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moans behind us.
“ Those freaks are following us,” Lucas said, his jaw clenched.
In true war games fashion, Nick stopped and evaluated the situation. “If we keep moving, they’ll just keep chasing us, and they’ve got the advantage of not having to care about snake bites or thorns. We need to take ‘em out and end this,” he said.
“ I’m game,” Lucas said.
“ I’m afraid that’d be suicide, boys!” Val shouted.
I glanced up and saw my sister perched on one of the tree branches, squinting through the leaves.
“ There’s a whole herd of them, guys, at least two or three dozen,” she announced. “There’s no way we can take on that many. We’re gonna have to lose them.”
Nick’s gaze narrowed. “How far are they away?”
“ Not far enough,” she said, “and their gaining. Like you said, they don’t have to walk as carefully as we do.”
“ Okay, people, let’s move it! Double-time!” Nick said.
I nodded at Jackie, trying to reassure her, then looked up at Val. “C’mon, sis. We gotta go.”
Val clambered down the tree and wiped her hands on her pants to get rid of the mud, bark, and moss. She stumbled a bit on a protruding root, but I caught her before she fell. “Thanks,” she said. “Now let’s get outta here.”
The thought of a big herd on our tail made me more than a little nervous, and my breath quickened as we rushed through the forest.
All of a sudden, Claire grabbed my shoulder, pulling me back. “Stop!” she yelled.
Stop? No way! Why? I craned my neck, trying to see over the giant plants in front of us. I parted the large fronds and peered through them, and my heart nearly leapt out of my chest. I broke through the high grass and froze. No freaking way. I eyed the ravine, a vertical drop of hundreds of feet, and it was at least a good 200 feet to the other side. The steep, rocky formations of the two opposing cliffs made me frown. We couldn’t possibly climb down without breaking our necks, and if we made one wrong step, we’d become shish kebob for the zombies, impaled on one of the millions of razor-sharp, red-stone spires that lined the canyon floor. I scanned the trees, bushes, and ferns for a more viable escape route, but that only made it clear that we were, quite literally, caught between a few rocks and a hard place. I knew the zombies were slowly advancing, like old-fashioned monsters in some B-grade horror movie at the Saturday drive-in. Turn off the projector already! I peeled away my sweat-drenched shirt and kept looking around in desperation, hoping for another way out.
Kate grimaced as her blonde hair was tossed around in the wind. “We’re trapped!”
“ There’s always a Plan B,” Lucas said, pointing. “We’ve just gotta be stupid enough to try it.”
I glanced to the left, and my jaw dropped. The treacherous structure was made of wood, a long, frightening bridge with several missing and broken planks. That scene from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom came to mind, but I wasn’t sure if we had it any better than Harrison Ford. He only had to run away from heart-ripping, stone-stealing cultists, but we were facing an undead army—and we didn’t even have a bullwhip and fedora or a Hollywood script to write us to safety. I was quickly learning that in real life, the good guys didn’t always win.
Nick’s brows furrowed above his intense blue eyes, and the wind whipped through his hair as he met my gaze with a questioning look on his face; he was obviously thinking the same thing I was.
M y heart thumped in my chest. “Do you think it can hold our weight?” I asked.
“ Do we have much of a choice?” he retorted. “Zombies are coming from everywhere.”
“ Then we have to try,” I said.
Val stepped on the shaky bridge and tested it by shifting her weight. “I think we’ll make it,” she said. “It seems sturdier than it looks. I’ll go first.” After a few steps, she called for the next person to follow.
I stepped
“ Those freaks are following us,” Lucas said, his jaw clenched.
In true war games fashion, Nick stopped and evaluated the situation. “If we keep moving, they’ll just keep chasing us, and they’ve got the advantage of not having to care about snake bites or thorns. We need to take ‘em out and end this,” he said.
“ I’m game,” Lucas said.
“ I’m afraid that’d be suicide, boys!” Val shouted.
I glanced up and saw my sister perched on one of the tree branches, squinting through the leaves.
“ There’s a whole herd of them, guys, at least two or three dozen,” she announced. “There’s no way we can take on that many. We’re gonna have to lose them.”
Nick’s gaze narrowed. “How far are they away?”
“ Not far enough,” she said, “and their gaining. Like you said, they don’t have to walk as carefully as we do.”
“ Okay, people, let’s move it! Double-time!” Nick said.
I nodded at Jackie, trying to reassure her, then looked up at Val. “C’mon, sis. We gotta go.”
Val clambered down the tree and wiped her hands on her pants to get rid of the mud, bark, and moss. She stumbled a bit on a protruding root, but I caught her before she fell. “Thanks,” she said. “Now let’s get outta here.”
The thought of a big herd on our tail made me more than a little nervous, and my breath quickened as we rushed through the forest.
All of a sudden, Claire grabbed my shoulder, pulling me back. “Stop!” she yelled.
Stop? No way! Why? I craned my neck, trying to see over the giant plants in front of us. I parted the large fronds and peered through them, and my heart nearly leapt out of my chest. I broke through the high grass and froze. No freaking way. I eyed the ravine, a vertical drop of hundreds of feet, and it was at least a good 200 feet to the other side. The steep, rocky formations of the two opposing cliffs made me frown. We couldn’t possibly climb down without breaking our necks, and if we made one wrong step, we’d become shish kebob for the zombies, impaled on one of the millions of razor-sharp, red-stone spires that lined the canyon floor. I scanned the trees, bushes, and ferns for a more viable escape route, but that only made it clear that we were, quite literally, caught between a few rocks and a hard place. I knew the zombies were slowly advancing, like old-fashioned monsters in some B-grade horror movie at the Saturday drive-in. Turn off the projector already! I peeled away my sweat-drenched shirt and kept looking around in desperation, hoping for another way out.
Kate grimaced as her blonde hair was tossed around in the wind. “We’re trapped!”
“ There’s always a Plan B,” Lucas said, pointing. “We’ve just gotta be stupid enough to try it.”
I glanced to the left, and my jaw dropped. The treacherous structure was made of wood, a long, frightening bridge with several missing and broken planks. That scene from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom came to mind, but I wasn’t sure if we had it any better than Harrison Ford. He only had to run away from heart-ripping, stone-stealing cultists, but we were facing an undead army—and we didn’t even have a bullwhip and fedora or a Hollywood script to write us to safety. I was quickly learning that in real life, the good guys didn’t always win.
Nick’s brows furrowed above his intense blue eyes, and the wind whipped through his hair as he met my gaze with a questioning look on his face; he was obviously thinking the same thing I was.
M y heart thumped in my chest. “Do you think it can hold our weight?” I asked.
“ Do we have much of a choice?” he retorted. “Zombies are coming from everywhere.”
“ Then we have to try,” I said.
Val stepped on the shaky bridge and tested it by shifting her weight. “I think we’ll make it,” she said. “It seems sturdier than it looks. I’ll go first.” After a few steps, she called for the next person to follow.
I stepped
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