The Salvation Plague | Book 1 |The Turning by Masters A.L

Author:Masters, A.L. [Masters, A.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Infected
Published: 2021-05-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Thunder Kiss ‘65

“That’s the worst idea that you could have possibly come up with.”

“Why?” she asked.

“Because splitting up is always a terrible idea.”

“So, how else are we going to get them out of here so we can go to the stadium?” She raised her eyebrows and chugged down a bottle of water. It was easy to get dehydrated, not only because of the heat and humidity, but because their minds were on other things.

“We could wait and see if they leave. Or we could sneak out,” he said.

“The doors are too loud to sneak out remember?”

She watched him frown as he considered all possible alternatives. There weren’t many that she could see. They couldn’t just leave. They had to get to the stadium to find his mother and sister. They couldn’t stay here long because they didn’t have much food and water, plus the longer they waited the more danger his family might be in. The stadium didn’t exactly look like a bustling refugee shelter. They had heavy doors though, so there was hope that they were still safe inside.

“It won’t take long. I know I can do it. I’m not scared,” she insisted, staring into his eyes. It was a lie. She was freaking terrified. She could do it though. “I’ll take the Cadillac and lead them off in the opposite direction, back where we came from. When I get them moving away, I’ll ditch it and run back this way.”

“I think I should be the one to do it,” Jared finally said.

“I can’t pull down the overhead doors. You could barely do it, remember? If you go, you’ll be leaving me here with wide open doors. Plus, when is the last time you sprinted a half-mile? Trust me, I’m fast enough to outrun them.” For a short time anyway.

He blew out a breath and rested his head on the back of the truck seat. “Okay, but if anything happens to you, I swear I will never let you make the plans again!”

“Deal. Okay, so I’ll move them back to the square. You stay here until I get back. Leave the overhead door cracked enough I can slide under quickly. Then, we’ll drive over to the stadium and hide the truck there somewhere. If we’re lucky, they’ll have guards at the doors to help us out if we get in trouble. Easy peasy.”

He stared at her. “How long will you be?”

“I don’t know for sure. The driving part will be faster of course. It’s a little under a mile, I think. Give me twenty minutes. Thirty to be safe…just in case I have to wait somewhere or hide.”

He rubbed his face. “This is such a bad idea.”

She drank part of an electrolyte drink, hoping it would help her speed a little, although it was a bit too late for that now.

“Don’t worry so much,” she said with a fake smile.

The Caddy had started on the first try. It had been lovingly rebuilt and had a full tank. It would do.

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