Page 27 (2/2)

Katie pondered this, recalling Jenni’s near catatonia, then her quick rebound into Linda Hamilton in Terminator "No No, I don’t think so But I think she is probably dealing with this better than us I think Jenni had a lot of bad things happen to her in the old world"

"So the neorld is maybe a relief," Travis said sadly

"Yeah"

They stopped outside of the back steps to city hall and Katie took the time to stretch out her muscles "I’m due for the shower"

"Okay I’ll talk to Juan and Jenni next I figure they can go with us"

"Juan?"

"Yeah, he’s read the Zombie Survival Handbook a reat backup"

"Okay And Jenni and I can carry our guns and take you to Ralph’s"

Travis nodded his head, his gaze intense He shifted on his feet and crossed his aro back out there-"

"I’m in No worries," Katie said quickly "I’d rather be proactive than not"

"So we got a plan?"

"We got a plan," Katie assured hiaze met hers in that way that made her avert her eyes She suddenly felt a little flushed and she shifted nervously on her feet

"Okay, five lance at her watch

Travis nodded and looked a little flushed, too "Okay, rendezvous back here in twenty irl Make it forty" She turned and ran into the building

Travis gazed after her with his expression showing all too clearly he knew she was a girl

"She’s gay, dude," Juan said in his thick West Texas accent fro his arm around Juan’s bronzed shoulders to lead hi me about…"

Chapter 10

1 Rush of the Dead

Katie stood next to the ladder leading over the wall, hugging Jason before leaning over to give Jack a kiss Jenni stood nearby, her dark hair tied up in a high ponytail, a backpack slung over her shoulders The sun was higher now and Jenni looked pale, but confident

After hugging Katie, Jason ood care of each other I pro a paw to scrabble at her knee

"Jack, stay here and take care of Jason, okay?"

The dog looked from Katie to Jason, then walked sullenly to the boy’s side

It felt strange to leave the dog behind after he had been such a constant part of their life the last two days, but Katie and Jenni both agreed it was time to let him stay behind and let Jason have the co off over and over again on the other side of the co on the roof of city hall were twothe zoive the all clear signal until the road leading to the truck was devoid of the undead

Katie stood quietly, hands on her hips, sunglasses covering her eyes to keep the sun’sher She wore the same old tank top and pants (and made a mental note to pick up more clothes at Ralph’s) and Travis wore a T-shirt, jeans, and heavy boots

Juan shifted his spear "I cannot wait to have a decent gun"

Travis grinned "You’ll have one soon enough Let’s get ripping the rungs tightly with sweaty pal down the ladder on the other side The hurricane fence was their next obstacle

Once Jenni and Juan joined them, they moved the ladder over to the chain-link fence, climbed it, and dropped down on the other side of the fence

Katie took a deep breath as she looked back over the fence and neall

It see how close they were now to the undead, she felt her heartbeat speed up

Jenni dropped down as Juan waited on the other side Noticing her expression, Jenni gave Katie’s hand a reassuring squeeze<ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>