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Rise of zombies Chapter 13
Jake put all of his focus back on the road.Buildings that were unoccupied and lifeless parking lots rushed by to their left and right.The view didn't seem right to me.This simply cannot be the world in which he grew up;not in the absence of bustling crowds everywhere;not without life, which is omnipresent and overwhelming, barging in from all directions, making him want to hide in his room."How did the world end up in the hellish pit?"He mostly spoke to himself, and he didn't really care who heard him.No one responded.He had no response from anyone.By the time they reached the abandoned hotel, Nancy was beginning to look much better, with new bandages covering her wound and painkillers in her system.She was able to speak coherently and her head had cleared enough that color had returned to her face.Not that there were a lot of words spoken among the group members.They were all exhausted, beaten, and possibly even scared or terrified.Just a few weeks ago, they would have only been in
Rise of zombies Chapter 14
He yelled, "Fine," removing Francis's hand from his shoulder.He struggled to shake the bubbling rage that had developed within him.He turned and stomped off to the opposite side of the lobby, grinning.He collapsed into a chair he found.He looked up and saw Francis comforting Marshall, which turned his stomach to Lucash.He got up, threw himself back on his chair, angled it in a new direction away from the couple.A young couple sat next to him in two identical armchairs, holding hands and staring at him with amused expressions.What?”When Jake saw them, he snapped.Leaning forward, the male chuckled.Poor day?He asked, his amusement reflected in his own voice.After clenching his jaw, Jake gave a sluggish head nod.He couldn't deny it:This was a truly awful day.There isn't a bad day like this one.He heard the growl of his StoLucash and realized he was starving.Despite the fact that on a typical day, he would have eaten at least three meals and perhaps a few snacks, he had eaten virtually
Rise of zombies Chapter 15
Oh, that's right, and anyone who talks to someone a lot must obviously be dating that person.I mean,” he said in a slur as he looked around for an illustration.Skyler and the elderly man she was eating next to caught his attention.I mean, it's obvious that they're also a couple, right?Jake shrugged and gave the two people a thoughtful look.Hey, the end of the world has arrived.Who should I judge?The comment caused Jay's eyes to widen, and despite himself, he laughed.Yeah, he said absently, as if he were still thinking about the comment.He said, "Fair point," then quickly turned and headed back in the same direction he had come from before they interrupted him.After a brief chuckle, Daniel shook his head.I guess you got him there, then.”He turned to look at Jake again to continue their conversation, but when he saw the young man, he abruptly stopped.Jake now looked distant, his eyes pointing down toward the ground but giving the impression of staring into space, in contrast to how he
Rise of zombies Chapter 16
Daniel said, getting up from his seat, "Well, he has a point."I'm exhausted, and it's late.Jake sighed.It couldn't have been so late.At this point, he probably hadn't been up in half a day.He wasn't sure he could sleep.Despite this, he was pretty worn out from the extremely unusual amount of exercise he'd done that day, so getting into a nice, comfy bed did sound pretty appealing.Additionally, it sounded pretty good to be alone after an awkward day spent with a large group of unfamiliar individuals.He stood up and shook his head.He said, "I suppose going to bed wouldn't be the worst idea right now," and agreed loudly.Daniel let out a brief laugh, surprising him.Sorry, the older man said, dismissively waving his hand in the air in response to Jake's curious glance.It's simply more evidence of how little you've experienced this nightmare.When it gets dark and you know what horrors are waiting around every corner, sleeping seems like the last thing you want to do.He shrugged after givin
Rise of zombies Chapter 17
As they rushed by him, someone said, "Good, you're here."That accommodates everyone.We need to get out of here!Jake observed that everyone seemed to be using a side exit as he followed the motion.He tried to think of a small map of the area, which showed that this exit was closer to their cars than the front exit, so he trusted the group and went behind them.Francis had vanished from his view, but he had no idea if she was still at the car or somewhere else.Realizing that his group would have to wait outside until he could get to them, he pushed his way through the crowd of people heading out the door.When he burst through the door, he saw that a group was waiting by his car.He pressed the keychain's unlock button until the appropriate lights flashed.He was so focused that he almost missed the fact that a woman had stopped directly in front of him before almost running into her."Who are you?!"He demanded, but when he saw where she was looking, he stopped."Someone is up there!"She ye
Rise of zombies Chapter 18
Rico grumbled, "Yeah, well, it sure seemed like an attack."I mean, there were at least some.One hundred?Lisa countered, "A couple dozen at most.""Man, there were many more.They swept through the station.They were all over.Well, it's not much of a station.Additionally, we were almost the only ones present at the time.“So you guys battled your way through the creatures and eventually met up with the rest of the group?”In an effort to end the argument before it got too out of hand, Jake mumbled.Rico responded, "Nah man, we didn't meet the rest of these people until a few days ago."In the beginning, the surviving pigs decided that no matter what, they couldn't let people like us roam free.They were going to try to take us to a different, less crowded station.However, we never made it.Rico's voice suddenly stopped, and he stopped speaking.He turned to his right and looked out the window to the countryside passing by outside the car.The young man caught Jake's curious eye.He appeared t
Rise of zombies Chapter 19
Jake's expression changed to one of doubt.He commented, "You don't really look that old."Which wars have you participated in?"It's not important!"The man objected, but he became silent, pulling back, and muttering something to himself about how different his day had been.Jay introduced himself by saying, "This is Stephen, by the way," not realizing that Jake already knew who he was.And Kelly is that."He made a motion across the vehicle with one thumb.Kira is the redhead who is attempting to avoid attention.Without really looking at them, Kira said, simply, "Hey."Richard stood straight and let out a shrill whistle as he returned to the first vehicle.Let's get started bringing it in, he called, waving his arms in front of himself as if he were calling out to everyone.Before nightfall, we still have a long way to go.The group turned and observed as individuals began to emerge from the woods and return to the cars.Stephan said, "Yes, let's get going," and he opened the door to the bac
Rise of zombies Chapter 20
Jake responded, "I... I guess I don't really know."It's just that something doesn't seem right.I mean, if this outbreak is as severe as it appears to be, if this is a global pandemic and we are a small group of human survivors on a planet of zombies, then there must be somewhere between seven and eight billion zombies roaming the surface of the Earth.There probably aren't more than a billion survivors left, even if other groups of survivors are like us.Even so, an overwhelming number of undead would remain.Why then aren't we encountering any?Why don't some of them get stuck in some of the cars we're passing or just wander the roads and forests aimlessly?"Are you implying that you want to encounter more zombies?"Jay inquired, puzzled.“What?No!Nothing comparable.I simply meant that it's odd.That's it.I mean, the numbers, I don't think you understand.Have you ever seen a zombie movie?In the hope of surviving the end of the world, the survivors all barricade themselves into a shopping ma