Wake To The Dead by Dean Mitchell

Author:Dean Mitchell [Mitchell, Dean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Published: 2022-01-11T05:00:00+00:00

17

The Empty Mirror

Sarah was standing in front of her bedroom window when she heard him approach, staring blankly out at the world beyond the warehouse. She wasn’t looking at anything in particular, or having any deep thoughts. She was just staring for the sake of staring. Her mind was empty.

He made a sound from the doorway like he was trying to clear his throat, letting her know he was there, watching.

“I’m not going to jump,” she said calmly, without turning around, “If that’s what you’re worried about.”

“Glad to hear it,” Father Gordon replied in a kindly voice. “You would most certainly be missed.”

Sarah folded her arms on her chest and continued staring. Only this time, she shifted her gaze to catch his reflection in the window. “I’m not angry,” she said, calmly. “I just want to know why you stole them.”

Father Gordon took a couple of slow, careful steps into the bedroom, as if he was walking a tightrope. “Stole what?” he asked.

Sarah took a deep breath through her nose, then let it out slowly.

I’m not angry. I’m not sad. Everything is just fine.

“The pills, Mr Preacher.” She raised her eyebrows and smiled at him, now that their eyes had met in the window’s reflection. “You took the box of medicine from the drawer of my bedside table, and I want to know why?”

Father Gordon looked down at the floor and fiddled with the sleeve of his robe. “I – I – S–SMELLY ASSHOLE – PISS ON THE ASSHOLE!”

The priest patted his left arm and shook his head repeatedly, trying to shake off his sudden outburst. Once he had calmed himself, he timidly raised his eyes to the window again. “I took them because I wanted to make sure that it was the right medication for your pain.”

Fumbling through his robe pocket, Father Gordon pulled out the slightly damaged box of pills. He opened the box and retrieved the foil packet from inside, then held it up to show her. “As it turns out, these pills don’t belong in this box at all. This is not pain medication, but something else entirely. See, the foil packet is yellow, and the names don’t match up either.”

Sarah turned around to face him, unfolding her arms. She looked at the packet the preacher was holding up in his hand, then stepped closer to inspect it.

Father Gordon took a step away from her, keeping enough distance to make sure she couldn’t grab them.

“I’m not going to take them from you,” said Sarah, tilting her head and smiling politely. “What does the name say on the inside packet?”

The priest shrugged helplessly. “I’ve never seen it before, and I can’t pronounce it, but I think it’s some kind of strong anti-depressant. It doesn’t even look like it was made in a pharmacy. All the printing is uneven, and there is no use-by date on it.”

Sarah nodded. “I see.”

She knew that Father Gordon wouldn’t have taken those pills unless Marcus had instructed him to do it. She

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