someone was shot. He’s probably ready for us.”
Just then Billie walked through the bedroom door with a gun and a horrified expression. “Jesus, I guess you took care of Charlie.”
“What about the guy with the scar?” I asked.
“Oh, don’t worry about him,” he said. “He got so worked up thinking about you girls putting out that I had his gun before he knew what hit him.”
“Let’s get the hell out of here,” said Nora. “Before any zombies smell the fresh scent of blood and head over.”
We followed Billie back downstairs and got into the SUV.
“They’re already on it,” pointed Nora.
“How in the hell do they do that?” I asked, looking passed the other houses where a stampede of zombies and all of their wonderful smells were now heading in our direction. We rolled up our windows.
“It’s like they have super senses or something,” said Nora.
“Okay ladies, where to?” asked Billie, backing out of the driveway.
I locked my door and sighed. “The only place I can think of, back to the C.D.C.”
“I tell you it’s a dead end,” said Billie.
“I don’t care, it’s all I have right now.”
Chapter Twenty
A couple of military trucks were parked outside of the C.D.C. when we returned. I was so excited that I would have exploded out of the SUV if Nora wouldn’t have knocked me back to reality.
“Hey…hey…hey…what are you doing?!” she hollered as I was opening the door. “They were the ones who locked you up. Jesus, they’re probably looking for you right now, Wild.”
I removed my hand from the door handle. “Dammit. What are we supposed to do, then?”
“Let me go in and see what I can find,” said Billie. “I’ll try talking to them, I’m sure they know where they moved your sister.”
I touched his arm. “Would you? Thank you Billie.”
He looked at my hand on his forearm and nodded. “You saved my life a few days ago and I’d do anything for you and your family.”
I hugged him. “Thanks Billie.”
When I released him he stared into my eyes. “Give me until darkness falls and if I don’t make it back, leave.”
It would be dark in the next two hours. “If you don’t make it back to the SUV, we’re coming to look for you,” I said.
He shook his head. “No, just get the hell out of here. If they get their hands on you and lock you up, that’s not going to help you find your sister or family.”
I sighed. “Fine. Just be careful.”
He smiled and then kissed my cheek. “I’ll be back.”
When he left I could hear Nora chuckling in the back seat. “That boy has the fricken hots for you, Wild.”
I turned around and looked at her. “No, we’ve just been through a lot together. We’re good friends.”
Her lips twisted back into a smile. “Right, I saw the way he looked at you.”
I sighed. “He’s lonely and doesn’t have anyone left in the world. We’re more like… brother and sister. Besides, he knows of my feelings for Bryce.”
“I hate to say this but you don’t even know if Bryce is still alive.”
“If there’s one person who could continue to survive in this crap, its Bryce,” I said softly.
“Well, for your sake, I hope so,” she said.
“I never did ask you about Scott.”
Her lips tightened. “What about him?”
“Do you know if he’s alive?”
She sighed. “I… don’t know. After the shit went down, we were separated and I have no idea what happened to him.”
“You really liked him, didn’t you?” I asked.
She laid her head back against the seat and stared outside. “Look, Wild. I didn’t really know him that well.”
“No, but that doesn’t mean you didn’t have feelings for him.”
“He was a nice guy. I mean, I hope he survived this shit, but I’m not going to hold my breath thinking that I’ll see him again. I’m not even certain I’ll get a chance to look my old man in the face again.”
I sighed. “Yeah, I know what you mean.”
We sat in silence, staring
Just then Billie walked through the bedroom door with a gun and a horrified expression. “Jesus, I guess you took care of Charlie.”
“What about the guy with the scar?” I asked.
“Oh, don’t worry about him,” he said. “He got so worked up thinking about you girls putting out that I had his gun before he knew what hit him.”
“Let’s get the hell out of here,” said Nora. “Before any zombies smell the fresh scent of blood and head over.”
We followed Billie back downstairs and got into the SUV.
“They’re already on it,” pointed Nora.
“How in the hell do they do that?” I asked, looking passed the other houses where a stampede of zombies and all of their wonderful smells were now heading in our direction. We rolled up our windows.
“It’s like they have super senses or something,” said Nora.
“Okay ladies, where to?” asked Billie, backing out of the driveway.
I locked my door and sighed. “The only place I can think of, back to the C.D.C.”
“I tell you it’s a dead end,” said Billie.
“I don’t care, it’s all I have right now.”
Chapter Twenty
A couple of military trucks were parked outside of the C.D.C. when we returned. I was so excited that I would have exploded out of the SUV if Nora wouldn’t have knocked me back to reality.
“Hey…hey…hey…what are you doing?!” she hollered as I was opening the door. “They were the ones who locked you up. Jesus, they’re probably looking for you right now, Wild.”
I removed my hand from the door handle. “Dammit. What are we supposed to do, then?”
“Let me go in and see what I can find,” said Billie. “I’ll try talking to them, I’m sure they know where they moved your sister.”
I touched his arm. “Would you? Thank you Billie.”
He looked at my hand on his forearm and nodded. “You saved my life a few days ago and I’d do anything for you and your family.”
I hugged him. “Thanks Billie.”
When I released him he stared into my eyes. “Give me until darkness falls and if I don’t make it back, leave.”
It would be dark in the next two hours. “If you don’t make it back to the SUV, we’re coming to look for you,” I said.
He shook his head. “No, just get the hell out of here. If they get their hands on you and lock you up, that’s not going to help you find your sister or family.”
I sighed. “Fine. Just be careful.”
He smiled and then kissed my cheek. “I’ll be back.”
When he left I could hear Nora chuckling in the back seat. “That boy has the fricken hots for you, Wild.”
I turned around and looked at her. “No, we’ve just been through a lot together. We’re good friends.”
Her lips twisted back into a smile. “Right, I saw the way he looked at you.”
I sighed. “He’s lonely and doesn’t have anyone left in the world. We’re more like… brother and sister. Besides, he knows of my feelings for Bryce.”
“I hate to say this but you don’t even know if Bryce is still alive.”
“If there’s one person who could continue to survive in this crap, its Bryce,” I said softly.
“Well, for your sake, I hope so,” she said.
“I never did ask you about Scott.”
Her lips tightened. “What about him?”
“Do you know if he’s alive?”
She sighed. “I… don’t know. After the shit went down, we were separated and I have no idea what happened to him.”
“You really liked him, didn’t you?” I asked.
She laid her head back against the seat and stared outside. “Look, Wild. I didn’t really know him that well.”
“No, but that doesn’t mean you didn’t have feelings for him.”
“He was a nice guy. I mean, I hope he survived this shit, but I’m not going to hold my breath thinking that I’ll see him again. I’m not even certain I’ll get a chance to look my old man in the face again.”
I sighed. “Yeah, I know what you mean.”
We sat in silence, staring
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