Chapter 11

“No, honey, you’re completely safe here. Must have been something in the plague, you know, rendered us uninterested in girls. Now that it’s safe, can we take you home to your…people…or well, what can we do to help you?”

“I need my things! I’ve got my period!”

Burk winced. He looked at me. “Shall we all go walkies, Dad?”

Little prick, I thought, behind my fake smile.

“I can cook!” Mac said brightly. “And I don’t eat much. I could really be helpful.” She looked ready to cry. “I can’t stay at home. My family is all dead…and…I’m scared to be alone with them. What if they come back to life? What if it’s a zombie plague? What if those men who followed me come back?”