Authors: Megan Berry

Zomb-Pocalypse 2 (20 page)

We are both crying openly when I pull away just far enough to get the words out. “Where’s Mom?” I ask, even though I’m dreading the answer.

“I’m here, Sweetheart,” my mom cries, running up behind me, making it a group hug. I look up through tear-filled eyes and see everyone that I was missing. My parents, who I just travelled around five zombie-infested states looking for, are here and alive by some crazy miracle. Abby and Megan are standing behind them, beaming at me, with a couple people I don’t recognize, but one I do—Sargent Regg from Camp Freedom. Ryan is smiling down at me, and Silas is looking uncomfortable with all the emotions, and I feel my heart swell with love for them all. This is more than I ever expected I would find when I reached the cabin.

“How…?” I gasp, and my parents move back a little to give me some breathing room, though they both still keep their arms wrapped around me. “How are you here—and what is up with that beard?” I demand, using the palm of my hand to rub the prickly thing on my Dad’s face.

Dad bursts out laughing as he wipes his tears away with his sleeve. “That is a long story, my girl,” he tells me with a soft smile as he reaches up and tousles my hair like I’m a little girl again. “I’ll tell it to you too, just as soon as you tell me all about yours,” he promises, and I grin.

“Deal.” I reply, sticking out my hand so we can shake on it.

Coming Summer 2016