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looked on edge.
His lips thinned. “Well, Cassie’s being held somewhere by the government. Ever since I brought her into the C.D.C for help, they’ve been giving me the runaround. Now they’re refusing to let me see her and I don’t know where they’ve taken her.”
“What happened to your face?” asked Tiny.
Dave touched the bruise on his cheek and smiled humorlessly. “That’s the answer a couple of the soldiers gave me when I put some pressure on them for answers. Cheap bastards.”
Tiny cracked his knuckles. “Looks like I’ll just have to come with you next time.”
“Appreciate it, Tiny. I’d like to see the look on their faces with you standing by my side.”
“So, where’s Bryce?” asked Henry. “That feller who Cassie was moonin’ over?”
Dave sighed. “Bryce is M.I.A., haven’t seen him since yesterday morning after we were shot at by those guys in the truck. They grabbed him and I took off.”
“Oh, no! Did they kill him?” asked Kristie.
He sighed. “I don’t know. I feel lousy for not being able to help, but he was behind my truck and they started shooting right as I got in. I saw them grab Bryce and I took off because I didn’t want any of the kids getting hit by stray bullets.”
“What a nightmare,” said Kristie, shaking her head.
“Well, what about the others? Sara, and the two kids?” asked Henry.
“Bobby’s upstairs with Kris and Allie. Sara got ahold of her brother, who’s in the Air Force and picked her up in a helicopter yesterday. He’s took them both back to Washington where he has some kind of underground shelter.”
“At least they’re safe,” said Kristie.
Kylie’s eyes lit up. “Allie’s here? Can I see her?”
“Yeah, I’ll take you to her.”
“How’s she doing?” asked Kristie.
“She’s pulled through,” he said with a relieved smile. “It’s a miracle.”
“It is,” replied Kristie.
“Wait a minute,” said Dave, looking around. “Where’s Paige?”
Kristie’s eyes became shiny and she couldn’t speak. She turned away and wiped her eyes.
“We don’t know,” replied Tiny. “Someone kidnapped her.”
“Kidnapped her? Are you kidding me?”
“Wish it was a joke. Someone took her in front of the C.D.C. earlier today, actually ran off with her. We have no idea where they took her,” said Tiny.
Dave frowned. “Interesting that you said that. My wife’s friend Carly is also missing. She disappeared earlier today, too. We thought it had to have been zombies but after hearing your story, I’m starting to wonder if foul play was involved there, as well.”
“Sounds very plausible,” said Dan, who’d been listening to the entire conversation. “From what Kris said, Carly shouldn’t have been taken down by a couple of zombies. Not when she’s survived this long and knew how to use a gun.”
“We need to start searching right away at daybreak, again,” said Kristie. “We need to find our family. If anything happened to Paige, I just don’t know what I’d do.”
“Babe,” said Tiny, pulling her close. “She’s alive. Have faith.”
“You know,” said Kristie. “When this all started I would have never guessed that the real danger wasn’t the zombies, but other living people. It’s truly a messed up world.”
“It always was,” replied Dave. “Even now the undead can’t top the evil that still lurks in many of the living.”
Chapter Fifteen
It took a while to convince Belinda that Luke was indeed her nephew, which was making him nervous. He knew her friends would be back soon and when they saw him, he’d probably be a goner. The one thing he did have going for him was that Belinda was warming up to him.
A lot.
“So,” she purred, pouring both off them a shot of tequila, “You worked for my brother, huh?”
He nodded. “Just for a few weeks.”
“Mm…so what’d you think about him?”
He shrugged. “Kind of cheap but business smart.”
It was a safe
His lips thinned. “Well, Cassie’s being held somewhere by the government. Ever since I brought her into the C.D.C for help, they’ve been giving me the runaround. Now they’re refusing to let me see her and I don’t know where they’ve taken her.”
“What happened to your face?” asked Tiny.
Dave touched the bruise on his cheek and smiled humorlessly. “That’s the answer a couple of the soldiers gave me when I put some pressure on them for answers. Cheap bastards.”
Tiny cracked his knuckles. “Looks like I’ll just have to come with you next time.”
“Appreciate it, Tiny. I’d like to see the look on their faces with you standing by my side.”
“So, where’s Bryce?” asked Henry. “That feller who Cassie was moonin’ over?”
Dave sighed. “Bryce is M.I.A., haven’t seen him since yesterday morning after we were shot at by those guys in the truck. They grabbed him and I took off.”
“Oh, no! Did they kill him?” asked Kristie.
He sighed. “I don’t know. I feel lousy for not being able to help, but he was behind my truck and they started shooting right as I got in. I saw them grab Bryce and I took off because I didn’t want any of the kids getting hit by stray bullets.”
“What a nightmare,” said Kristie, shaking her head.
“Well, what about the others? Sara, and the two kids?” asked Henry.
“Bobby’s upstairs with Kris and Allie. Sara got ahold of her brother, who’s in the Air Force and picked her up in a helicopter yesterday. He’s took them both back to Washington where he has some kind of underground shelter.”
“At least they’re safe,” said Kristie.
Kylie’s eyes lit up. “Allie’s here? Can I see her?”
“Yeah, I’ll take you to her.”
“How’s she doing?” asked Kristie.
“She’s pulled through,” he said with a relieved smile. “It’s a miracle.”
“It is,” replied Kristie.
“Wait a minute,” said Dave, looking around. “Where’s Paige?”
Kristie’s eyes became shiny and she couldn’t speak. She turned away and wiped her eyes.
“We don’t know,” replied Tiny. “Someone kidnapped her.”
“Kidnapped her? Are you kidding me?”
“Wish it was a joke. Someone took her in front of the C.D.C. earlier today, actually ran off with her. We have no idea where they took her,” said Tiny.
Dave frowned. “Interesting that you said that. My wife’s friend Carly is also missing. She disappeared earlier today, too. We thought it had to have been zombies but after hearing your story, I’m starting to wonder if foul play was involved there, as well.”
“Sounds very plausible,” said Dan, who’d been listening to the entire conversation. “From what Kris said, Carly shouldn’t have been taken down by a couple of zombies. Not when she’s survived this long and knew how to use a gun.”
“We need to start searching right away at daybreak, again,” said Kristie. “We need to find our family. If anything happened to Paige, I just don’t know what I’d do.”
“Babe,” said Tiny, pulling her close. “She’s alive. Have faith.”
“You know,” said Kristie. “When this all started I would have never guessed that the real danger wasn’t the zombies, but other living people. It’s truly a messed up world.”
“It always was,” replied Dave. “Even now the undead can’t top the evil that still lurks in many of the living.”
Chapter Fifteen
It took a while to convince Belinda that Luke was indeed her nephew, which was making him nervous. He knew her friends would be back soon and when they saw him, he’d probably be a goner. The one thing he did have going for him was that Belinda was warming up to him.
A lot.
“So,” she purred, pouring both off them a shot of tequila, “You worked for my brother, huh?”
He nodded. “Just for a few weeks.”
“Mm…so what’d you think about him?”
He shrugged. “Kind of cheap but business smart.”
It was a safe
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