Chapter 30

Zombies are shuffling up the driveway. They're still a few minutes away, but that doesn't change the fact that there are over a dozen of them grouped together. "The car. They must have heard the engine and come running," Naomi says quietly.

"It would have been the only thing making noise for probably miles. There's no telling how many of them heard. There could be hundreds of them on their way here."

"And we'll never reach the jeep in time," she says, looking at me. "Leave the fruit. We have to warn the guys."

The two of us ignore the spilled fruit, and we race up the hill to the cabin. "Ryder!" I shout, hoping someone is paying attention. "Ryder!"

Reese sticks his head out the door, spots the zombies, and swears. He ducks back inside, and I can see him rummaging around for the rifle with the scope. He takes a handful of ammo, grabs his stuff, and jumps out the front door. "Reese! Where are you going?" Naomi asks. She's panicking, and I don't blame her.

"Our sniper's nest."

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