Apotheosis: Stories of Human Survival After the Rise of the Elder Gods by Jason Andrew

Author:Jason Andrew [Andrew, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Anthologies, Horror, Kindle
Amazon: B0164GY37E
Publisher: Simian Publishing
Published: 2015-10-01T22:00:00+00:00

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“We’re going to have to stop soon, love. If we fill up, we should make it the rest of the way. Once we talk to Trina, we’ll know where we can go to hide. Start over, far from the Mi’go and their harvests.” Ben knew he was trying to convince himself but still he said the words. The worry and fear was almost tangible inside the cab of the truck. Blissfully ignorant of the danger, Alexandra lay sleeping in the back seat her using her arm for a pillow. His mind continued to whirl through possible plans, categorizing each scenario and trying to find solutions. Escape, medical attention, and long-term safety. Every moment, the seconds became more and more vital, but never as important as escaping those hunting them already.

The truck stop was all but deserted, which suited them. They’d finally had to stop to refuel, but this would be the last time before they reached Trina’s home. From there, they’d learn the route to take and flee deep into the wilder places, where people could hide from the insectoid aliens known as the Mi’go and their Harvest. Catherine had used the restroom while Lexy continued to doze in the car. The slamming of the truck door drowned out the sound of the shot, but it could not disguise the shattering window glass. They hadn’t shot to kill. The sadistic bastards hunting them counted on a husband’s desire to save his wife to make him stop and find medical attention for her. It would have worked, had Catherine not choked back the scream of pain to yell for her husband to go. While she clutched her bleeding shoulder and sobbed in agony, Ben violently pressed the pedal to the floor. The tires screeched against the asphalt to the accompaniment of more shots as the bounty hunter that had tracked them this far realized they had no intention of stopping.

“Lexy, it will be okay. I promise. Mommy got hurt, but we’ll fix it. Everything is going to be fine. Why don’t you get your tablet and watch some shows or play a game. We’ll be there soon.” Ben hoped she couldn’t hear the lies in his voice, but it was all he had to give her. Despair had overgrown hope and fear was not far behind.

“Cat, put pressure on it. Hold tight. I know it hurts love, but we can’t stop or he’ll catch us.”

“I know, just drive. I’ll hold on.” She tried to smile at her husband, but even she knew it was more a grimace than a comfort. She lied to him anyway, having spent enough time as the wife of a doctor to know that the bullet had passed through her shoulder, and the amount of blood leaking from it even still sentenced her to death, even if they headed straight to the nearest hospital.

Cat died less than ten minutes later. The blood loss eased her from consciousness into a sleep that turned final moments after.

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