Escaping Darkness (Book 4): The Fallout by Richards E.S. & Kraus Mike

Author:Richards, E.S. & Kraus, Mike [Richards, E.S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Thriller
Publisher: Muonic Press Inc
Published: 2019-11-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Deb, Stuart, Ethan, and Miles stood around the grave silently, their heads hung low as they each whispered their own goodbyes. They had known this day would happen for some time now, even though none of them were prepared for it. Even after watching Doctor Reeves and everyone else die, they had still had faith that Billy would pull through. Now that faith was lost. Billy was dead and the four of them were the only survivors remaining in Tanner.

Walking back inside, Deb ushered Corker back and away from the door. The small dog wasn’t allowed outside anymore, the dirty snowfall—as they had come to call it—too heavy and there being no way to protect the little dog from it. None of them were even sure if it was just snow or not. They were certain ash and dirt were mixed into it on some level and that it was toxic, but without Mia and Jorge, they didn’t have any way of knowing how deadly it really was. As a result, they all chose to err on the side of caution and just avoided going outside at all costs. Now it seemed the only time they left the house was to dig another grave.

After Patrick and Allie had left, the group had done their best to make the final few days as easy as possible for Doctor Reeves and the couple of others who still lived in Tanner. The doctor was helpful, telling them what to do to ease the pain for each of them, although ultimately, they all knew there was nothing that could prolong their lives. Everyone from Tanner had died one way or another and now the place felt empty and strange to those who remained. A part of Deb wished they had all left with Patrick, though she knew Seattle was likely no different. Wherever you went now was a toss-up—no guarantee of an easy life anywhere.

“Miles—wait!” Ethan called after his son as the young boy stomped up the stairs to the room he had claimed as his own. Over the last twenty-four hours, Miles had struggled to come to terms with the fact Billy was dying. They had done everything they could for the boy, whose lungs were just too badly damaged to recover. Doctor Reeves had given him the gift of a few more days—that was it. Tanner seemed to be cursed in some way, no one able to escape the lure of death that camped there.

“Let him go,” Deb said to Ethan, aware of what Miles was afraid of. He was frightened he would die too, truly believing that the town was cursed. “He’ll come around in time.”

Ethan sank down onto the couch with a sigh, his body sagging into the material and almost molding to it. He spent most of his time there now, snuggled into the fabric in front of the fire. A solid chill was settling across Tanner, growing more intense with each passing day. It made digging graves increasingly hard work, the ground solid and unyielding.

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