Free Hell Bound (Book 2): A World Apart by Kathy Dinisi

question.
    “What do you mean?” Kat asks.
    “Well, in scary movies monsters scream to each other letting each other know that prey is close by.”
    “Oh god I hope your wrong,” Kat says nervously.
    Devlin picks up speed swerving in and out of the graveyard of cars. Our bodies flying around in our seats like if we were on a roller coaster. Finally, a town comes into view as Devlin turns the SUV onto a dirt road that leads to the little town.
    “Is that it?” Mathew questions.
    “Yup, sure is. Use to be my favorite town because of how small it is. Everyone was everyone’s friend.”
    “Why use to be?” Jake questions.
    “Well, it’s a zombie apocalypse after all. Only god knows what kind of evil is hidden in this town or others.”
    A deafening scream interrupts our conversation. The blaring overpowering noise from a zombie comes from somewhere behind us, they are hiding, warning other zombies that we are near.
    Scared, I lean closer to Mathew and put my arms around his seat and hug him from behind. The piercing scream finally stops. Leaving nothing but the humming sound of the SUVs engine and the sound of our breathing.
    Devlin drives further into town. The little town doesn’t look like it was affected by the apocalypse. All the cars are in one piece. The buildings are not on fire or demolished. Devlin pulls the SUV to a stop in front of a grocery store.
    “Let’s hurry, grab some food and then check out the hunting store, it’s down the street it might have some chains for the SUV.”
    “Do we even need food?” Jake asks as he gets out of the SUV.
    “It’s a zombie apocalypse, what do you think? What we have won’t last that long and I don’t feel like starving to death.” Devlin says as he gets out of the SUV.
    Kat and John walk next to Mathew and I. John sucks on his thumb, tears stain his dirty face. Devlin and Jake pull open the door.  Luckily the sun is shining directly into the store lighting up the shelves. As the door opens the smell of death comes crashing into our faces. Making all of us step back and cover our noses.
    “Shit, this place stinks,” Jake says gagging.
    “Yeah, smells like someone died days ago,” I say looking around inside.
    We walk inside of the grocery store trying not to breathe in the horrible smell of someone or something decaying. The shelves are bare. A couple odds and ends scatter the shelves. Empty bottles of soda are scattered across the tile floor. Devlin and Mathew come to a stop, wondering what made them stop I squeeze in between them. On the floor lies four dead bodies. Each of them wrapped in sleeping blankets, crumpled up candy wrappers scattered around them. Devlin leans down and picks up an empty pill bottle.
    “Looks like they killed themselves,” Devlin says, turning the bottle of pills over and shaking the little orange plastic bottle.
    “How sad, Maybe a family?” I question.
    “Yeah, probably lived here for a while and then gave up. Maybe they got sick or bit and didn’t want to turn into one of those things.”
    “John needs to use the bathroom,” Kat interrupts.
    “Jake you go with them. We will see if we can find anything of value,” Mathew says.
    They start walking towards the side of the store that says BATHROOMS. I walk to the front of the store and grab a hand basket. Following Mathew and Devlin down each aisle grabbing anything I can find. Unfortunately, there isn't much. Athena sits by the front door, staring outside. Standing guard like the good dog that he is. Walking towards the animal section hoping to find some treats for her. The shelves are full of different kind of animal food, rabbit, cats, hamster, and dog food. I grab a couple bags of bacon bites dog treats. I also grab dog bones and a dog rope. Figuring maybe John would like to play with her.
    “Sam there’s nothing here, let’s go,” Mathew yells impatiently from across the store.
    Not wanting to argue with him after yesterday I ignore the other half of the