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Dragon Guard
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The front door thudded open, and Ben couldn't stand it. He had to see what was going on. He snuck into the living room and peeked around the corner to the entry hall. The two zombies stumbled in through the open door, and the man, Lee, moved too fast for Ben to see. The first zombie fell, decapitated. The woman leapt at the second, two swords in her hands. A few quick swipes and it dropped headless next to the first on the tile floor. Lee slammed the door shut and the lady headed back towards Ben, who retreated to the kitchen.
Chapter1
Part 3
The front door thudded open, and Ben couldn't stand it. He had to see what was going on. He snuck into the living room and peeked around the corner to the entry hall. The two zombies stumbled in through the open door, and the man, Lee, moved too fast for Ben to see. The first zombie fell, decapitated. The woman leapt at the second, two swords in her hands. A few quick swipes and it dropped headless next to the first on the tile floor. Lee slammed the door shut and the lady headed back towards Ben, who retreated to the kitchen.
"Don't see that sort of
stuff everyday, do you?" the woman said as she walked in.
Did she know he'd been watching,
or had she meant zombies in general? His "No," wasn't a lie either
way.
"Sorry you had to get mixed
up in that. Let me get you to school. I wouldn't want you to be late on top of
everything else."
Ben nodded, not trusting his
voice enough even to mutter an "Okay," and followed her though a side
door in the kitchen which led to the garage. School wasn't too far away, just a
couple more blocks. Normally he'd have turned down a ride, but today he didn't
want to risk running into any more zombies. Or worse, if there was such a
thing.
A sporty red four-door and a big
blue SUV sat parked in the garage. She unlocked the four-door, and he climbed
in the passenger seat. As she backed out, she started talking as if nothing
weird had just happened.
"You can probably tell by
the mess in there that we just moved in. Today's our daughter's first day of
school. She'd usually be leaving by the time you showed up, but she wanted to
get there early to get a lay of the land, so to speak. We picked up her
schedule on Friday, but didn't have a chance to explore. What grade are you
in?"
"Tenth."
"Wonderful! A sophomore. So
is my daughter, Alexandria.
And I'm sorry, sweetie, I forgot to ask your name."
"Ben. Ben Phillips."
"So nice to meet you, Ben,
though I wish it'd been under better circumstances. I'm Cassandra Thomas, and
you met my husband, Leon. Maybe you'll meet Andi today."
"Yeah." He couldn't
think of anything to add to that.
Like most mornings, there was a
huge line getting into the parking lot, so he had Cassandra, Mrs. Thomas he
should probably call her, stop across the street. Before he got out, she put a
hand on his arm. "Ben, it might be best for all involved if you chose not
to mention what you saw this morning."
Somehow he managed to smile.
"I don't think anyone would believe me anyway."
"No, probably not,"
she said with a chuckle. "And if you see Andi, don't be afraid to go up to
her and say hi. I'm sure she could use a friend today. You'll know her when you
see her. She looks quite a bit like me except for her eyes and her hair color.
Those she got from her father."
Ben said he would and thanked
her for the ride, and she gave a wave as she drove off. He sighed and headed
for the crosswalk. At least all of that had taken his mind off his unfinished
math homework.
