Apocalypse of the Dead by Joe McKinney

Author:Joe McKinney [McKinney, Joe]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Tags: Epidemics, Horror, Fiction, Suspense, Zombies, Thrillers, Lang:en, Dead World
Publisher: Pinnacle
Published: 2012-02-20T23:58:35+00:00

Jeff got onto the bus first, turned, and took Kyra from Colin. They had to carry her up the stairs, but she was lightly built, and it wasn’t hard to lift her. Once they got her steady in the center aisle of the bus, Jeff kept his arm around her, whispering softly to her about what he was doing and where he was taking her. She let him guide her without resistance and without saying another word.

Robin was reading a magazine on one of the couches back near the bar. Katrina—that was Katrina Cummz’s real first name, apparently, Katrina Morgan—had filled the sink with water and was washing a shirt. The two blondes, Sarah and Tara, were sitting at an open window in the back, passing a joint back and forth and blowing the smoke out a crack in the window. It reminded Jeff of the way he and Colin had done it in their apartment back in school.

As soon as they came through the partition, Robin and the others looked up. Robin’s face went from tired indifference to sudden concern, and she jumped to her feet.

“What happened?” she asked Jeff.

“We found her wandering the road,” Jeff said. “Her name’s Kyra Talbot.”

Robin looked the girl over. Jeff watched her critical eye sweep the girl’s features, her blistered and cracked lips, her dirty, mottled skin, her rheumy, vacant eyes, and he knew exactly what she was thinking as she suddenly backed away.

“She’s not infected,” Jeff said. Then, just mouthing the words, he said, “She’s blind.”

“I can hear you when you do that,” Kyra said. The words came out in a hoarse whisper broken by a ragged, phlegmy cough, but they were clear enough. Robin smiled, and the smile lingered as she caught Jeff’s eye. A quick thrill went through him.

“She’s dehydrated,” Robin said.

“Yeah.”

“Kyra?” she said. “Sweetie, my name’s Robin. I’m going to sit you down over here and get you some water, okay?”

Kyra nodded, and Robin took the girl by the shoulders and led her away.

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