Chapter 13“Damn good question,” Mitch said. “Don’t drop your guard, anyone. Nat, I want you up on the roof. Keep our escape route open.”
“You got it, Mitch.”
The roof access hatch had a pull-down ladder. Mitch went up there with Natalie to check things out.
As they waited, Blanca looked thoughtfully at Cal until he said, “What?”
“Just wondering about something,” she said. “How come that zombie went after me instead of you?”
“Yeah, that was weird,” Elaine said. “You were on point, first tasty morsel to pass by.”
Cal frowned. That was a good question too. He tried to see the moment again in his head, slow it down. “I…I guess by the time it realized we were there and moved to attack, you were closer than me. Or…it thought you looked like an easier target.” They frowned at that, and he u
