Apocalypse Z (A Zombie Novel) Read Free

checked and he wasn’t breathing, either. She told Lisa, “These two are dead, probably killed on impact.”
    Jet looked into the back seat through the broken window. On the floor, she noticed the two rifles and she opened the door. Jeff moaned, but he didn’t move around. He looked like he was about her age and she thought to herself, he’s really cute .  She saw the other one in the back with him was breathing, but he didn’t move, either. Jet called out with panic in her voice, “These two are hurt, but they’re still alive.” She stepped back and held up one of the rifles. “I think these were the people we heard shooting a little while ago.”
    Lisa smelled the odor of gasoline and saw a small trail running from under the vehicle. “Okay, let’s get them out and back to the apartment before this thing blows.”
    They had just gotten them and their bags out when a small fire started to burn under the hood. Within a few minutes, the vehicle was engulfed in flames and the fuel tanks exploded. A large fireball and black smoke shot high into the air.
     

 
     
II
     
    Mark slowly opened his eyes and saw a girl looking down at him. She had straight black shoulder-length hair with dark red streaks running through it. He squinted as he tried to focus and get up. She put her hand on his shoulder and whispered, “Don’t try to move yet.”
    “Who are…”
    She put her finger over his lips. “Shhhhh. We have to be quiet or they might find us.” She looked around, then back down at him. “My name is Jet. We found you and brought you back here. But don’t worry. You’re safe for now.”
    Mark started to get up, but quickly pulled the sheet back over himself as he realized that’s all that was covering him. “Where are my clothes?”
    “Hold on. I’ll go get them for you.”
    Mark watched as Jet left the room. After a few minutes, another girl came in. She looked like she was a few years older than Jet. She had long sandy-blond hair that hung down past her shoulders and blue eyes. Mark was caught off guard momentary; he never expected to see someone like her walk into the room. Handing him his clothes, she said, “Sorry about that. We had to make sure you hadn’t been bitten.”
    Mark blushed and felt a little uncomfortable as he looked toward the door. “We?”
    “Well, actually I did. My name’s Lisa by the way. Like I said, I needed to make sure I wasn’t bringing someone in that had been infected. You also had some nasty cuts we had to clean up, but don’t worry, you were covered while they were in here.”
    He looked around the room. “I’m Mark… Where am I and why am I here?”
    Lisa went over to him and sat on the edge of the bed. “Don’t you remember?”
    He thought, but drew a blank. “Remember what?”
    “You were in an accident yesterday. We found you and brought you back to our apartment.”
    Mark started to feel a little anxious. “Where are my parents and my brother?”
    “Was that your brother in the back seat with you?
    Mark was becoming impatient and said, “Yes, his name is Jeff. Where are they?”
    She held her finger to her lips. “Shhhh, we have to keep the noise down so the rot-bags don’t find us.” A look of dread came over her face. “Your brother is in the other room with Jet and Dedee.” She paused before breaking the news. “I’m very sorry about your parents.”
    Mark had a lost look on his face. He was hoping she didn’t mean what he thought she did. His jaw tightened as he spoke. “What do you mean by sorry?”
    She set her hand on his shoulder. “I’m sorry, but they didn’t make it. They were already…” She couldn’t bring herself to say the word. “when we found you and your brother.”
    Mark fought to be strong. Tears filled his eyes and he tried to keep his jaw firm. Lisa sat next to him and tried to comfort him. Finally, it became too much and he buried his face in his hands. She whispered, “It’s alright. Just let it all out.”
    Jet