Nikki's Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse 2: A Reverse Harem Novel (Doomsday Dave) by Sarah Bale

Author:Sarah Bale [Bale, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-23T16:00:00+00:00

Rule 30: Chaos is the only thing that’s constant.

14

Nikki

I run outside, putting my hand on Preston’s back, so he doesn’t jolt around too much. Dave, Harper, Jeff, and LD are at the gate, so I rush toward them.

“What is it? Where is he?”

Dave steps back and I see what made him curse. There’s a gap in the gate, small enough for a toddler to get through. A piece of Owen’s yellow shirt is dangling from the metal.

“What are we waiting for?”

Dave replies, “We’re trying to decide if we want to take the truck or go on foot.”

“I vote we go on foot.”

Dave nods. “Let’s go.”

We slip through the gate and spot Owen’s footprints in the mud. He’s heading east, so we do, too.

Dave asks LD, “Is there anything this way that he might go to?”

“Nothing this way for miles until you get back to the treehouse.” He pauses. “Except for a creek.”

Unease makes my body quake.

He won’t go to the creek, I try to reason with myself. He won’t.

“The footprints stop in the grass.” Dave says, “We need to split up. Everyone has a gun, right?”

We all nod.

Dave glances at me. “Are you sure you want to be out here with Preston? What if he cries.”

“He’ll be fine.”

At least, I hope he will be. But I have to be out here, looking for Owen. He’s my responsibility and I failed him.

Dave nods. “Let’s go. Everyone be on guard.”

We take off in different directions. I try to think where a toddler would go. Benji and Carter said he wanted his mother, but what would that equate for him? It breaks my heart thinking about it.

I go behind the storage unit where I almost run right into a biter. I swallow a scream and grab my knife from my belt, which takes longer since I’m working around the baby strapped to my chest. The biter reaches for us, so I use my foot to knock it down. It stumbles backward, which gives me enough time to stab it through the temple. It lets out a groan and stills.

I remove my blade, cleaning it on the grass. Baby Preston gurgles at me.

“That’s right. Aunt Kiki killed the yucky biter.”

Preston bounces, smiling up at me and, for a moment, I feel peace.

“Nikki! Dave! Anyone!”

I look around, trying to figure out which direction Jeff yelled from.

“Jeff! Where are you, man?” Dave yells back.

“Head north. Hurry!” His voice is laced with panic.

Looking up to the sun, I guesstimate which way is north and take off running. Thankfully, I see Harper ahead and hurry to catch up to him. Dave is farther ahead, running as fast as he can, which makes us pick up our pace even more.

We finally reach Jeff, who’s looking down into a ravine.

Dave lets out a string of curses. “Fuck. Fuck. Fuck!”

Below us, the horde from before is back. I know this, because one of them wears a radio that’s blaring white noise around its neck.

Jeff says, “LD went down there, just before the horde arrived.

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