The Good, the Dead, and the Lawless: The Undoing by Archer Angelique

The Good, the Dead, and the Lawless: The Undoing by Archer Angelique

Author:Archer, Angelique [Archer, Angelique]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Angelique Archer
Published: 2015-07-16T04:00:00+00:00


Chapter 15:

“Faith, get away from the window!” Rosemary shouted, jumping out of her chair.

The zombie’s lips were gone, pulled back to reveal raw gums and dirty teeth as it snarled at them hungrily. Its bloody hands thumped and slid down the window, creating deep red streaks in their wake. The thin-paned glass shook violently.

Faith stepped away very slowly, horror distorting her features as the zombie mirrored her movements, shifting away from the window to follow her. Its eyes didn’t blink. They just stared at her vacuously, tiny black pupils never leaving her. She paused, her body bound in terror. When it pressed its face to the window and began licking the surface with its slimy, decaying tongue, Faith screamed and ran to her grandmother’s side.

Rosemary had gotten ahold of her Remington 870 that had been placed near the back door in the den and aimed the shotgun at the zombie.

“It’s here,” she said, but without a trace of fear in her voice.

Faith stood there petrified, unable to speak, until she noticed movement beside the creature in the window. Three more figures joined the first. In seconds, incessant pounding could be heard throughout the house.

“Faith, these windows aren’t going to hold. More will come. Grab whatever supplies you can, and get up to the attic, girl.”

“Grandma,” she pleaded, her face streaked with tears. “I’m so scared.”

“I know, honey, but there’s no time for that right now. Do what I tell you, and do it now.” She didn’t take her eyes off of her targets.

Faith backed up slowly, still sobbing, her hands reaching for whatever survival items were easily accessible.

She had just stepped off the ladder to return to her grandmother when she heard glass shatter, followed by a loud boom from the shotgun.

“Grandma!” she yelled, running around the corner in time to see three goons stepping through the window. They stumbled over a headless zombie, the recent victim of a slug shot doled out by Rosemary.

Her grandmother took a step back and pumped the shotgun. Faith could tell that the impact of the first shot fired had taken its toll on her.

“Shoot,” she muttered. “I just rang the darned dinner bell. Faith, turn off the lights and get to the attic like I told you!”

Faith ran to the light switch, but she couldn’t stand the thought of wandering around in the dark with flesh-eating monsters so close.

Her stomach knotted when she looked out the window into the backyard.

Moonlight danced across the lake, sparkling tiny diamonds on the surface. It would have been a beautiful, peaceful sight had there not been so many dark shadows between the house and the lake.

And the dark shadows were steadily moving towards their house.

***

He was exhausted and thirsty. He needed to find a place to rest.

Colin trudged through the woods, one hand wrapped loosely around the sword, the other slightly lifting the strap of the duffel bag to relieve some of the weight on his shoulder.

He had switched his pace from a light jog to a speedy walk.



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