War for Earth- The Complete Trilogy by J Thorn & Zach Bohannon

Author:J Thorn & Zach Bohannon [Thorn, J & Bohannon, Zach]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Molten Universe Media
Published: 2019-05-17T06:00:00+00:00

17

Dusk came, and it brought with it a slight chill. Reno shivered once, then tried to ignore the feeling. He wanted to keep Sergeant Matthews as comfortable as he could, and even though he knew the prideful soldier would never complain, Reno understood that he was hurting, lying in the tall grass with the injuries he’d sustained.

“We can’t keep him here much longer,” Reno said. “He needs real medical attention.”

“What do we do besides wait for someone else to come by?” John asked. “You think it’s safe to venture out in the dark?”

“I don’t think it’s safe anywhere, at any time. We just gotta hope someone is traveling the highway and not getting blown up by those lasers.” Reno stood and patted down the front of his pants. “Stay here.”

“Where are you going?”

“I’m going to walk up to the road. Stick around and keep the sergeant awake, keep his mind off his pain.”

Reno pushed through the trees and then climbed up the embankment to the shoulder of the highway. He stayed low, casting furtive glances into the darkening sky but not seeing any pulsing lights or polished metal.

The transport was nothing but a charred corpse, the men who’d died inside having been unintentionally cremated, as well. The smell of diesel and sickly-sweet burned flesh forced Reno to put his arm over his nose.

Looking both ways, Reno saw no movement, human or otherwise. Where were they supposed to take Matthews, and how would they get him there? Reno thought of Maya. She would have been able to get them out of the situation by hot-wiring one of the vehicles that had survived the blasts from the alien ship. He pictured her face and her warm smile.

He looked out at the still highway. “I hope you’re okay out there, and that you’ve found your kids. See you again soon, God willing.”

“Reno!”

He spun around. John’s voice had come from the woods.

“Come quick!”

Reno stumbled down the hill, ignoring the twinge in his ankle. Surprisingly, the strain had seemed to settle into a low-level ache which didn’t bother him unless he thought about it. Reno pushed through the low-hanging Magnolia trees, their scent a welcome distraction from the reek of death left on the highway. He stopped at the bottom of the embankment and looked at John, who was standing over Matthews. The soldier lay on his back, his body convulsing and his eyes rolled back in his head.

“I don’t know what happened. He just started doing this.”

Reno kneeled next to Matthews. Blood trickled from the corners of the sergeant’s mouth.

“Shit.”

“What?” John asked.

Matthews clutched at his stomach, squirming and writhing on the ground.

“Probably internal bleeding,” Reno said. “Blunt force trauma from the accident.”

“Shit. Tell me what I can do to help.”

The man on the ground shuddered, his eyes shooting open as if he’d been electrocuted.

Reno stared into Matthews’ bloodshot eyes, then glanced back at John. He shook his head. John sighed, but Matthews spoke before Reno could say anything.

“I-I need to...”

“Don’t try to talk,” Reno said.

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