by Garth Ono
She did. Why step out into the hallway just to walk five feet to her office? And what if she needed something in her office in the middle of the night? It was just more convenient to have that other door.
They passed into the living room, which also had a window overlooking downtown. It was an open concept, so the dining room and kitchen opened onto it. The kitchen cabinets were already installed, and the island was waiting to be placed and screwed down. The common bathroom was huge, as was her master bedroom. Well, huge compared to what she'd known all of her life. The master bath was small, but it was a private bath.
Both bedrooms overlooked the alley in back. Of course, they could see City Park and the recreational center, too. Good enough.
Finally, they took the last flight of stairs to the roof. Kate already had patio furniture up there. She had a grill, too. Johnny was waiting with hamburgers over the fire. There were three coolers full of drinks and more food.
She looked around, all tingly inside. And after everyone had their drink of choice in hand, Kate lifted her can of soda high.
"A toast to the town of Tennyson and the school district for putting me on retainer and making this all possible," she said. What she got from them would pay Morgan's salary, with a little left over for taxes. Kate already had plans for getting others to put her on retainer. "Cheers!"
They all drank. And then she sobered up, eyes burning, and lifted her drink again.
"And a toast and prayer for Daphne. She saved my life," she said. "May she find peace and happiness."
After taking a sip, Kate wandered away from the others. They started putting food out, laughing and joking. She walked around the edge of her new rooftop terrace, studying the nighttime town. And then she stopped at the corner overlooking the park. Jason's family home was completely gone and construction on the new home had begun.
"Time for me to rebuild, too," she whispered. "Maybe it's all going to work out after all. Those zombies aren't going to kill themselves."
THE END
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Lady Justice and the Zombie Apocalypse
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Stand and Deliver
Stone Cold Vengeance
Master of the City (Coming end of Oct 2016)
About Garth Ono:
He served 7 years in the US Army (11th ACR Blackhorse Regiment, 2nd Armored Division, and 8th Infantry Division, in that order) as a Cavalry Scout. After the Army he went back to school and had a wide variety of jobs, all in the electronics field, but now he is a full time writer. He shares his life with his wife and their two dogs.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
The End
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