The Black (The Black Trilogy Book 1) by J.M. Scarlett

Author:J.M. Scarlett [Scarlett, J.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Christina M. Cordisco
Published: 2019-04-27T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“What do you mean you can’t find her?” Arlington’s voice blasted through the med ward, ringing off the walls. Bertha stood there, looking ridiculously uncomfortable outside the north wing where a dozen nurses stood. He arrived no more than five minutes after Karma’s return, ranting and raving, demanding to speak to Dr Carter.

“I told you,” said Nurse Bertha, crossing her thick arms over her chest. “She’s gone.”

Arlington threw his hands up, causing a scene. “How is that possible? It’s a silo, not a maze! People just don’t . . . disappear!”

Nurse Bertha pursed her lips, prickling her mustache. “Your guess is better than mine, sir. The last anyone’s seen of her is with the outsider.”

His eyes narrowed. “The outsider, where is he?”

“He’s safe,” she said smugly. “I had him moved to the back room, away from the other patients.”

“I want her found,” Arlington seethed and stepped in closer. “And if you can’t do it, then I’ll find someone who can.”

“Yes, sir,” Nurse Bertha murmured and watched as he stormed away. Once he was gone, she grumbled to the others. “Party’s over everyone. You heard what the man said, let’s start looking—”

“Nurse Bertha!” came a shout. “Nurse Bertha come quick!” One of the orderlies came rushing down the hallway, red faced and panting. “I found something. You better come take a look.”

Not only Nurse Bertha, but just about every nurse in the med ward followed the orderly into an empty patient’s room, a few doors down from Dr Carter’s office. Unlike the doctor’s bunker, the room was intact, nothing appeared to be amiss, other than one—glops of dark brown gunk covered the floor.

“I heard the shower running,” said the orderly. “I came in to check it out, and this is what I found.”

Nurse Bertha snagged a pen out of the orderly’s front pocket and used it to pick up the soppy muck. Karma squeezed her way to the front, stealing a peek at the spongy mass hanging from the end of the pen.

“It looks like a dead rat,” someone said.

“Or a tarantula,” said another.

“It’s hair,” Bertha muttered, standing to her feet, her face creased with worry. She turned to the orderly. “You see anyone come in or out of this room?”

He shook his head. “No ma’am. No one.”

The wrinkles around her eyes deepened. “I want an entire search of the med ward, every room, every crevice checked. And if you find any more of these,” she raised the glop of hair, “notify me immediately. If Dr Carter’s here, we better find her. Quickly. And no one say a word to Arlington. Not until we know what happened to her.”

Every nurse, every trainee was called upon, and the rest of the day was spent searching for Dr Carter, but despite their efforts, she was nowhere to be found. Everyone was stumped, especially Karma. This wasn’t like Dr Carter. Not only was it out of her character to disappear without a word, but where could she have gone? She had to be

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