Out of the Earth: A Military Sci-Fi Series by Jake Bible

Author:Jake Bible [Bible, Jake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2022-03-21T16:00:00+00:00

Linder watches as Scoot paces back and forth along the broken sidewalk. The man’s eyes are looking at everything around the area except what he should be looking at.

“You sure I can’t have a sip of that water?” Linder asks, moving his body at an angle so Scoot doesn’t see the warm blood trickling down his wrists. “I’m really thirsty, buddy. Just one sip and I promise not to bug you anymore.”

“Shut up, Fed,” Scoot snaps. “I’m not going to talk to you and let you get inside my head.”

“Do you think FBI agents have superpowers or something?” Linder laughs. “I’m just a regular guy like you. I used to get up in the morning, put my clothes on, and go to work. Sure, I got to have a badge, but doesn’t make me any different than you. I had bills, I watched football, and I liked to go to the movies. Regular guy with a regular life.”

“That’s what all the Germans said after World War II,” Scoot replies.

“Wow, really?” Linder laughs. “I used to work bank robberies and missing persons, buddy. I wasn’t in charge of gassing people. This is the USA, not Nazi-occupied Europe. Huge difference, buddy.”

“Stop calling me buddy,” Scoot says.

“Fine...Scoot, is it?” Linder asks. “Come on, Scoot. All I need is one sip. My throat is killing me. Just one.”

Scoot looks over at the man secured to the porch railing and sighs. “I ain’t even supposed to be talking to you, man. Gil said I should gag you.”

“Give me one drink and then you can gag me. Deal?” Linder smiles. “This air is bad, Scoot. My throat feels like sandpaper.”

“At least the ash ain’t falling no more,” Scoot says as he looks up at the dark sky. “Gonna suck when it does start again though, ain’t it?”

“Yeah, Scoot, it is,” Linder nods. “That’s why a drink of water now would go a long way. That ash up there could start falling any second. When it does, I’d rather have a wet whistle than a dry tongue.”

Scoot frowns at Linder. “You talk weird sometimes, you know that? You don’t sound like a fed.”

“Really? What do I sound like?”

“I don’t know,” Scoot says. “Like this preacher guy my parents took me to when I was little. He was all nice and friendly, then he’d start talking and I’d get scared. But I got to have pop and cookies afterward.”

“I’d settle for just water,” Linder laughs. “Although soda and cookies would be pretty great right now, huh?” His shoulders slump and he coughs a little. “Come on, Scoot, just one little drink. Please. I can’t do anything to you when I’m tied up.”

Scoot watches Linder for a second, nods his head and walks over, his water bottle held out like a crucifix warding off a vampire.

“You’re gonna need to pour it into my mouth,” Linder says, turning his body some more so his back is almost all the way to Scoot. He looks over his shoulder and opens his mouth.

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