The First 30 Days: A Zombie Novel by Lora Powell

Author:Lora Powell [Powell, Lora]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Published: 2017-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

THIRTY-FOUR-DAY 18

Wide eyed with horror, I looked down to where the zombie had sunk it's teeth into my shoulder. Shaking it's head like a dog trying to kill something within it's jaws, the zombie reared back.

The strap of the backpack pulled forward, pinched tightly in it's teeth.

Chomping down hard on the padded nylon, the creature focused red eyes on my face, and growled. Hyperventilating, I shoved it back with all of the strength I could muster.

A hand clutching my dropped knife appeared from behind me and stabbed the zombie through an eye.

It instantly went limp. Kicking out from under it's dead weight frantically, I lurched to my feet. A set of hands spun me around and I was met with worried grey eyes. Muttering his most colorful expletives yet, Shawn pulled at the neck of my shirt to reveal the bite.

Dazed, I looked down.

An angry looking bruise was already growing where the zombie's teeth had given me a nasty pinch, but there was no blood. Incredulous, Shawn grabbed the backpack strap and looked at the rips bitten into the tough fabric.

"I can't believe it."

"Is she bit?" Carrie appeared next to Shawn and looked at what we were both staring at. She started to laugh. "You have got to be the only person alive to be saved from a zombie by a backpack."

I must have been going into shock, because I failed to see the humor in the situation. At least I still had enough sense to realize that my mouth was hanging open, and close it.

I wasn't the only one to fail to think it was funny. "We should get back to the others." He glared at Carrie over his shoulder as he turned me to go back.

The walk back took less than a minute, and I felt like I was trying to move under water. Everything seemed sluggish and a bit fuzzy around the edges. Maya had been watching for us and she knew that something wasn't right as soon as she opened the door. Her voice sounded like it was far away.

"What happened?"

"Bri had a really close call," Shawn pulled out a kitchen chair and sat me down in it.

"Is she ok?"

That was genuine worry I heard in her voice. The note brought a bit of reality back to me.

I had nearly been bitten by a zombie. The strap of my backpack was the only reason I was not now just waiting to become one of them. That was way to close.

"She's fine, just bruised." Carrie huffed as she shouldered her way through the door carrying two overloaded bags. Hers, and the duffel that I just now realized Shawn must have abandoned three houses over.

My arms felt chilled. I began rubbing my hands over them to try to warm up, but the heavy backpack that I still wore hindered my movements. Shrugging out of it, I fingered the bite mark.

The rest of our group filtered into the room and before long, everyone seemed to be talking at once. They wanted to know what had happened, and I couldn't really blame them.

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