Flash Series (Book 1): Infected by Gomez Jessica

Author:Gomez, Jessica [Gomez, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Infected
Publisher: Jessica Gomez
Published: 2015-03-20T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Over the next few days, we held the Infected in the pit, attempting to learn from it. This, however, was made hard due to the fact that we really didn’t want to let it out of the pit. Anytime we came near the damned thing, it would screech up at us, almost as if yelling obscenities. Its behavior was similar to the ones we’d seen; lost, trying to problem solve to fix its situation.

After we’d sit quietly for a while, it would calm down and begin looking around for something. Sometimes clawing at the side of the wall, almost as if it knew that was the way out, but couldn’t figure out how to begin the process of escape.

We didn’t feed it or give it water. At times, this seemed completely cruel, even if it had morphed into something that was no longer human because at one point it was, and taking basic needs away felt wrong. I couldn’t bring myself to go see it after a few days. Ian and Mason began to keep me informed as to its progress, or lack thereof.

On the tenth morning of keeping the Infected in the pit, I woke to scrambling around in the hall; loud voices coming from every direction. I glance up, looking toward the curtain as Ian stirred awake next to me.

“What’s going on?” He asked groggily.

“I don’t know. There’s a lot of commotion outside.” I glanced down to check on Azami, who was still fast asleep.

“Stay here. I’m gonna go check it out.”

“Find James too.” I told him as he slipped a shirt over his head.

He was about to open the curtain into the hall when it was ripped out of his hand. Mason was standing on the other side, out of breath and his eyes wide with fright. He stared at Ian for a moment, then looked to me and Azami. He visibly relaxed after taking us in.

“The Infected escaped the pit. Dustin left the damn thing unattended while he went to take a piss. It figured out how to climb out. This entire time it was randomly digging hand ledges in the side of the wall without us noticing. We thought there was no rhyme or reason to it. We just thought it too stupid to even consider that possibility.

“What?” I sat up fast, ready to spring up and grab Azami and run.

“Everything’s alright now. I wanted to make sure you three were safe.”

I smiled at him. Mason had become a good friend in the time we’d been here. “Thank you.” I patted Azami’s bottom.

“What’s going on with the Infected?” Ian asked. He was really pissed.

“Luke took care of it. He and some of the other guys are going to take it outside and burn it. The damned things smells so bad, like something died ten times and sat in the baking sun for a month. There’s something I needed to tell you guys though.” Mason came into the room and leaned against the wall, “When

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