Death Has Fallen: Freedom Rock Chronicles: Book 1 Read Online Free Page A

actually looked much more comfortable than my tablecloth bed on the red and white tile floor. Amanda had made her bed on the counter, and was using rolled up towels as a pillow.  Even with the dead hanging around I felt safe enough to sleep.  As my eyes closed the world around me was transferred to an earlier time.  I dreamt of the times playing videos games with friends.  One night stuck out to me.  Five of my closest friends were at my house and we were playing Days of Daggers.  It was a game we got from an independent developer.  The game itself was quite terrible, the draw came from doing what most would never have the chance to do.  All night we stayed awake playing, laughing, and talking.  I was fifteen at the time and even to this day I do not have a time that I have enjoyed more.
                  The mourning came and the dream world faded.  Everything that was once enjoyable was turned into this around me. Pain and suffering seemed to be the new common life characteristic everyone shared.  The thought of the death of our world brought a deep sadness and my tears began to swell.  Before I completely broke down I awoke Amanda then Caz.  They both awoke and when looking around I witnessed the sadness I myself experienced when waking.
     
    Chapter 4
                  Once we got past the sadness of our situation we began pulling the pieces of the plywood off the windows so we could see out.  The numbers had grown since last night and their interest in our location was apparent.  They may not have the intelligence of a normal human, but they were not completely ignorant to their surroundings. The more movement and noise we made inside the café, the more commotion there was outside.  Their sense of hearing seemed to be unaffected by the transformation.
                  We noticed that the majority of the dead were in the front out towards the street.  We thought it would be safest if we quietly left the back entrance. The back door was a large metal door with a dead bolt and boards nailed in for security. The boards were ripped off easily enough, it was time to exit.  We were all very skeptical about leaving the security which we found, but knew this simple Café could not hold the hordes off for long.  Slowly going first I exited the building.  At the end of the alley I saw a young man around the age of 15.  He was staring at the building in front of him seeming to be lost.  Luckily he had not heard us exiting the Café and I signaled for the other two to watch in the direction.  We moved slowly down the alleyway away from the undead.  My board was at the ready and Caz had his sledgehammer.  The last to exit was Amanda and as she did I noticed she had found a large cleaver.  Looking at the other two I thought it would be very useful if we obtained some firearms.
                  Not remembering any specific gun shops on the way through town I whispered to the other two telling them to keep their eyes open for a gun store or pawn shop.  As we slowly made our way down the alley avoiding anything that may be loud, the sun fell behind clouds giving us a break from the heat.  The darkness made it more difficult to see danger, but made us more difficult to see as well.
                  As we moved along the footsteps seemed to be all around us.  Making each of us terrified at the smallest sound.  We knew if one heard us and began coming our way the majority would follow.  Step by step we came closer to the end of the alley.  As we reached the end undetected there was a pawn shop across the street.  A few dead stood walking aimlessly close by.  I motioned my companions to stay close.  We turned from the alley onto the sidewalk keeping close to the buildings.  Moving slowly down the street directly towards the two dead men. 
                  We came closer to the pawn shop and began crossing the street.  Half way across I heard