Fighting to Survive (As the World Dies 2)
Jenni nodded. “Yeah, probably. But it’s probably what keeps me alive. ”
“I wouldn’t doubt that one bit,” Travis answered.
Curtis came onto the balcony and looked around. “I say we move on together as a group. Might be slower, but probably safer now that my group is down to two. ”
Roger and Felix stood in the room looking down at the skeletal creature on the ground.
“You know, I really don’t want to be wearing a red shirt anymore. ”
“Just keep it together, Roger,” Felix said.
Jimmy stood near the doorway, looking pissed, and sheepish at the same time. “It bounced off his fucking metal plate!”
Katie could feel her anger against him building up. He had left Jenni to die and she couldn’t forgive that anytime soon. “Just shut up, Jimmy. ”
Jenni limped across the room and looked at Jimmy in the eye.
“Yeah, shut up. ”
Katie followed Jenni out into the hallway and they looked warily at the next door. “So there are some in that room, huh?”
“Yeah,” Jenni said as she pulled her hair up out of her face and wound it around into a bun. “Banging on the window. I didn’t see how many. Could be one or more. ”
Katie nodded and tilted her head. “You know, for a moment, I thought you were gone. ”
Jenni sighed. “Yeah, me, too. But I was very determined not to go out like that. If I go, I’m going down for something big. Very heroic.
Not just…not like that. I’ve really made up my mind on this. ”
Katie laughed. “Yeah, I can tell. ”
Travis and Curtis joined them as Roger finally looked away from the dead female zombie. Jimmy sulked behind them, but at least had shut up.
“Let’s get this done,” Curtis said in a dark tone and moved ahead of them.
Katie felt her stomach tense and she readied herself once more.
Jenni unlocked the door.
Curtis flung it open.
Katie shot the zombie banging on the window.
It was that easy.
Katie entered the room and they systematically checked it. She looked
down at the dead maid for a moment. The woman had been untouched except for what looked like a bite on her forearm.
“Why did you tell Davey not to open the wardrobe?” Jenni asked of Jimmy suddenly.
“I saw the blood. Dried, but it had dripped down under the doors,” he answered.
Jenni nodded and looked around the room. “You got him killed,” she said softly. “You distracted him. ”
Katie could feel the tension building. “Let's keep moving. There is time for this later. ”
They pushed on. Door by door, room by room. Chalk checkmark after chalk checkmark. With the second plumber dead, they were feeling a bit better. Of course, there could be others they did not know about in the hotel, but the number of possible zombies was falling steadily.