Wild-Eyed Southern Boyz by Richard R. Rose

Author:Richard R. Rose [Rose, Richard R. & Rose, Richard R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-08-20T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

Oak Ridge, TN

Rachael slowly regained her composure but was still horrified by the sight of the bloody gore that sat in front of her. The mutilated bodies of the victims lay in pieces, oozing thick, dark red blood. The smell of blood and exposed organs triggered Rachael’s gag reflex, causing her to dry heave, but nothing came out. She would have preferred to vomit and provide some relief to her souring stomach. She had seen some slightly graphic sights working on animal cadavers in school and during her travels, but nothing compared to this. She had never seen anyone she knew, even if only for very briefly, alive one moment and dead the next.

Rachael’s mind raced to some of the stories her father had told her about what he had seen in combat on the few occasions he was willing to talk about it. She understood now how this must have affected him mentally and how it had taken a physical toll on his heart. Her hope had been to never have to see such things as the grim reality just a few feet away. She knew the images of what she had just seen would be permanently imprinted in her memory like a photo she couldn’t throw away. The fact that this had all been done by a mutated mythical beast from Hell only added to the trauma. She turned her head away from the gruesome gorefest and saw Hunter kneeling by Tony and talking into his radio.

“Security Control, I need a medic down here ASAP!” Hunter said into his radio. “I have one casualty, unconscious, with four lacerations from the chest to the upper abdomen. Patient is unresponsive but breathing. Bleeding is under control.”

“10-4, Security Team Bravo is en route with a paramedic,” Security Control responded. “ETA five minutes, over.”

Hunter looked up from Tony and noticed a security camera facing the hallway where the incident had taken place. “Bingo,” Hunter said to himself. “Security Control, one more thing. I need you to pull the recording from the security camera facing Detention Area One from 1500 hours to the current time. Send it to my secure email, over.”

“10-4,” Security Control replied.

Tony slowly opened his eyes with only the whites showing. He started moaning, which got Hunter’s attention. Hunter placed his hands on Tony’s shoulders and gently shook him.

“Hey, Tony. Are you with me, buddy?”

Tony opened his eyes and tried to sit up. “What happened? Where is everybody?!”

Hunter forced Tony back down and said, “Whoa, easy, Tony. You’re hurt, but I think your armor took the brunt of it. Just relax until the medic gets here.”

“Where’s the rest of the team?!” Tony asked, obviously frightened by what had happened.

“Don’t worry about it. Just lie still,” Hunter replied.

Tony grabbed Hunter by the shirt and forcefully pulled him closer. “Where is the rest of the fucking team?!”

Hunter pried Tony’s hand from his shirt with ease and spoke calmly. “They’re all gone, Tony. I’m sorry, man, but there is nothing we can do for them.

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