Point Of Profusion: A Post-Apocalyptic Epidemic Survival (The Morgan Strain Series Book 5) by Max Lockwood

Author:Max Lockwood [Lockwood, Max]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

“How long have you been here?” Bobby Dean asked Melissa as she tried a few different keys in the padlock.

“Less than a minute,” she replied without looking up from the lock. “After you guys were taken away, I crawled out of the attic and followed you on the motorcycle. I’ve been outside waiting in the bushes for the right time to barge in, but I thought I heard screams. I found an unlocked door by a janitor’s office and it led me straight here. I heard you two talking and knew that this had to be where you were locked up.”

“Where’d you find the keys?” Bethany asked.

“They were hanging on the doorknob. Where are the other two?”

Bethany and Bobby Dean looked at each other. They didn’t have a good answer for that question.

“Alec got shot in the shoulder before we even left the house,” Bethany said. “They took him somewhere to get patched up. The guy in charge of the militia wanted him alive.”

Melissa nodded. “Well, that’s somewhat promising. Where’s Elaina?”

Bobby Dean shrugged. “She was in the cage with us, but they took her for some reason. They wouldn’t tell us what was going on here, but they took a blood sample right away. We think that they might be doing experiments on her because she’s immune to the virus.”

Melissa finally found the right key for the lock, freeing the other two. Bobby Dean looked overjoyed to see her. Bethany looked like she had seen a ghost. Melissa would have taken some joy in their reactions if they weren’t in such a serious situation. With any luck, there would be time for gloating later. Melissa had come to save the day again. This time, she would receive recognition for it, even if she had to force it out of them.

She hoped she wouldn’t come to regret rescuing them. For a moment, as she held her breath and hid in the attic, she’d debated about coming down. The second she heard the commotion, her gut reaction was to crawl into the little hatch in the ceiling where old photographs and holiday decorations were stored. She heard the gunshots and the pleas for the soldiers to leave the others alone, but she did not come to their aid. As she watched the hoard of intruders march back out to their fleet of vehicles from the small circular window, she was thankful that she hadn’t tried to be a hero. There was no way an extra body could have overpowered the rest of the militia. She would have to find another way to be useful.

Even when the trucks took off, Melissa paused for a moment. As long as no one knew where she was, she was safe. She could stay and tend to the house. That way, if the other four managed to free themselves, they could return to their normal lives as if nothing had happened. That house was the greatest resource they had, and it would be a waste to abandon it.

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