Read Tonight The World Dies for Free Online

I had the right words to answer.
    “The way I see it, they could still be people. They probably are, in fact. I never had a problem with violent criminals being put down, and life is too damned short already without giving these things a better chance to eat me.”
    “So, you’re back to having fun picking them off one by one in as many creative ways as possible?” Billie asked.
    “I’m not back to that level just yet, but I’m not going to let it bother me anymore.” The line on my pole tugged and I tugged back, reeling it in. “I got an ear,”
    “I think I got a scalp,” Dean said, reeling in a hairy looking clump of grey flesh.
    “Tongue,” Sully said. There was a meaty-looking black thing on his hook.
    “Whoa,” Billie said, fighting with her pole.
    We watched as a decayed zombie head slowly bobbed into view.
    “Nice!” We said, high fiving her.
    Despite any past feelings, zombie fishing was always fun.
     
     
     
    Chapter six
     
    In the middle of nowhere, a few hours before dusk, Sully spotted the truly unexpected: a live person on the side of the road, gathering apples from a tree while two others stood watch, guns in hand. We pulled over and poked our heads out the windows.
    “Are you guys staying near here?” Billie asked.
    “We live in the house back there.” One of the men with guns said, pointing behind him.
    The woman with the apple basket spoke up “It will be dark soon, why don’t you all stay with us? We have plenty of room and food.” She smiled.
    Sully was hesitant. “You would do that for us?” He said.
    “Of course, these are hard times. Offering weary travelers such as yourselves a warm bed and home cooked food is the right thing to do.”
    I instantly wanted to say yes, but a year of seeing what humans were truly capable of made me question if they were really good people. The looks of kindness on their faces, and the air of wanting and excitement radiating from my friends told me I wouldn’t have much of a choice in the matter, not if I wanted them to be happy. It was hard not to give in, thinking of fresh food and a real house to stay the night in, even if we slept on the floor.
    “I’m sorry, but we just can’t,” I said at last.
    The woman seemed a little sad at my decline, and the air in the RV told me a revolt was again a possibility, but I just couldn’t say yes, not yet anyways.
    “Well, if you stay nearby, you’re welcome to stop by and talk, or maybe get a little food,” The woman said.
    “I thank you for that,” I said, knowing if I had it my way, we probably wouldn’t be face to face again. Ever.
    “So where are we going to go now?” Dean said, annoyed. “And why the hell aren’t we taking them up on their offer?”
    “Need I remind you about the base? And how about that little group a few months back, the ones who tried to kill us for our weapons?”
    There was a long pause, tension rolling off all of us like heat.
    “She’s right,” Sully said.
    “You’re always on her side,” Billie said, glowering at him. “I want hot food and a real bed.”
    “And I want to still be breathing tomorrow,” I growled.
    “She’s the voice of reason around here. She got us this far, didn’t she?”
    Billie stalked to the back of the RV, muttering. As she passed, I thought I heard her say “I hate when they’re right,” and “Smartass,”
    “Hey,” Sully said, poking his head out of the window again. “Is anyone using that field on the other side of the road?”
    One of the men gave a muffled “No,” and something else I couldn’t hear.
    When Sully closed the window, he told Dean to drive up a few yard and take the driveway to our left so we could pull onto the field and bypass the ditch between it and the road.
    “What’s up?” I asked.
    “Apparently, they- that is, the family that owns the farm those people are staying at- used to use that field for grazing, but they haven’t used it for a while now, since it’s not as protected as the