And We All Fall (Book 1) by Michael Patrick Jr. Mahoney

Author:Michael Patrick Jr. Mahoney [Mahoney, Michael Patrick Jr.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Horror | Infected
Published: 2017-09-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

“Hey,” Gus said to his partner, Will, who sat in the passenger seat of the black windowless van. He reached over, slapped Will’s chest and pointed. “Look.”

They were parked along the curb in front of the scorched remnants of the Rally home with the engine off. The house was reduced to a pile of charred wood and exposed pipes still wet from the fire department’s hoses.

The van’s engine was still warm.

Both men were still wearing their white lab coats. They were there to monitor the neighborhood and secure any new residents that showed signs of the illness while they waited for other orders. The cage in the back of the van was empty.

For now.

“What?” Will asked, looking around, confused.

“Over there. It’s that reporter,” Gus replied as he pointed through the driver’s side window towards the news van parked across the street.

They watched Jewell, who was walking towards them with determination. Her camera guy was in the station’s van eating a sub.

“Shit.” Will reached inside his lab coat and pulled out a handgun.

“What are you doing?” Gus asked as he blocked Will’s hand from moving out of his suit.

“Taking care of her.”

“Put it away. You know the deal.”

“Cavanagh said eliminate her if she becomes a problem,” Will said as Jewell came closer. He couldn’t help but think about what she looked like naked. “Looks like a problem to me.”

“Maybe, but not here with the whole neighborhood watching.”

One neighbor was washing his car while another was mowing the grass. Kids were playing in the street.

“Let’s see what she wants first. No need to cause a scene unless it is absolutely necessary.”

“Fine.”

Will hesitantly placed the weapon back in its holster as Gus moved his hand away and then rolled the driver’s side window down to greet Jewell.

“Hi there,” Jewell said with a smile to Gus, who frowned.

“Hello. What can we do for you, ma’am?”

“Jewell Hill with Action 12 news. I mean CNN.”

“I know who you are.”

The way Gus said it gave her the creeps, but she continued. “I’m covering a story involving the man that lived in this house, before it was burned to the ground sometime last night.”

They all looked at it in unison and she continued without taking a breath. “Reverend Kenneth Rally. Who might you fellas be?”

“We are with the Centers for Disease Control.”

“Oh? How so?”

“Investigators.”

“What are you doing here?”

“Conducting a medical investigation, ma’am. Official business of the federal government.”

“A medical investigation on whom? Is someone sick here? Surely not in there,” Jewell said sarcastically as she pointed to the Rally home.

“What do you want, ma’am?”

“Do you happen to know who burned this house down, or why?”

“No, ma’am.”

“About an hour ago, that guy over there.” Jewell pointed to the man who was washing his car. “Told me a dark, unmarked van,” she said as she tapped her open palm against the exterior of the van a few times, “like this one, showed up here late yesterday and left a few minutes before the house burst into flames.”

No comment from the guys, she continued.

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