Dead Life (Book 2) by D. Harrison Schleicher Page A

get out of here.”
                  We went to the doors and were just about to head out when Gina noticed the six people milling around the Hummer.
                  “Steve, what's going on out there?”
                  “I guess they like my ride.”
                  “You really think zombies are that interested in what you drive?”
                  On closer examination, I realized she was right.  Things were getting bad faster than I expected.  Maybe it was time for me to get some glasses.  It was too late for that.
                  “I'm going to have to go get one of of those security guard's guns.  It looks like we might need a little more fire power.  Wait here and I'll be right back.”
                  “No way!  We're staying together.”
                  “Okay, let's go.  Just don't get too close to them.  It's pretty awful.  Mary's all chewed to shit.”
                  We went to the hallway in back.  At least the lights were off this time.  When we got back there, the damn lights came back on.  The first thing Gina saw was the little girl.  She started screaming.
                  “Gina, stop screaming.  Look at me.  Don't think of her as a little girl.  Think of her as a zombie.”  I took her by the shoulders and forced her to look me straight in the eyes.
                  Gina's breathing calmed down.  She took another look at the girl and saw the blood around her mouth and the heart lying next to her hand.  She nodded her head slowly and turned away.  I got the little guard's gun form his holster.  It was a nine millimeter.  His gun belt was covered in blood and gore so Gina didn't want it.  He did have two extra clips of ammunition so I took those too.  The big guard had two clips for his gun so I got those.
                  “We'll pick up the big guy's gun on the way back.  He dropped it at the other end of the hall by receiving.”
                  “You were right.  That was horrible.  Did you have to shoot Mary?  She was pretty ate up.  Wasn't she already dead?”
                  “Yeah, she was dead.  That didn't stop her from trying to eat me.”
                  “Oh my God.  This is insane.”
                  “Honey, are you going to be alright?  You look kind of pale.”
                  “I don't know.  It's like a nightmare.  I just want to wake up.”
                  “I know how you feel.  But I can guarantee this is no dream.  If it was, you'd be naked and I'd be all up on that.”
                  “Whatever...tell you what.  If we get out of here alive, we'll see what happens.”
                  “You got a deal.”
                  We each took a nine millimeter.  They carried more rounds and didn't kick as much as the forty-five.  I'd have to rethink my choice of weapons.  Shooting the forty-five caliber was like shooting a miniature cannon.  If I had to do that for a long period of time, my arms would fall off.  They were already sore as hell and the night was still young.  When we got up front again, I saw that we were going to have a problem getting out of the store.  There were at least twenty zombies out on the parking lot.  Standing at the doors, waiting to come in, were five more. 
                  “Is that Bill and Linda out there?”  Gina asked.
                  Bill and Linda were regular overnight customers.  They were nice but sort of pains-in-the-ass.  They liked to stand around and talk to you for hours at a time like you had nothing else to do. 
                  “Yeah, that's them.  At least they're still together.  We're not getting out of here without some help.  I'm going to have to call