CHAPTER 26

Casey

Waiting for the dead to attack ended up being the longest twenty minutes of my life.

Unsure of what to expect, I was practically hyperventilating when the shambling horde of hungry biters was only a few houses away. Zombies couldn't throw rocks through our windows or use weapons of any kind other than their own bodies, but it didn't make our circumstances any less terrifying.

When the group finally made it to the road in front of my house, it surprised me to see they were somewhat docile, at least for now. It appeared as if they were moving just to move with no designated stopping point.

The decaying skin on their faces wasn't easy to look at especially around their eyes and mouths where the heaviest rot had set in. Their red eyes were void of any white and appeared to be sinking further into their skull, making their eye sockets and cheekbones extremely dominant.

So