Chapter Twenty-Four
The Battle
The group rose as one. Even Todd, who had been half asleep, could feel the tension and urgency in the air. They didn’t have much time to really get things ready. Between working on the old bus, and Beau and Randolph’s arrival, time seemed to be on fast forward.
Dust silently cursed. They had to backtrack and the loss of distance between them and the She-Devil was working against them. Still, they had discovered more survivors. Deep down, Dust knew that Raymond, Martha, and Denise wouldn’t have lasted very long if they had remained in the town.
“What’s your plan?” Beau asked Dust as he stepped into the main area of the gym.
Dust glanced at Josie and Randolph. In reality, they were the only ones that really stood a chance against the creature. Even then, h
