HAYWIRE: A Pandemic Thriller (The F.A.S.T. Series Book 2) by Shane M Brown

Author:Shane M Brown [Brown, Shane M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-08-12T04:00:00+00:00

Justin hated hospitals.

They made him feel vulnerable.

And he didn’t like standing still, out in the open. So far, only running and hiding had kept them alive.

Maybe we should take the medical results somewhere more secure.

Justin kept looking over his shoulder, scanning the corridors, waiting for the first crashing sounds as a mob of insane lunatics charged through the hospital.

This place is a maze.

If a pack of crazies burst through the hospital doors, Justin couldn’t see the best way to escape.

It would be chaos.

Even with the Marines’ help, Justin knew they needed a path of flight if things turned bad. His mother was the most vulnerable. She needed to keep ahead of the crazies in a wheelchair.

Justin made up his mind.

I’m finding the fastest way out of here.

Elbow-deep in medical reports, his mother didn’t need him right now. Justin looked for the Marines. Craigson and Myers weren’t hovering over him now. They had taken up defensive positions around the lab.

What’s that?

Through a doorway he glimpsed something bright yellow.

Is that the life raft? It must be.

He went for a closer look. The half-deflated raft looked barely capable of floating, let alone saving someone’s life.

Justin flicked aside a piece of yellow plastic with his wrench, checking inside.

It’s empty.

But the room wasn’t.

Holy shit!

He raised his wrench instinctively, but didn’t need to strike.

The woman lay on a hospital bed.

Justin lowered his wrench. He’d become so attuned to anything human-shaped being hostile that simply the sight of an unexpected person sent him into fight-or-flight mode.

This situation called for neither.

The woman looked asleep. Maybe unconscious. Maybe even dead.

She wore a hospital gown.

This must be the woman they rescued.

Justen reached out and touched her ankle. She felt cold.

She’s dead too.

Beside her rested a tray filled with clothes and personal belongings.

This stuff will be important.

Justin lifted her phone. A sealed transparent bag protected the phone.

She put her phone in this bag to keep it dry on the life raft.

Justin unsealed the bag. The phone still felt dry. It wasn’t a smart phone, but it had a small camera.

How do I turn this on?

He found the button, then searched for the charger when the phone didn’t start.

It’s out of power. The charger isn’t here.

He opened the case back and removed the sim card and micro memory card. The phone wasn’t important. Justin knew his mother needed the data inside the phone. The sim card and memory chip would work with almost any phone. He sealed them back in the waterproof bag and checked Elizabeth’s tray of belongings again.

A dive watch. Some keys. A digital timer. What’s this?

A photo ID?

The wet ID had stuck to the bottom of the tray. Justin tipped out the tray. The digital timer and keys fell off the bench, but Justin only wanted the photo ID.

He wiped it on his shirt. This is important.

He knew that treating a disease often involved pinpointing its source. That meant identifying its earliest carrier.

He studied the plastic card.

Her name was Elizabeth Green. Dr. Elizabeth Green.

In the photo she had a healthy tan, straight blond hair and a pretty face.

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