The Survivalistas

**** “Do you really think this is a good idea?” Lyric asked tossing a hand into the pit. “I mean can't we just bury them and call it a day.” Indie shook her head tugging a corpse to the end of the tailgate. “They might contaminated the ground water.” “Isn't that why we drove them all the way down here?” “Yeah, but also so the smoke doesn't draw attention to us.” Marcus replied, heaving one of the bodies into the pit. Lyric frowned behind her handkerchief, she didn't like this. When they had first talked about burning the bodies she was against it because the smoke would let people, most likely the hillbillies from Big Moose, know where they where. Ryan's solution was to drive them several miles to a field, dig a pit, toss the bodies in, fire it up and take off. They had agreed, this would be the best way to avoid being located and setting everything on fire. Lyric just hoped they were right that the pit and recent rain would be enough to keep from starting a forest...

**** Pop! Pop! Pop! Lyric groggily opened her eyes, who the fuck was setting off fire crackers at this hour. The sound came again and it finally registered as gun fire. A light from outside illuminated the windows, and she rolled off the bed crawling to look out the blinds. A group of zombies milled in the yard slowly making an advance on the house. Lyric counted ten, four unmoving on the ground and six still shuffling toward the house. As she watch another two slumped to the ground, another zombie fell over a body and before it could fully right itself it flopped unmoving. Behind her there was a groan and Lyric swung around still crouched on the floor. Indie sat up in the bed, “What the heck is going on? What's that noise?” “Shh,” Lyric hissed and waved her over, turning back to peer out the window. Three more zombies had stumbled into the yard. Indie crouched beside her looking out the window. “Damn it. Look at them all, where'd they come from. I didn't see hardly any i...

Chapter 5 “It's right up here on the left.” Lyric pointed to the drive way with a Wrangler and pick up parked in it. As they pulled in a guy stepped out of the barn and walked toward them. When he got closer Lyric recognized him as her cousin Indiana's friend Ryan. The three of them had played together as kids, when she'd visited during summers but she hadn't seen him in person in year. Sure they were Facebook friends but that didn't mean anything. Hoping he would recognized her she slipped out of the jeep gesturing for the guys to stay put as she did. A screen door slammed as she rounded the front of the vehicle, stopping her in her tracks. On the front porch stood a Susie Indiana's best-friend, and a guy in his teens holding a shotgun. “Holy shit! Lyric!” Her attention swung back to Ryan who smiled, jogging toward her. “Hey Ryan, I didn't think anyone would be here. I thought you'd be at the school.” He grimaced, his face fell and she knew somethi...