Sleepers (Book 5) by Druga Jacqueline

Author:Druga, Jacqueline [Druga, Jacqueline]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: dystopia, after the rapture, end of world, what is a sleeper, Post Apocalyptic, virus, plague, different zombie fiction, apocalypse, Time Travel
Publisher: Permuted Press
Published: 2015-04-28T04:00:00+00:00

21. Sonny

Bill Blains had just walked over to me, told me to take a break and enjoy my family. My first inkling was to get Alex or to tease him that I was going over to hang out with the kids.

No sooner had I walked over to Alex, than I heard the familiar and frightening surge of power. It didn’t quite register until Alex screamed a heart wrenching, “No!” He shot by me in a blur, his feet pounding the ground.

“Shut down the fence! Shut down the goddamn fence!” Alex yelled as he ran.

The fence wasn’t supposed to be on!

I raised my radio and shouted into it, “Deactivate the fence!” as I took off after Alex.

It never did register that it was a serious incident and that someone was actually hurt. It should have. Little did I know I was about to cave in emotionally so much that I had no reaction at all.

I wasn’t far behind Alex and I before I even arrived with him, I felt it and saw it.

Mera gurgled out this cry that was deep and chesty as she dropped to her knees.

Danny’s hands went to his head and he was turning in circles crying out.

Voices meshed together.

“Get Javier!”

“Levi!”

“Michael! Someone find Michael!”

Then I saw Jessie.

No.

I, too, dropped to my knees right by Mera.

“Everyone get back!” Alex screamed and rolled Jessie over. “Someone get Ed some help.”

Ed was lifeless as well.

Frantically, with a groan seeping from his chest, Alex felt Jessie for a pulse.

“No, baby, no. Jess,” Alex pleaded. “Jess!”

There was no response.

Immediately, Alex focused on saving her, on bringing her back. It was apparent the second he began CPR that Jessie wasn’t breathing. She didn’t have a heartbeat.

Bonnie arrived like everyone else. She screamed. I heard her, yet didn’t see her. I was too busy watching Alex. He’d breathe into her, then do compressions.

Mera grabbed my hand while Danny sobbed, cries of anguish and confusion.

I wanted to scream.

Alex worked on Jessie diligently and I kept thinking, Where is the AED? Where’s Javier? Levi? Anyone?

Others were working on Ed.

I was confident in Alex. No one with that much hope, passion and emotions would fail … could fail.

Michael finally arrived. “Someone get the children out of here! Now!” he ordered. Then he grabbed on to Mera. Her hand slipped from mine as she fell into his arms.

I hoped that Michael was pulling in some favors. I don’t think there was a person standing around watching Alex that wasn’t praying.

Alex stopped. “Sweetie, please,” he begged.

Then Jessie coughed and gasped. I swear every ounce of my breath escaped me at that moment.

Alex sat back, his head hung low in relief. Battle fought and battle won.

Jessie opened her eyes and Mera scurried to her.

“Baby, baby are you ok?” Mera grabbed her hand. “Mommy loves you so much.”

“Mommy,” Jessie whispered, staring at Mera, and then Jessie had this odd, peaceful smile. “Daddy’s here. Daddy’s here for me.”

Her smile stayed, yet her eyes closed, and her head slumped to the side.

“No!” Mera screamed.

“Oh, God.

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