The Infected_Torn Apart_Book Six by Joseph Zuko

Author:Joseph Zuko [Zuko, Joseph]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-05T18:30:00+00:00

Brother Paul scratched at a dark red stain on his jeans. It occurred to him he couldn’t recall who’s blood it was. He had lost so many people that morning it was difficult to pinpoint when he received that exact douse of body fluid.

Which one of my friends could this be? Paul pondered as his thumbnail dug up a chunk of crust.

He made a mental note to himself: We will all need a fresh set of clothing.

That meant hitting a large clothing store sometime soon. Big stores were dangerous. People flocked to the shopping centers after the mess hit the fan. Most retailers were now overrun with infected. He breathed in a nose full of his own stink. The smell turned his empty stomach. Even though it was going to be risky, it had to be done. A gust of wind sent an even stronger whiff of body odor from him and the other passengers in the vehicle.

Sooner rather than later, Paul thought as he breathed through his mouth to keep himself from passing out.

The Hummer ride from the new church had been quiet. Paul glanced at the other passengers. Their expressions said it all. They had questions. He just wasn’t sure he had answers.

Lisa sat behind the wheel. She gnawed at her bottom lip and stared at Brother Paul in the rearview mirror.

Cooper sat next to her and nervously scratched at his neck between glances at Paul.

Alayna, the heavy machine gun operator, rode in the backseat next to Paul. She held an uncomfortable grin as she fiddled with a box full of fifty caliber shells.

Lisa could no longer hold it in and asked, “Doctor Lindsey Bryant was investigating this disease before we had to leave the church, correct?”

Paul nodded.

“Did she get very far with it?” Lisa weaved through a set of abandoned cars in the middle of the road.

The other passengers sat forward and listened intently.

Paul shifted in his seat as he struggled to generate an answer. “You would have to ask her for the details.”

It was painfully evident he failed to answer her question.

Paul set his rifle in his lap. “Are you sure you want to know? It has not eased my conscience.”

They waited eagerly for him to continue.

Paul cleared his throat. “According to the doctor, everyone is already infected. Have any of you witnessed someone dying from a car crash or some other accident and they still turned, even though they were never bit?”

They all shook their heads.

“Well, it is true.” Paul turned toward his window and watched the evergreens speed by in a blur. “I know you are thinking, how is that possible? The answer is, we will probably never know. Doctor Bryant is one of the top in her field, but without a proper facility, a full staff of experts and years to investigate the disease… I think you get the picture.”

Their expressions went blank, hopeless.

“I told you it would not help to know.”

Alayna’s eyes became glassy. “Do we have a plan? I mean is there any way to survive this?”

Paul reached for her hand.

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