Contamination by Hayley Lawson

Contamination by Hayley Lawson

Author:Hayley Lawson [Lawson, Hayley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-18T16:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Dave looked at the mother, then up the street in the direction of the museum where he hoped his brother was. But he couldn’t leave the baby. Neither of them could.

Paige had already started to walk towards the woman and he quickly caught up.

As they drew closer, it was clear that the woman stood motionless and stared out into nothing.

Paige picked up their pace and in no time, they had reached them.

The baby was crying, but the mother was doing nothing.

“Hello,” she said, hoping to snap the lady her out of her zombie-like trance. It didn’t work. “Can I hold your baby? She’s beautiful.” Still, the mother didn’t respond.

She took the baby gently in her arms and rocked her to soothe her cries.

“Where does your mother live?”

The woman was completely non-responsive.

“Dave, we need to find her mother.”

He nodded. “I agree but how? I don’t have a clue where her mom lives.”

“Her phone would have the number in it.” Paige looked at the woman. She didn’t have a purse and there weren’t any pockets in her summer dress. “Damnit, her purse must be on the train. We’ll have to take them somewhere else—a medical center.”

Dave pulled out his phone. “Good idea! There’re loads around here. One second.” He zoomed in on the map and found one a block away from them. He raised his phone in the air, looking like a tour guide. “This way.”

Holding the baby, she followed him, then stopped. The mother hadn’t moved. She seemed stuck to the sidewalk, frozen by the virus. “Mmm…Dave, a little help here.”

He stopped, turned, and headed back. “It may as well be blocks away.” Then he grinned. “What’s your name?” he asked the woman, but she didn’t respond. “We’ll call you Rose, then, after the roses on your dress. We’re going for a little walk to get you some help.” He took Rose’s hand and led her forward. Unbelievably, she followed.

“We’ll call you Petal,” Paige told the baby in her arms, and she brushed down her hair and straightened her hair clip.

“Cute name, Night Girl.” Dave grinned.

“Thanks, School Boy.”

The group walked to the end of the block, and Dave let go of Rose’s hand. “We’re here.”

Rose carried on walking, so Dave jogged after her, took her hand, and led her back. “Another woman trying to get anyway from my charm.” He winked.

Paige couldn’t help but laugh. She held the door to the medical clinic open. A lot of people waited for the elevator.

Dave led Rose to the door. “Come on, Rose, let’s get you inside.”

On the wall was a large chart of all the offices in the building, Paige scanned this list. The clinic was on the fifth floor.

They joined the others waiting for the elevator. Finally, after people came and went in a seemingly endless stream, it was their turn.

The doors opened on a man and a woman. She had blood on her face, and his eyes were red from anger. “They won’t see you. They are sending the sick away,” he yelled as he led is infected wife out of the elevator.



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