his hair. It’s grayer than it was six months ago. His eyes are bloodshot, dark bags underneath. He stinks of coffee.

“What was that about in there?” Burke asks me. “Why did you flip?”

“If you’d ever stuck a spear through someone’s head, maybe you’d understand,” I mutter.

“It didn’t bother the others,” Burke says.

“Well, it should,” I snarl. “We were burning and hacking up people. When the hell did that become acceptable?”

“I told you before you went in,” Josh growls. “They’re not people. They’re monsters.”

“No, we’re the monsters. They can’t help themselves. We can.” I face Burke again. “You remember Tyler Bayor?”

He has to think for a moment. “Tyler. Yes. He didn’t make it.”

“That’s because I threw him to the zombies.”

Burke raises an eyebrow and I quickly tell him about my dad coming to rescue me, yelling at me to throw Tyler to the undead when we needed to stall them, the way I obeyed.

“You tried to warn me,” I finish sullenly. “You told me I was in danger of becoming a racist and it would end badly if I didn’t change my ways. I didn’t listen until it was too late. But I’ve thought a lot about it since I came back. I’m trying hard to be a better person in death than I was in life. I’ve been given a second chance, and I don’t want to screw it up.

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