Road Kill

Prologue He waited anxiously in the crook of the tree, wondering how he’d escape the three zombies lingering down below. He was pretty sure they were aware of him; in fact, he was positive they could smell him from the way they continued to sniff the air while making those nasty, gurgling noises. I have to get out of here. Rubbing the sweat from his brow, he decided it was time. There was no way he could wait any longer. It had been at least two or three hours since he’d left Allie and Kylie, and they were probably freaking out, thinking he’d totally abandoned them. In a few hours the sun would be down and it would be harder to find his way back through the woods. Now, he’d have to return with his tail between his legs, knowing he hadn’t accomplished anything but hiding out in a tree like a scared little wuss. I may just as well have the word ‘fail’ embedded in my forehead, he thought. What a waste of time. Releasing a sigh, he reached into his jeans and took out the pink rubber ball he’d found the day before at the rest-stop. It was a longshot, but he had to cause a distraction and hope the zombies moved away to investigate. More than likely, however, they were just far too stupid and would completely ignore it. As he raised the ball to throw it into the woods, a movement in the woods caught his attention. A pig! The young Yorkshire was snorting happily as he stopped and began eating something on the grass which, honestly, looked like cheesy-rice or puke. Luke shuddered as the zombies moved toward the pig, hoping that Wilbur was enjoying his last meal. With his heart pounding, he waited until the creatures were about twenty feet away from his position and only then did he begin to descend the tree. Just as he was about to reach the bottom, however, the entire tree began to tremble and shake. Stunned, he jumped to the ground, which also rumbled under his tennis shoes. An earthquake? Frightened and worried that the earth was going to open up and swallow him whole, he ran back toward the dairy farm. It was the last place he’d left the girls and he hoped they were still okay.