Beast World by Will Hawthorne

Author:Will Hawthorne [Hawthorne, Will]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-09-20T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

‘Katie… I can’t believe you’re alive! How? When?’

Abby and our host embraced hard, their arms wrapped tightly around each other. I didn’t know who was happier to see who. Instead I directed my attention to lowering the gun that I realized was still tilted upwards.

Clicking the safety on and strapping it over my shoulder, I looked between the girls.

‘So…’ I started. ‘I’m guessing you two know each other?’

Abby pulled away and practically had tears in her eyes.

Then the host turned to look at me.

At first she was frowning, but then her expression turned to a hellish mix of terror and anger.

The host tore away from Abby. She pulled a pistol from the back of her jeans and pointed the barrel straight at me.

I moved for my M4, but-

‘Don’t reach for that gun,’ she said bluntly.

I paused mid-reach, then sighed and raised my hands.

‘God fucking damn it,’ I grunted, ‘is every woman in this fucking world going to point a gun at me?’

‘Katie, what are you doing?’ Abby said.

‘Who the hell is he?’

‘Trust me, he’s okay,’ Abby insisted. ‘He saved my life.’

‘He did?’ Katie asked, looking over at her. The host returned to glare at me, then slowly lowered her weapon. ‘Sorry,’ she continued. ‘I’ve been up here for more than a week listening to those things roam around down there. Any unfamiliar face and… Well, I’m sorry. I guess you were right – you can’t be too careful. I’m Katie.’

‘Charlie,’ I replied, shaking the hand she offered.

Now that I didn’t have a gun pointed at me, I finally got a look at the 21 year-old girl stood before me.

She was a little shorter compared to Abby’s tall, slim figure. She stood around 5”3, with brunette hair that fell across her shoulders that blended with her tanned skin. Her full lips pouted inquisitively as her large brown eyes stared back at me.

She was barefoot right now, with a pair of tight black jeans hugging her legs and an equally tight blouse gripping her busty figure, her primly held shoulders jutting her chest out, as well as her round behind.

Needless to say, Katie was stunning to behold.

‘How do you two know each other?’ I asked.

‘Katie’s one of my closest friends,’ Abby said. ‘We met our first week at the Hill.’

‘I can’t believe you’re alive,’ Katie smiled, hugging her again before turning to me. ‘Sorry about pointing a gun at you. It’s been a pretty long week.’

‘That’s okay,’ I nodded, resisting the urge to lose my temper – partly because I understood where she was coming from in doing it, and partly because of just how beautiful she was. I wasn’t going to pretend that that wasn’t the case. ‘Are you the only one up here?’

‘Yeah, it’s just me. Welcome to my… Humble little abode.’

The top floor maintenance block had been turned into its own private den, albeit not the kind that a wild animal would take shelter in.

Tables and chairs had been stacked either side of the door as a barricade ready to be put in place.

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