OUTNUMBERED volume 4: A Zombie Apocalypse Series Read Online Free Page B
Author: Robert Schobernd
down onto his stomach. Frances, there was a small coat closet built into the left side of the entry. If the other three zombies were beyond that they may have attacked Lindy and knocked her to the floor. The big zombie that attacked Jeff must have been behind the door. "She agreed.
Shane said, "This is new behavior, totally out of character for the zombies we've dealt with in the past. You've indicated there were none of the typical zombie sounds we're accustomed to, and they apparently laid in wait for their victims to enter before attacking."
I nodded, "If we're finished, I'll ask Elsie to make notes from the recorder to use as a talking paper when you meet with the other members. As big as this news is we should have all the meetings at the same time in different locations so rumors don't spread before everyone gets the info first hand."
Andrea spoke as I started to rise. "I want to propose that the members of the leadership committee not go on trips together from now on, unless there is a definite need for them to go. We can't afford to lose two or three of you." She stopped and turned to Morgan. "Stop grinning like that. Yes, you and the other's are that important to us. You're the leaders here and we'd be lost without you."
After standing I said, "I agree, and that will also apply to Ira and Shana. All of you are important parts of the team."
It was after eleven when we adjourned. I was ready for sleep, but Kira had other plans for the night. I happily found the strength and endurance to carry on for another hour.
The five group meetings were held the following morning at ten. As I'd anticipated, the information scared the hell out of the attendees. Some cried and others looked numb, but no one was unaffected. It was grim news, and I wondered what other developments in the zombie's existence we'd be faced with.
~*~*~*~
For the next week, there were impromptu discussions that rehashed the same questions but yielded no new answers. As we adjusted to each phase of the zombie's evolution, we were quickly faced with new and more startling changes. Some wondered if it would ever end or if this was the pattern for the remainder of our lives and of our offspring.
Eventually, we all settled down and everyone reengaged in the same routines we'd had previously. If anything, Kira became even more attentive and loving as her pregnancy advanced. The idea of being a father was new to me, and I truly looked forward to the birth of our first children.
Kira's fifteen year old daughter, Paige, slept in a small room next to ours and she and I got along well. I was totally surprised and flattered one evening when Paige called me Dad for the first time. After she used that endearing term several more times, I reciprocated by calling her Daughter. She grinned widely, and from then on we were a close-knit family anxiously waiting for our newest members.
We had good reason to anticipate more births at Deliverance over the next few years. Grace Abbot and Martin Radcliff Jr. had been observed spending a lot of time together, and the rumor mill said they'd been seen embracing and smooching on more that one occasion. I was pleased with the progress Grace had made over the past year from being a trouble making hard case to a caring and dependable young woman. Kira and Vivian Alverez had played a major role in Grace's transformation by taking her under their wings like setting hens and not backing off until they got good results.
Kira had told me in the strictest of confidence that Vivian had her sights set on Shane, my best friend. His wife, Janice, had died the previous fall during an attack by a group of paramilitary rogues who intended to wrest Deliverance from us. During a heated battle we lost four good people but won the conflict. I knew from watching Shane's reaction when Vivian was around that he was attracted to her. Kira and I felt a relationship was soon to blossom and be acknowledged by the couple.
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Shane said, "This is new behavior, totally out of character for the zombies we've dealt with in the past. You've indicated there were none of the typical zombie sounds we're accustomed to, and they apparently laid in wait for their victims to enter before attacking."
I nodded, "If we're finished, I'll ask Elsie to make notes from the recorder to use as a talking paper when you meet with the other members. As big as this news is we should have all the meetings at the same time in different locations so rumors don't spread before everyone gets the info first hand."
Andrea spoke as I started to rise. "I want to propose that the members of the leadership committee not go on trips together from now on, unless there is a definite need for them to go. We can't afford to lose two or three of you." She stopped and turned to Morgan. "Stop grinning like that. Yes, you and the other's are that important to us. You're the leaders here and we'd be lost without you."
After standing I said, "I agree, and that will also apply to Ira and Shana. All of you are important parts of the team."
It was after eleven when we adjourned. I was ready for sleep, but Kira had other plans for the night. I happily found the strength and endurance to carry on for another hour.
The five group meetings were held the following morning at ten. As I'd anticipated, the information scared the hell out of the attendees. Some cried and others looked numb, but no one was unaffected. It was grim news, and I wondered what other developments in the zombie's existence we'd be faced with.
~*~*~*~
For the next week, there were impromptu discussions that rehashed the same questions but yielded no new answers. As we adjusted to each phase of the zombie's evolution, we were quickly faced with new and more startling changes. Some wondered if it would ever end or if this was the pattern for the remainder of our lives and of our offspring.
Eventually, we all settled down and everyone reengaged in the same routines we'd had previously. If anything, Kira became even more attentive and loving as her pregnancy advanced. The idea of being a father was new to me, and I truly looked forward to the birth of our first children.
Kira's fifteen year old daughter, Paige, slept in a small room next to ours and she and I got along well. I was totally surprised and flattered one evening when Paige called me Dad for the first time. After she used that endearing term several more times, I reciprocated by calling her Daughter. She grinned widely, and from then on we were a close-knit family anxiously waiting for our newest members.
We had good reason to anticipate more births at Deliverance over the next few years. Grace Abbot and Martin Radcliff Jr. had been observed spending a lot of time together, and the rumor mill said they'd been seen embracing and smooching on more that one occasion. I was pleased with the progress Grace had made over the past year from being a trouble making hard case to a caring and dependable young woman. Kira and Vivian Alverez had played a major role in Grace's transformation by taking her under their wings like setting hens and not backing off until they got good results.
Kira had told me in the strictest of confidence that Vivian had her sights set on Shane, my best friend. His wife, Janice, had died the previous fall during an attack by a group of paramilitary rogues who intended to wrest Deliverance from us. During a heated battle we lost four good people but won the conflict. I knew from watching Shane's reaction when Vivian was around that he was attracted to her. Kira and I felt a relationship was soon to blossom and be acknowledged by the couple.
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