deadheads, jade swiler [reading eggs books .txt] 📗

answered my questions from before, what happened to the small children, now I knew, like this one, they were probble still in their cribs, or deadheads had eaten them like a snack.

Rob and I looked in closets and cupboards but found nothing of value. We moved on to the next house, there we found 2 deadheads in the dinning room and took them out fast. There was canned stuff in the kitchen and we took them.

A few houses down, we found strawberrys growing in the back yard so I took a bowl from the kitchen and soon had it filled. That went in to the truck with some new sheets for a bed that rob found.we finished the houses in good time and was heading back to the truck when the street seemed to explode with deadheads.

 

I took out my sword and got ready, rob had a gun and a large knife. We had to get to the truck and get the hell out of here. A zombie moved closer to me and I swung on it. Rob killed another on his side with the knife and we got the doors to the truck opened. Both jumping in, we got it started and took off with deadheads stumbling after us.

“wow that was close.” rob said loudly above the sound of the truck.

I nodded. It had been close. We were going back tot h station when around a crub in the road, we saw thousands of deadheads heading our way.

Rob slamed on the brakes and threw it in reverse. There was a side road and he took it to advoid the horde. We traveled in slience for a while and came to a town that was not listed on the map.

Shops were lined down the main street and there were no deadheads to be seen. The funny thing about it was that there were also no signs of volence either. Most towns had been looted, busted windows, dead bodies all around, spent aseings of bullets. There was nothing like that here. It was like everyone had lockd their doors to the shops and walked away.

“this place is creeping me out jade.” rob said from the drivers seat.

I had to agree. It was creepy.

‘we should check this out tho, you never know what we can find.” I said and got out of the truck, rob followed and reloaded his gun.

The shops were typically what you find in middle america, clothes, food and an Indian store full of native american stuff. that’s where I wanted to start. I know it wasn’t needed but I really wanted to add some color and flair to my room a the station. There was a candy store next to it and rob went there, all the doors were locked so we busted out the door windows to get them opened. In the candy store, we baged up sweet treats by the dozen.

“wow magie is gonna love some of this stuff. Lots of things she can bake with as well. “ rob said as he took everything out to the truck. I went in to the store and looked around, tee shirts with dream catchers were on racks in the front and I took 2 in purple and red and one in black.

 

I took a necklace. It reminded me of Emily, it was a dream catcher with a wolf in the middle. I put it on and looked in the mirror. It was perfect.

“remind you of someone?” Rob asked from behind me.

I turned and looked at him.

“yes my best friend Emily.” I stated.

“what happened to her if you don’t mind me asking”

Rob moved closer to me.

“she was killed by a guy we both knew, a father of two boys we were going to watch the next day but the virus hit and he was turned, he killed her in fornt of me.” I said and moved away to look at the bows and arrows they had displayed on the back walls.

 

I took one of those as well. It was hnd carved out of a strong wood, the arrows were all hand crafted wood and the shelve was made out of cow hide so the arrows could sit in safety across my back. I loved it. I tried it out on a board across the street and its aim was dead on.

“I’m really sorry your friend died. I was alone when the virus hit. I lived on my own, no family so I didn’t really loose anyone I knew.” rob said as he got a bow and arror set up like I did.

I nodded and looked at another store, this one was a food store and rob yell with joy when we got the door opened, it was full of canned and boxed stuff, all the coolers were empty so it didn’t smell bad in there. We loaded the truck to th brim.

“think the road is clear of the horde by now?” I asked rob.

He looked like he was thinking for a minute.

“yeah they should be gone by now. At least I hope so.”

I nodded and we got in the truck and turned back around.

 

The ride was quiet. We went slow in case we ran in to the horde again but once we turned off the secondary road back to the station, it was clear. Up a head a lone figure was walking towards us, at first I thought it was a deadhad but as we got closer, I noticed it was marcus.

We pulled up next to him.

“hey marcus, what are you doing out here.” Rob asked him when we stopped.

“was following the horde, what are you guys doing?”marcus asked

“what you mean you were following the horde..why?” I asked him.

 

Marcus looked at me for a moment before he explained.

“a horde usually goes after humans, the smell of them makes a horde move towards where they are. I was checking it out but didn’t find where they went off the road. So I was just getting ready to turn around.”

 

“well come in the truck with us, we are heading back.” I said as I scooted over for him.

Marcus got in and rob put the truck in to drive.

We drove until we got to the gates, a few deadheads were waiting around so marcus and I got out of the truck and took them out fast.

Everyone came out and started unloading the truck of supplies.

I took my 3 shirts and headed to my room, it had been a long day and I just wanted to lay down.

“I left you a tray of food honey, try to eat something before you go to bed.” maggie said as she passed me in the halls.

She was a sweet woman, always looking out for me and the others.

 

I ate and laid down on the bed. As soon as I closed my eyes, I saw that baby in the crib, its dead grey skin and sunken body. I woke my self up quickly. I didn’t know if I was going to be bale to sleep tonight with all the images of baby crawling towards me but I had to try.

My second try worked like a charm and soon I was lost in a good dream.

 

The next morning I woke to a weird sound. I got up and dressed and went out to find seth holding a baby pig. It was yelling something fierce.

“where did you get that?” I asked him as I took it from his arms. The piglet stoped crying and snuggled in my arms.

“at a farm, I got the mother and other 6 babies. This one was smaller then the rest so I brought it in to ask maggie about it.” Seth replied with a grin.

I was going to be teased big time. Rob didn’t help when he called me a pig whisperer.

We took the pig back to it’s momma and I went to the garden to work on getting the weeds out.

Everything was growing real well. I wanted to go searching today but everyone had projects they were doing. Seth and marcus was doing the pig pen, rob and maggie was building a trelis for the tomato plants to grow up on and jess was doing school with the kids and doc was setting up a clinic in the back room for illness and accidents. I was the only one who rreally didn’t have anything to do.

 

I walked out to the gate and looked threw the slit in between the gates, it was all clear.

“want to go with me to get some berrys to make strawberry mixed pie for dinner tonight?” Sara said from behind me.

I turned and smiled at her.

“where are any berry’s I haven’t seen?” I asked. I had been every where around in the area and hadn’t seen anything .

“at a farm south of here. I want to surprise maggie with them, what do you say?” sara looked at me.

I said yes and we grabbed our weapons and headed south. I felt funny not telling anyone where we were going but sara said she wanted everyone to be surprised.

I knew it was wrong but I trusted sara and knew I was a good fighter so we should be okay, I should of told seth, I should have thought twice but I didn’t. I shouldn’t have left without anyone at all knowing where I was going.

 

But I trusted sara.

We walked south for a while and came to a big field of corn, through the corn roll, I saw a big older famr house sititng next to a willow tree. We headed for it.

“the berry’s are right next to it.” sara said and I nodded and walked behind her so she could lead the way.

 

We rounded the corner to the back yard when a sudden pain behind my head made me fall to the ground, before everything went black, I saw sara and Grayson standing over me.

 

 

 

 

 

(10)

 

I woke in a lab, the stark white walls and the smell of antiseptic was strong. I was on the floor inside a cage of some sort. Thick steel bars with a chain and paddlock held the door shut between me and a deadhead. It was a big man, only dead for a short time based on how it smelled and looked. It was also chained to a wall to my right. But against my cage where it could easily try to bite me if it wanted to.

 

Grayson and sara stood side by side behind a thick glass in another room watching us. I gave them the finger and turned my head away from their eyes. I hoped the deadhead would break through the glass and eat them both. Poor thing would choke on them of course but shit happens.

A funny smell hit me and I looked around for the source, it was coming from a hose coming out of the wall. Everything went black once again.

I woke strapped to a table in another lab. Sra stood next to me and I looked up at her once my head stopped being so wuzzy.

“why.” it wasn’t a question but more like a statement. I did want to know why she did this.

“grayson has my mom jade. He said if I bring you to him he will let her go. I’m so sorry.” sara said as tears ran down her face.

Grayson came in through the door and gave Sara a hard look.

“I told you before, jade is off limits, you can go now.” Grayson said harshly. Sara went to the door and without a look back, exited.

I tried to talk to him but he acted like he couldn’t hear me. It was fustrating and I was getting mad. But he put an iv in and soon I was sleeping once again.

I woke in the dark with a small beam of moonlight coming in through a window above my head. I was in a cage again. Next to me I could hear a deadhead moaning with need for my flesh.

I hurt all over. This was bad because