Undead Ultra Box Set | Books 1-4 by Picott Camille

Author:Picott, Camille [Picott, Camille]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Publisher: Camille Picott
Published: 2020-08-27T04:00:00+00:00

2

Caffeine

KATE

Caffeine.

Some days, there isn’t enough of it in the world.

Like today.

I down the last of the coffee, marveling that it stayed hot in the thermos for so long. I turn the black cylinder over in my hands, tracing an idle finger over the logo. YETI.

Sleep deprivation coupled with four hours of sitting on a roof in the cold morning has left me exhausted. I could have used three Yetis of coffee today.

I’m no thermos aficionado, but Ben clearly is. Why someone named a hot beverage container after the abominable snowman is beyond me. Ben did say something about Yetis being used for ice cream, so maybe that was the original intent.

I try not to think too hard on the fact that he thought far enough ahead to make me a thermos of coffee. We almost had a normal conversation before Caleb interrupted us. Ben often says rude and off-the-wall stuff—like that comment about my tan line—but then he counters it with sweet gestures, like the coffee.

I’m pretty sure there’s a nice man underneath the profanity and monosyllabic grunts. I’m drawn to those little bits of kindness I see. I wish Caleb had waited another five minutes, if only so I could have proof that Ben was capable of normal conversation.

“Hey, Kate.” Lila’s dark head pops into view as she climbs the ladder onto the roof. “My turn for watch. Ben says it’s time for you guys to go shoot things.”

I smile at the younger woman. Her dark hair hangs in a long braid down her back, a smudge of something on her cheek. It might be strawberry jam from her breakfast concoction.

She steps onto the roof, shoulders hunched. Even though there’s no way zombies can get her up here, she still looks around like a hunted animal.

“Ben really did say that.” Lila takes the chair next to mine, her tone dropping to mimic Ben’s deeper voice. “Tell Kate it’s time to shoot some zoms.” She frowns at me. “You look like shit. Did you sleep at all last night?”

I shake my head with a dry laugh. “Ben brings me coffee. Caleb brings me breakfast. You bring me a ‘you look like shit.’”

“I only mean that you have dark circles under your eyes. You don’t look like you got any sleep.”

I shrug. “It’s been warm. I’m still getting used to falling asleep without an air conditioner.” It’s partially true. Except that it never gets that hot in Northern California, not even in the summer.

In truth, I wouldn’t be sleeping well even if I had a pre-apocalypse air conditioner. Every time I close my eyes, my brain travels back to the night I murdered Johnson and his people. I see the ravaged bodies of those young, twenty-something men I drugged and killed with zombies.

Looking at Lila reminds me it was worth it. I did it for her. I did it for Carter, Jenna, Reed, Johnny, and Eric. I did it so they could live without the threat of Johnson hanging over them.

“I could make you some tea that would knock you out for a full night,” Lila offers.

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