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“I’m going to check it out,” he said, jumping out into the rain. “Hold tight.”
“Is this really necessary?” asked Kristie.
“I’ll be back,” he said slamming the door. He then sprinted through the sand to the end of the beach and filled the glass with lake water. When he returned to the SUV, they all stared in horror at the contents of it.
“It is pink,” said Paige in a strangled tone. “What does it mean?”
Tiny wiped the rain from his forehead. “I don’t know.”
“Relax you guys. It could be a number of things,” said Bryce. “Bacteria growing in the water, too much iron, dead fish or even zombie contamination. Don’t jump to conclusions.”
Paige shook her head. “No, first the ground shaking because of an earthquake, now the water turning red ! That’s too much of a coincidence. This is it, we’re all screwed.”
“It’s pink not red Paige,” said Kristie.
“Your mother and Bryce are probably right,” said Billie. “Let’s keep trying to track the others and then we’ll worry about pink water and quakes.”
“Exactly,” said Kristie.
“Okay,” said Tiny, restarting the engine. “I know one thing for certain, we need to start searching the homes around here for bottled water. If the water is contaminated, we don’t want to get near it.”
“ Whoa, check that out,” said Kristie, pointing ahead.
Two rain-drenched zombies, staggered towards the lake and everyone watched in fascination as they entered it.
“Weird,” said Paige.
“Check it out, it’s going to be over their heads soon,” smirked Bryce, as the zombies stepped deeper. “Wonder if they’ll float or sink?”
“Oh my God?” gasped Kristie. “ What in the hell are those idiots doing?”
Paige chuckled. “Fishing? Maybe they’ve figured out another way to eat.”
“Maybe they’re drawn to the water because of something else,” murmured Billie.
“What do you mean?” asked Kristie, turning to look back at him. “I thought zombies were drawn to living flesh. You know, brains and all that.”
“And blood,” he said, smiling humorlessly. “ Obviously, they’re drawn to blood.”
Kristie’s face turned white.
Chapter Eight
They drove through two hours of hard and steady rain in silence until they passed a sign welcoming them to Rockford, Illinois.
“ Just in time. We need gas,” said Justice, breaking the somber mood in the truck.
“And I have to go to the bathroom,” sighed Allie, who sat in the middle.
“Me too,” said Kylie , staring out the passenger window.
“ It’s going to be dark soon,” said Justice. “Let’s see if we can find a full parking-lot and a toilet.”
“And no zombies,” said Allie.
“Big city like this is gonna have plenty of those,” said Justice. “This is won’t be easy.”
“ So, um, how much longer until we get to Minnesota?” asked Allie, biting the side of her nail.
He shrugged. “I don’t know , we’re still quite a few hours away. Maybe six or seven?”
“I hope my sister is okay,” said Allie.
“You know she is going to kill you when she sees you,” said Kylie.
“I’m the one who should be mad,” she answered. “She left without even telling me and now that our parents are gone, we need to stick together.”
“Did you lose them to the zombies?” asked Justice.
“No. A really bad man killed them. Shot them when they were trying to save Cassie.”
“There are a lot of dangerous characters out there,” said Justice. “Look at what happened to Luke.”
“You know…it’s all my fault,” said Allie, her eyes misting up. “I shouldn’t have asked him to come with us. Now he’s dead and it’s my fault.”
“Obviously , it was his choice to tag along,” said Justice. “And don’t go blaming yourself for the acts of a psychopath. The guy was obviously messed up.”
“I still feel horrible ,” said Allie. “And what am I going to tell Bryce when he finds out? They
“Is this really necessary?” asked Kristie.
“I’ll be back,” he said slamming the door. He then sprinted through the sand to the end of the beach and filled the glass with lake water. When he returned to the SUV, they all stared in horror at the contents of it.
“It is pink,” said Paige in a strangled tone. “What does it mean?”
Tiny wiped the rain from his forehead. “I don’t know.”
“Relax you guys. It could be a number of things,” said Bryce. “Bacteria growing in the water, too much iron, dead fish or even zombie contamination. Don’t jump to conclusions.”
Paige shook her head. “No, first the ground shaking because of an earthquake, now the water turning red ! That’s too much of a coincidence. This is it, we’re all screwed.”
“It’s pink not red Paige,” said Kristie.
“Your mother and Bryce are probably right,” said Billie. “Let’s keep trying to track the others and then we’ll worry about pink water and quakes.”
“Exactly,” said Kristie.
“Okay,” said Tiny, restarting the engine. “I know one thing for certain, we need to start searching the homes around here for bottled water. If the water is contaminated, we don’t want to get near it.”
“ Whoa, check that out,” said Kristie, pointing ahead.
Two rain-drenched zombies, staggered towards the lake and everyone watched in fascination as they entered it.
“Weird,” said Paige.
“Check it out, it’s going to be over their heads soon,” smirked Bryce, as the zombies stepped deeper. “Wonder if they’ll float or sink?”
“Oh my God?” gasped Kristie. “ What in the hell are those idiots doing?”
Paige chuckled. “Fishing? Maybe they’ve figured out another way to eat.”
“Maybe they’re drawn to the water because of something else,” murmured Billie.
“What do you mean?” asked Kristie, turning to look back at him. “I thought zombies were drawn to living flesh. You know, brains and all that.”
“And blood,” he said, smiling humorlessly. “ Obviously, they’re drawn to blood.”
Kristie’s face turned white.
Chapter Eight
They drove through two hours of hard and steady rain in silence until they passed a sign welcoming them to Rockford, Illinois.
“ Just in time. We need gas,” said Justice, breaking the somber mood in the truck.
“And I have to go to the bathroom,” sighed Allie, who sat in the middle.
“Me too,” said Kylie , staring out the passenger window.
“ It’s going to be dark soon,” said Justice. “Let’s see if we can find a full parking-lot and a toilet.”
“And no zombies,” said Allie.
“Big city like this is gonna have plenty of those,” said Justice. “This is won’t be easy.”
“ So, um, how much longer until we get to Minnesota?” asked Allie, biting the side of her nail.
He shrugged. “I don’t know , we’re still quite a few hours away. Maybe six or seven?”
“I hope my sister is okay,” said Allie.
“You know she is going to kill you when she sees you,” said Kylie.
“I’m the one who should be mad,” she answered. “She left without even telling me and now that our parents are gone, we need to stick together.”
“Did you lose them to the zombies?” asked Justice.
“No. A really bad man killed them. Shot them when they were trying to save Cassie.”
“There are a lot of dangerous characters out there,” said Justice. “Look at what happened to Luke.”
“You know…it’s all my fault,” said Allie, her eyes misting up. “I shouldn’t have asked him to come with us. Now he’s dead and it’s my fault.”
“Obviously , it was his choice to tag along,” said Justice. “And don’t go blaming yourself for the acts of a psychopath. The guy was obviously messed up.”
“I still feel horrible ,” said Allie. “And what am I going to tell Bryce when he finds out? They
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