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hitting a boulder. It truly seemed like it happened in slow motion as George watched the vehicle flip up into the air, sending both occupants flying off the road and down the ravine. There was suddenly sheer silence.
      George rushed over to where the machine had left the road. He could see the crumbled bodies about fifty feet below. Somehow the lights from the cycle had stayed on, shining like a beacon from the shattered vehicle. George made his way down. There was no need to check on Tom. George knew he was dead. But his intention had never been to harm Nancy.
      He saw the broken body and bent down beside her. Frantically checking for a pulse, there wasn’t one. By the bruise on her neck he knew it had probably been broken instantly when she crashed. George cradled the lifeless body in his arms, tears rolling down his face.
      “What have I done?” He cried out.
      For hours he sat there holding Nancy in his arms. Now he was truly alone. Some unknown reason caused him to recall the note he’d stuck in his pocket. He slowly pulled it out, straightening it to read. As he turned on the flashlight the first words to catch his attention were : We promise we’ll be back to get you. We are heading to California to see if there really are other survivors. We love you and will be back for you.      
       There was more, but he saw no reason to read it. He tossed the note aside.
      George began to think long and hard. The realization came that because of him, two people who had cared for him were dead. He had killed them both in cold blood. No matter how he tried to justify it, George knew there was no excuse for his actions. It wasn’t zombies that had killed his friends - it was him. George realized he had become the source of their demise. He had become the monster.
      A hideous groan echoed from the road above. George turned off the flashlight, realizing the weak beam from the wrecked cycle was still shining through the trees. There was another moan. George froze in terror, too afraid to move. The howls of the dead suddenly rose all around him from the dark forest. The zombies had followed the light. But it no longer mattered to George. For he had already succumbed to the darkness within. As the cycle light went out, the night rushed in on his soul. George’s screams echoed across the lake.
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Sonny Collins is the author of several Teen & Y/A books. Having decided not to be boxed into any certain genre, his books are varied, with something for everyone.
     
    The ZOMBIE BATS series follows a group of teens as they battle deadly creatures numerous times in their small town.
     
    SUMMER OF THE STRANGER is a western as seen through the eyes of a young man on the cusp of manhood.
     
    THE OCEAN ROAD is a fantasy that finds a group of teens being led by a wizard on a quest across a magical and dangerous land.
     
    COMANCHE GARDEN is the scary tale of four teens on a camping trip who get more than they bargained for when they take off into a forbidden area of wilderness.
     
    MOON STATION SEVEN is the story of two teens visiting their grandparents on the moon when disaster strikes.
     
    DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS is a collection of short stories which includes ‘Comanche Garden’ and ‘Moon Station Seven’, as well as many others, most with a twist of an ending.
     
    MOUSE TAILS is a Christian Christmas fable about two orphans lost in a blizzard who are taken in by an old man that tells them several stories concerning mice.
     
    There are also three books of poetry DISTANT DREAMS - ILLUMINATION - BENEATH A WESTERN SKY - and a play PLEASE TAKE A SEAT, as well as the one big novel that defies any genre.
     
    ANASAZI DREAMS:IN SEARCH OF COYOTE PEOPLE is the story of one man’s search for creatures that roam the night in the Four Corner’s region of the American southwest. His journey is traveled with an ancient Native American spirit and the ghost of his best friend in this supernatural adventure.