niggling at me.”
“Listen, Wild, those two were just trying to scare the tar out of us. Obviously, they did a good job. Even left me a little miffed. But now we know better, right? It’s just illusion brought on by an evil man. One that is human, and nothing more.”
I nodded.
“Okay,” he said. “Now, I’m tuckered. I’m going to lie down for an hour or two. When I’m refreshed, we’re going to make sure these women have what they need to keep those kids safe for a while. Then, we’re going to get back to our original mission- find your grandparents, Nora’s old man, and then get our butts back to Atlanta.”
Thinking of how much I missed my sister and Bryce, I couldn’t agree more.
He stared off into the darkness, a wistful look on his face. “I tell you what- I sure miss watching Belinda do those Pilate moves, by golly. I don’t even have to exercise- she squats and it’s all that’s needed to get this old man’s blood flowing.”
I bit back a smile as Henry started shuffling towards the church.
Chapter Thirteen
“Do you think she’ll stay put?” asked Billie as they skidded down the mud-covered hill and through the trees.
F ortunately, the boat was anchored in a spot that was accessible, although not easily on foot. Thus, their trek had been more challenging than they’d anticipated.
“She better or she’s going to have more than the zombies to worry about. If she doesn’t fall going down this hill, then she’ll fall backwards when I rip into her about defying us.”
Billie chuckled. “Somehow, I don’ t think you scare her.”
“I must be losing my touch,” said Bryce , with a humorless grin. “I can’t keep any of these girls in line.”
“They’re all pretty unruly. I’m surprised they’ve made it this far, being so reckless.”
“ If you ask me, they’ve just been really lucky.”
“ Well, I don’t know about just being lucky. Nora, Cassie, and Paige are pretty tough chicks. They put a lot of men I’ve met to shame.”
“Yeah, well t hey’re also overly-confident when it comes to these zombies. I mean, seriously, one false move and that’s it. Tar-tar for the zombies. They all need to start thinking before acting.”
“I hear you.”
When the guys reached the bottom of the hill, they moved to the edge of the water and Bryce took out his flashlight.
“The water,” whispered Billie. “It’s pink again, isn’t it?”
Bryce shined it at the water near their feet and nodded. “Yeah, it kind of looks that way.”
Billie frowned . “I can’t believe this. What in the heck is going on?”
“Just relax, man. Don’t go jumping to conclusions.”
“It’s hard not too, after everything that has happened.”
He shook the flashlight several times, to charge it. “We have to focus on finding the girls right now. We’ll worry about this other stuff later.”
Billie’s eyes widened and he pointed. “Oh my God- what is that?”
Bryce aimed the flashlight towards the moonlit water and felt the hair stand up on the back of his neck. “ I, um, believe those are a couple of zombies enjoying a midnight swim.”
“ That’s pretty creepy,” he said, watching the zombies, who were wading out into deeper water.
“Yeah, a little bit.”
“Wonder if zombies got to the people on the boat?”
“I guess we’ll soon find out. “Hello!” he called, aiming the flashlight towards the dark yacht.
Nobody answered.
“Hello!” he yelled louder, his voice echoing across the water.
“This doesn’t look good,” muttered Billie, after a few minutes of silence.
“No , it doesn’t,” he said, handing him the flashlight. “Here hold this.”
“What are you going to do?”
Bryce lifted his gray T-shirt over his head. “I’m swimming out there.”
“Seriously?”
“Yep. Just watch out for zombies for me, okay? Especially those two we just saw. They seem to be ignoring us for now, but that could change in a heartbeat.”
“ Yeah. No
“Listen, Wild, those two were just trying to scare the tar out of us. Obviously, they did a good job. Even left me a little miffed. But now we know better, right? It’s just illusion brought on by an evil man. One that is human, and nothing more.”
I nodded.
“Okay,” he said. “Now, I’m tuckered. I’m going to lie down for an hour or two. When I’m refreshed, we’re going to make sure these women have what they need to keep those kids safe for a while. Then, we’re going to get back to our original mission- find your grandparents, Nora’s old man, and then get our butts back to Atlanta.”
Thinking of how much I missed my sister and Bryce, I couldn’t agree more.
He stared off into the darkness, a wistful look on his face. “I tell you what- I sure miss watching Belinda do those Pilate moves, by golly. I don’t even have to exercise- she squats and it’s all that’s needed to get this old man’s blood flowing.”
I bit back a smile as Henry started shuffling towards the church.
Chapter Thirteen
“Do you think she’ll stay put?” asked Billie as they skidded down the mud-covered hill and through the trees.
F ortunately, the boat was anchored in a spot that was accessible, although not easily on foot. Thus, their trek had been more challenging than they’d anticipated.
“She better or she’s going to have more than the zombies to worry about. If she doesn’t fall going down this hill, then she’ll fall backwards when I rip into her about defying us.”
Billie chuckled. “Somehow, I don’ t think you scare her.”
“I must be losing my touch,” said Bryce , with a humorless grin. “I can’t keep any of these girls in line.”
“They’re all pretty unruly. I’m surprised they’ve made it this far, being so reckless.”
“ If you ask me, they’ve just been really lucky.”
“ Well, I don’t know about just being lucky. Nora, Cassie, and Paige are pretty tough chicks. They put a lot of men I’ve met to shame.”
“Yeah, well t hey’re also overly-confident when it comes to these zombies. I mean, seriously, one false move and that’s it. Tar-tar for the zombies. They all need to start thinking before acting.”
“I hear you.”
When the guys reached the bottom of the hill, they moved to the edge of the water and Bryce took out his flashlight.
“The water,” whispered Billie. “It’s pink again, isn’t it?”
Bryce shined it at the water near their feet and nodded. “Yeah, it kind of looks that way.”
Billie frowned . “I can’t believe this. What in the heck is going on?”
“Just relax, man. Don’t go jumping to conclusions.”
“It’s hard not too, after everything that has happened.”
He shook the flashlight several times, to charge it. “We have to focus on finding the girls right now. We’ll worry about this other stuff later.”
Billie’s eyes widened and he pointed. “Oh my God- what is that?”
Bryce aimed the flashlight towards the moonlit water and felt the hair stand up on the back of his neck. “ I, um, believe those are a couple of zombies enjoying a midnight swim.”
“ That’s pretty creepy,” he said, watching the zombies, who were wading out into deeper water.
“Yeah, a little bit.”
“Wonder if zombies got to the people on the boat?”
“I guess we’ll soon find out. “Hello!” he called, aiming the flashlight towards the dark yacht.
Nobody answered.
“Hello!” he yelled louder, his voice echoing across the water.
“This doesn’t look good,” muttered Billie, after a few minutes of silence.
“No , it doesn’t,” he said, handing him the flashlight. “Here hold this.”
“What are you going to do?”
Bryce lifted his gray T-shirt over his head. “I’m swimming out there.”
“Seriously?”
“Yep. Just watch out for zombies for me, okay? Especially those two we just saw. They seem to be ignoring us for now, but that could change in a heartbeat.”
“ Yeah. No
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