Before The Cure (Book 1): Before The Cure by Gould Deirdre

Author:Gould, Deirdre [Gould, Deirdre]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror | Infected
Published: 2020-04-16T04:00:00+00:00

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The phone’s trilling beeps seemed piercing in the silent pharmacy. “Find it,” hissed Shay, “it’ll attract everything in the area.” She raced toward the counter. Neil followed her, trotting down the long lines of neatly shelved bottles and boxes. She reached the work station desks and grabbed the phone. “I don’t know what you’re looking for,” she said into the receiver, “But I’m very sorry, this hospital’s not going to be able to help you. We’ve been quarantined. We’re trapped. Don’t call here, there are things chasing us, they’ll hear you.” She lay the receiver down beside the phone and they both waited to hear a pounding at the door. What they heard instead was another phone ringing. This one was mounted to the wall beside Neil. He fumbled as he picked it up, brought it to his ear, ready to repeat Shay’s explanation.

“Don’t hang up. I’m here to help you,” is what the woman’s voice said.

“Who is this?” asked Neil.

“Harlain Thomas. I’m working with local enforcement on the quarantine. I can help you.”

“Great. That’s— that’s the best news I’ve heard all day. Is Debbie okay? Our friend climbed out of the courtyard to talk to you. To ask for help. We heard the gunshots and thought she— well. It sounded awful to us. Were you using tranquilizer guns or something? Man, they sound just like the real thing. Well, not that I’d— I mean I’ve seen them on television but—”

“Son, son, calm down. Who am I speaking to?”

“Uh, oh. Right. My name’s Neil Newton. Listen, I’ve been trying to reach my mom and my daughter. And my friends are trying to reach their kids too, but we can’t—”

“Neil. One thing at a time, okay? I can see you’re in the pharmacy. And I assume your friend locked that door, is that correct?”

“Cody? Yeah. Yeah, he locked the door. How do you know where we are? And how did you know to call this number?”

Shay squinted at him, confused and alarmed.

“Your friend’s video. We’ve been tracking you for some time. For roughly three hours. We picked up your stream when you were in the cafe. Can you tell me how far Cody’s infection has progressed? Some things just don’t translate to the video. Has he been biting his nails at all?”

“Wait— if you’ve been watching us since the cafe— what happened to Debbie? You haven’t answered that. Where is she? Is she with you? Can we talk to her?”

“The woman who breached the quarantine?”

Neil rubbed his forehead in frustration. “Yeah. The woman who came out from under the truck. What happened to her?”

“I’m sorry, son. She didn’t make it. You have to under—”

“Don’t call me ‘son’. She only wanted to talk to you. To tell you what’s happening in here. You didn’t have to kill her.”

“The soldiers at the perimeter have been given orders to maintain the quarantine at all costs. They were told to give one warning and then—”

“We weren’t trying to break quaran—” Shay slapped a hand over his mouth.

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