Flotsam & Jetsam (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #0.2)

New York Times bestselling author Carrie Ryan returns to the terrifying world of the Forest of Hands and Teeth with the short story, "Flotsam & Jetsam." When the zombie outbreak erupts on their ship during their senior cruise, two friends escape in a life raft only to find themselves adrift in an endless ocean with no rescue in sight. What’s worse: one of them is infected.

Note: this 5,000 word short story was originally published in the anthology The Living Dead 2 edited by John Joseph Adams.