The Next World (Book 3): Resurgence by Olah Jeff

Author:Olah, Jeff [Olah, Jeff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Infected
Published: 2019-08-20T04:00:00+00:00

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Devin Fletcher stood near the driver’s door and watched as the man who was behind the wheel, Kevin he thought, jogged away from the truck, the massive German Shepherd in his arms. The man moved out away from the others, laid the animal on a small patch of grass, and sprinted back to a bag that lay open near the corner of the building.

Devin dropped his own pack near the front wheel and turned toward the woman eight feet away. “I’m going to help that man, with the dog.”

She only turned toward him for a brief second, her eyes glazed over, tears beginning to form. She appeared to stare right through him, and didn’t speak. She wiped at her eyes and just turned back.

Devin assumed that the injured man was her husband, and although he thought he remembered her from nearly a year ago, he couldn’t recall her name. He thought it might have been Laura, or maybe Janet, but there wasn’t much else he could recall from the one and only time he had visited BXF Technologies. He was sure it was her, that they’d met, but for now it would have to remain a mystery.

“I’m sorry.”

Again, she didn’t respond or even seem to know he was there.

He stood on his toes, quickly checked the perimeter, and started toward the man now on his knees, hunched over the German Shepherd. And as Devin came alongside, Kevin was speaking under his breath, but stopped.

“You could use a hand.”

Kevin was cradling the dog’s hind leg and brushing aside the blood-soaked fur. He looked up at Devin and then quickly back at the animal. His eyes were the same as the woman’s, but behind them a deep level of focus. “Uh …”

“I can help.”

Kevin didn’t respond.

The dog let out a low whimper and gently pulled his leg away. Kevin ran his hand over the dog’s back and leaned forward to kiss him on the head. “You’re gonna be fine buddy, I promise.”

“Is there anything you need, you want me to take a look at it?”

Kevin again ran his hand over Zeus’s back and then down toward his injured leg. He paused a moment to see how the German Shepherd would react, and when Zeus only looked him over and laid his head on the grass, Kevin brushed aside the matted fur and leaned in close.

There was a second or two where Devin thought he saw an entry wound, the German Shepherd’s flesh peeled back and the tissue beneath, a scorched mess. However, as he bent at the waist and moved in closer, he was able to make out the fine details and separate reality from the images his mind was trying to piece together.

“He’s okay?”

Kevin released Zeus’s leg and rocked back, blowing out a long breath as he reached for a bottle of peroxide and a thick roll of gauze. “Yeah, just a scratch. He’ll be fine.”

Devin almost laughed. While it wasn’t a direct hit, and the bullet had only grazed the massive animal, it was far from a scratch.

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