Free Wisteria (Wisteria Series) by Bisi Leyton

well. The girls up there seemed open to doing anything for cosmetics. Enric particularly liked to distract himself with multiple Terrans.
    “You plan to just wait this out?” She seemed even more skeptical of his answers, but she didn’t press him further. “What was your life like before this? Any family, parents, girlfriends, or hobbies? Were you a rock star?”
    “Last I heard, my father and two brothers were well. My mother is dead.”
    “I’m sorry.”
    Bach knew she was feigning concern, so he remained silent.
    “What happened to her?” The girl’s dark eyes finally met his.
    “Why are you so interested in my life?”
    “Huh?” She paused as though surprised by his skepticism. “It helps to know who I’m sharing a roof with. And I told you about my life.”
    “The only thing worth knowing about me is if this all ended tomorrow, there will not be anything left on this world for me.”

     
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    Bach seemed uncomfortable about something.
    Wisteria was considering whether or not she wanted to press further into his life. The conversation was strange and one-sided. He seemed to want to know all about her, but then refused to talk even a little about himself. She concluded that he was an ass after all.
    “You were not going to introduce us, Eminent?” someone jeered.
    Turning back, she saw another boy standing behind them. This boy was taller and bigger than Bach. Like Bach and Felip, he had green eyes and was dressed in equally dated attire. This boy’s hair was light brown, short and spiky.
    Peeking out from behind him was a tall, thin red-headed girl who looked like she’d been in a fight, as she was sporting a large bruise over one of her blue eyes.
    “Wisteria.” Bach got to his feet. “This is Enric.”
    “Your name,” Enric stated slowly, “is Wisteria? Curious that you named her, Bach.”
    “What happened to her?” Wisteria glanced at the other girl, but she darted behind Enric.
    “Her? Do not worry about her.” Enric dismissed her question. “Piper, go inside and wait for us.”
    “I don’t want to,” the red-head declared. “I want to stay with you.”
    Enric cocked his eyebrow at the girl.
    At his stare, she gasped and hurried inside.
    “You see Bach, she is getting better trained,” Enric commented.
    Appearing more unsettled now that his friend had arrived, Bach didn’t reply. He took Enric aside and they exchanged a few words in that foreign language.
    Strangely, Wisteria understood parts of the conversation.
    Bach asked Enric about Piper’s bruising and Enric was asking why Wisteria had a name.
    She couldn’t make out any more than that.
    “Wisteria.” Enric dragged out the last syllable of her name. “I heard Bach treated you badly earlier. You will learn he is a jerk, but in time you will figure him out.”
    “In time, what do you mean?” Wisteria wondered. “I’m not going to be here that long.”
    “No, of course you are not.” Enric sneered. “Right…Bach?”
    “What is he talking about?” Dread started rising up within her. What were these boys planning?
    Bach glowered at Enric.
    “I will leave you two alone,” Enric remarked and made his way back into the building.
    Once Enric was gone, Bach didn’t say anything to her as he turned away and left.
    Alone on the roof, Wisteria wondered what to make of them. She knew they were definitely hiding something from her and that she needed to find a way out of here. Looking at the sea of biters moving along the street below, she didn’t have an immediate solution. Her next move was clear to her though: she needed to find some sort of weapon.

 

     
    CHAPTER SIX
     

    Later that afternoon, Wisteria awoke to the sounds of crowds outside. Jumping out of bed, she noticed her sword propped against the window. Surprised and relieved, she took her weapon and was horrified to see the streets below jam-packed with flesh eaters. Glancing at her sword, she thought only a nuclear weapon could stop this