Free Snatchers (Book 8): The Dead Don't Pray by Shaun Whittington

face.
    "We won't be needing the empty barrels in the back of the truck if we have the tanker," said Lee.
    "So what do you wanna do?" asked Bentley.
    "I'll drive the tanker back," said Lee. "The rest of you can go back in the pickup."
    "Seems a bit daft to go home with a load of empty barrels when we're just a hundred yards away from a supermarket." Bentley scratched at his neck in thought, and made the suggestion, "We could fill the barrels."
    "What with?" Lee smiled, stroking his dark thin beard. "There'll be nothing left in that supermarket."
    Pickle said, backing Bentley, "Only one way to find out."
    "I suppose you can never have too many supplies," Lee sighed in defeat, knowing that Pickle had a point. He took the keys out of the tanker's ignition and put them into his pocket.
    Lee then jumped out of the vehicle, and went over to the back of the pickup. He handed the guys a shotgun each. "Just in case." He then nodded over to the beasts that were staggering around the car park. "Use the butt of the guns for the ones that are outside. We don't wanna be attracting any more from afar."
    "Yes, we know what we're doing." Pickle seemed agitated by Lee's patronising.
    "We've done this before," Bentley gently mocked.
    "Bentley and Pickle are more knowledgeable than us with these things." Rick was also amused at Lee's patronising. "You don't tell your granny how to suck mints."
    "It's eggs ," Lee huffed. "You don't tell your granny how to suck eggs . Stupid prick." Lee then turned to Bentley and Pickle. "I hope you've still got your extra cartridges handy."
    "Let's just move it," laughed Pickle, putting his hand in his pocket to make sure that the loose cartridges were still there, "before Lee gives us another wee lecture."
    "Har-de-fucking-har."
    Lee led the way and came into contact with the first ghoul within seconds. He turned the sawn-off around and rammed the hard butt into the face of the thing, putting it permanently down. He continued walking to the entrance of the business and could hear, behind him, Pickle, Bentley and Rick doing the same to many of the creatures that approached them. The men got on his nerves now and again, but he couldn't ask for a better crew to watch his back.
    Lee put his T-shirt over his nose as the smell of death hit him once he was inside. He hadn't seen anything yet, but he knew that the supermarket had carnage inside of it. Bentley and Rick did the same, but Pickle didn't bother. They both took a trolley each and went into the establishment further. The trolleys were a little loud when being pushed, and all four decreased their walking speed to reduce the noise of the clattering wheels on the supermarket's floor.
    They gazed down the first aisle, where the fruit section was, and could see little fruit. But two bodies—or what was left of them—were lying on the blood-spattered floor.
    Pickle felt a shudder as what he was seeing was very familiar; it was a feeling of deja-vu. He remembered the last time he had entered a supermarket. He was with KP, Janine, Jamie, Laz and Grass.
    Grass—his real name was Connor Snodgrass—was attacked and eviscerated before everybody's eyes. It was the first time Pickle had seen such bloody destruction, and the screams and images would never be forgotten. He was sure of it.
    "Stick together," Pickle whispered. "Don't split up. We don't know what's behind the corner o' every aisle."
    "These trolleys are too fucking noisy," Rick spoke up, looking terrified and paranoid that he couldn't see if the establishment was clear or not. Twenty-five aisles that had shelves that were ten feet high made sure of that.
    They went by a couple of other aisles—the fish and poultry section—and came across a tinned section. There was still produce there, but only enough for two trolleys, not four. Without saying anything, Pickle ditched his trolley and Bentley did the same. Pickle walked past Lee and Rick, and said, "Yer two push. Me and Bentley will fill."
    Lee and Rick got