Nemesis: Inception by G. Michael Hopf

Author:G. Michael Hopf [Hopf, G. Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2015-09-23T06:00:00+00:00

Frank was alive but barely.

Lexi and Carey had tried to take him back to the bed, but he refused.

He knew his outcome before, but this time it wasn’t the cancer that was going to kill him. “To the beach, take me to the beach,” he softly said.

“Are you sure?” Lexi asked.

He nodded.

“Grab his legs,” Lexi ordered Carey.

They lifted, but his weight was too much for them.

“You’re too damn heavy,” Lexi exclaimed.

Frank’s head hung low and he said something unintelligible.

“I’m not sure how long I can carry him,” Carey complained.

“Just keep moving,” Lexi barked.

They slowly moved through the great room, only stopping briefly to open a large sliding door. With the same snail’s pace, they crossed the deck and down onto the beach.

“Where…where do you want us to place you?” Lexi asked.

Using what little strength he had, he lifted his head and pointed directly out in front of him.

The night sky was slightly illuminated by a full moon that was rising in the east. This helped them navigate across the beach towards the surf.

“It’s so much harder now,” Carey whined as each footfall melted into the sand.

“Almost there,” Lexi said, looking at a spot that was halfway in between the house and the water. “How’s this?” Lexi asked Frank.

“Good,” he replied.

They slowly lowered him down onto the cool sand and took seats to either side of him.

He coughed loudly and spit out a mouthful of blood.

Lexi suddenly felt sentimental about a man she had only just met. It seemed odd when she thought about it, but she couldn’t shake the feeling. She listened to his wheezing breath.

A chilled breeze cut through her, forming goose bumps on her arms.

Carey remained quiet and reflective too. She looked at the moon’s reflection as it danced on the shifting ocean. Her mind was filled with regret as she questioned her actions that directly caused the confrontation with Jessie and Oscar. Her intentions were always pure, but that didn’t matter if good intentions led to tragic things. She looked down at her hands, they were still trembling, and the reality of killing Jessie hadn’t quite sunk in. Her mind covered the details of her shooting Jessie and she found justification to do so, but that wasn’t her. She wasn’t the fighter her sister was, or was she? She had much to deliberate internally.

“Are you cold too?” Lexi whispered.

“Yeah,” Carey replied.

Frank was semiconscious and shifted ever so slightly when he heard Lexi talk.

Lexi touched Frank’s arm and found it cold. She wondered if it was because of the cool air or from a loss of blood.

“I’m going to run inside and get a blanket,” Lexi said. She stood up and quickly walked back to the house.

Inside, she found it as they had left it. Jessie’s and Oscar’s bodies were lying on the floor. What looked like gallons of blood spread from the kitchen to the great room. She paused and took in the scene before grabbing a thick faux fur throw that draped the back of the sectional.

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