The Becoming by Meigs Jessica

Author:Meigs, Jessica [Meigs, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: survival, romero, permuted press, postapocalyptic, plague, zombies, outbreak, living dead, 28 days later, apocalypse, relentless, change
Publisher: Permuted Press
Published: 2011-11-19T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Ethan sat at the wooden table in the dark kitchen, fists clenched on the surface before him. His green eyes stared vacantly across the room as he tried to contain his anger. It was irrational, really, how enraged he was at Cade. Ethan had thought that Cade, of all people still breathing, would have understood. He had thought that she would push the issue, that she wouldn’t allow him to go alone. He had thought that he could rely on Cade to do what he needed her to do.

Instead, when Ethan had pushed, Cade had only pushed back. And then she had chosen three virtual strangers over the man who’d been her best friend for seven years. It blew Ethan’s mind when Cade stood there with her arms crossed, when she stared him down and said, her voice calm but edged with anger, a simple “No.”

But her refusal hadn’t changed Ethan’s mind. Not in the slightest. Now, more than ever, he was determined to get back to Memphis, to search for his wife and find out, once and for all, exactly what had happened to her when everything had fallen apart the month before. He at least owed her that much.

Ethan was still mulling this over when the kitchen door swung open and Brandt strode into the room. Ethan fought the urge to roll his eyes as Brandt walked right up to him and leaned over. He placed the knuckles of both hands on the table’s scratched surface and got as close to Ethan as he dared. “What do you want, Brandt?” Ethan asked impatiently. He didn’t have time for Brandt’s show of machismo. He had more important things to do now that he could feel his nerves easing off of their anger. He had supplies to pack and routes to plan, and he didn’t have space in his day planner for Brandt’s temper.

“What did you do to Cade?” Brandt asked. He kept his voice level and quiet, though Ethan could tell that it took some effort for him to do so. Ethan glanced toward the closed kitchen door, behind which the two men—the two strangers—still presumably remained.

“Did you leave them alone out there?” Ethan demanded.

“So what if I did?”

“They could be, I don’t know, robbing us fucking blind of all our supplies while you’re in here picking a fight!” Ethan snapped. He rose half out of his chair as he spoke, his hands braced against the table between them.

“And what purpose would it serve them to take weapons and gear they can’t even use or carry?” Brandt replied. He shook his head as he stood up across from Ethan. “They want to stay, and they’re staying if I have anything to say about it. They could be useful, especially Theo. He’s a paramedic, for Christ’s sake. And you never answered my question,” Brandt added, switching gears.

“What question?” Ethan asked. He sat back down heavily in his chair and balled his hands into fists again. He was stalling, and he was well aware of it.

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