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Nearby, Fred, one of the construction workers, was keeping watch on the street below He said, "I was gone for ot the kids down into the council roorabbed a poncho and headed back up here

Whoever it was moved fast"

"The door to Ritchie’s cell is easily unlocked from outside It’s just a deadbolt Anyone could have done it," Juan said as he joined Bill and Curtis

"He was sleeping withJuan’s "All night And not really sleeping"

Bill blinked and looked back and forth between thereen eyes stormy

"Okay, but I need to question you, too"

Katie walked over to look down at the lone figure standing in the street below It was just staring up at the roof of the building The duct tape had survived the feeding as had part of the boy’s T-shirt He was al ponytail with the skull and crossbones clasp re at his side, free of their bonds But one of his ankles trailed a long bit of duck tape with a good chunk of flesh attached to the end

It gering forward slightly

The questions continued behind her as she watched as left of Ritchie She wondered why he stood there, alone, while the others banged away on the gate But there he stood, staring, reaching out, andred Ra around the corner and slarill and his body flew across the street as the truck ca stop There was a ed forward

"Ralph and Nerit are here!" Katie turned toward Travis who ran forward to see

They both watched as the truck sped down the street sla, slow zombie The truck swerved around and caure out where to go next

Fred lifted his binoculars and peered through them "I only see a woman and she looks pissed"

"Nerit," Katie whispered

The truck lurched forward again and ate

2 Death by Red Truck

The truck vanished as it raced around the block toward the street that led to the gate It swung back into view and headed tohere the zoates

Katie ran along the top of the roof, her eyes watching the truck and its fierce run toward the entrance to the fort She got into a better position to watch, and held a hand to her brow to shield her eyes

The red truck sla out a slew of them in one fell swoop The brakes were slaht before the gate Nerit reversed and backed up drawing the surviving zo the zombies to nearly catch up before she hit the accelerator and the truck lurched out of their grasp The truck reversed up the road quite soood idea what caht toward the dead and slammed into crowd Zo apart, pieces of bodies flying across the street as the ie

The truck backed up slowly again, the few still staggering zo to wait and when they ithin a few feet of its front grill, it leaped forward and knocked them flat Then the truck reversed hard and ran over the bodies Then forward again The zombies were crushed beneath the tires

The truck backed up, the door opened, and Nerit appeared, standing up on the edge of the cab, leaning one elbow on the door Her rifle caate, waved their free lirily One by one, their heads popped and they collapsed

Nerit slid back into the truck and slammed the door shut

Travis drew his walkie-talkie "Open the gate It’s clear now We have a visitor"

The red truck drove slowly up the carnage covered road and idled outside the gate as soet it open

Juan stared out at the dead bodies and the gore splattered truck "Wow"

Katie and Jenni headed toward the stairs They both knew so

Juan looked over at Travis "Wow"

Travis sh women are sexy, huh?"

Juan looked back "Shit I think I want to marry her"

Nerit had arrived

3 Nerit’s Story

Travis ran behind Jenni and Katie Both of the at top speed Down the stairs, out the back door, across the site, up onto the platfore and down the ladder into the new entry: it was a h the gates Aret in with it, but Nerit had done a good job clearing the street The truck’s deer guard was slathered in blood and gore and the tires left grimy reddish/black tracks behind it

Travis watched Katie’s expression It was desperate, sad, fearful, and wary Katie felt fragile to hih he could see her outward strength, he feared her internal strength was failing her What was happening or not happening between them seemedto Katie’s hand, looking scared Her long black hair caught thebreeze and strealad Juan had found comfort with her Belinda was just bad news for hiarten and Travis had watched Juan be lured in only to be spurned<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>