The Chasing Series Box Set [Books 1-3] by Hamrick R M

Author:Hamrick, R M [Hamrick, R M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2018-09-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine:

Captured

A thousand thoughts flashed through Satomi’s mind as she was ushered out of the forest. Dennis. Was that a trick? No, the current fear in his eyes was real. The infected were directing his movements as much as hers. He needed treatment or he’d turn soon. Ryder. Someone would need to take out her chest tube in a couple of days. Would she be back in time? A jab in the back of her ribs to move her along discouraged that thought.

Dark smoke began to waft through the air - vinyl, rubber, plastic, and something salty-sweet. The doctor in Satomi winced at the fumes, followed by her stomach. It smelled awful. Satomi could feel her lungs gathering goop. What was the point of creating such poor conditions? The small fireball was now visible, a car up near the front. A circle of people gathered near. Gruff men walked alongside gruffer sick.

At the top of the circle stood two matching green and white striped lawn chairs. Jack, she presumed, sat in one and Jill took her spot next to him. Satomi was placed in the middle of the circle. Dennis was on his knees, whimpering and talking to himself.

“She’s a doctor AND a scientist. How did we ever get so lucky?” asked Jill of Jack.

“I know a few things,” lied Satomi.

“You know more than a few. We saw you in action. You were the one that pulled the leader into the medical office. And sounds like you’re the one who treated Dennis,” said Jack.

“I’m sorry I tried to run,” cut in Dennis.

A laugh. “Didn’t you think all of us gone was a bit convenient?” Jack suggested.

A setup. For her?

“‘Fess up,” Jill said turning back to her. “You came because you wanted to get a closer look at our... creations.” She had a smile on her face, but it did not extend to her eyes. She flicked her long blond braid.

“They are presenting with some peculiar symptoms. Would you like me to treat them?” asked Satomi, impressing herself with her audacity.

The entire circle of people burst into laughter. Even the car seemed to spark a little more in response. The green paint melted and peeled along the edges. Thick billows of blackness escaped the broken windows and all the seams.

“No... we don’t want you to treat them. They are quite excellent the way they are.”

“So, you did it on purpose?”

“On purpose would be a little inaccurate.”

“Were you trying to cure them?”

“Call it a byproduct. We did. Now we call them soldiers. You’ll be making more of them. I guess we need your help, less as a doctor - more as a scientist.”

Satomi said nothing. More than a doctor, she was a scientist. And they wanted her to make more of these sick people?

“But for now, please show our guest - uh, what’s your name?”

“Satomi.”

Jack and Jill and the rest of them looked at her with judgmental eyes. She imagined that they were considering her name hard to pronounce. Satomi didn’t offer a shortened version, Americanized version, or a nickname.

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