Infection by M. Lauryl Lewis

Author:M. Lauryl Lewis [Lewis, M. Lauryl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Published: 2018-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

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“Ellis, we’ve talked it over and think one of us should stay awake and keep watch. Braylen’s been awake for longer than me, so I’d be happy to take the first shift.”

“That’d be awesome. We had a rough night here with someone getting attacked outside. I should probably put Janet in the bedroom with Poppy.”

Folded clothes in hand, I walked past Ellis and frowned. “Not happening, no way, I’m not sleeping in that room.”

As I waked to the bathroom, I heard Ellis sigh behind me.

I knocked on the door lightly. She didn’t answer, so I knocked louder and waited for a moment.

“Janet?” I called out. Getting no reply, I knocked again. “Janet? You okay in there?”

When she still didn’t answer, I tried to turn the knob but found it locked, not surprisingly. I looked over my shoulder at the three men behind me. They were all watching with concern etched onto their faces. Matt took the initiative and crossed the short floor span in only a few strides. He slid up next to me and knocked on the door considerably louder than I had.

“Janet, open the goddamn door!” he commanded sternly.

I looked at him sideways. In turn, he looked at the other guys and nodded. They walked toward us without hesitating. I was closest to the bulkhead that ran perpendicular to the door and backed up as they crowded around.

“Janet!” yelled Matt.

“Kick it in,” instructed Ellis.

“Back up,” said Matt.

Braylen, Ellis, and I backed up to give Matt room. He took a stride back himself and prepared to kick the door.

“Wait!” I urged, causing Matt to stop. “The floor. Look.”

They all focused on the bottom of the door, where blood spread out in an eerie pool of deep crimson.

“Fuck!” yelled Matt as his boot struck the door.

Wood from the door jamb splintered outward from the force. My heart beating wildly, I rushed forward as the door swung inward. Pain shot through my arm, which I ignored. Janet lay nude in the half-full bathtub; one arm hung awkwardly over the edge while the other lay straight and palm-up on her lap. Both bled extensively from wounds that ran from wrist to elbow. A dirty pocket knife dropped from her left arm and onto the floor as tears streamed down her cheeks.

“Oh God, Janet!” I choked out, my voice shaky. “She’s still alive! Get me towels!” I shouted as I knelt beside the bathtub. “Janet, look at me. We’ve got you.”

The girl kept her eyes aimed forward. She didn’t blink, and her pupils began to dilate. Her skin was pale before, but quickly took on a hue of blue. Her throat contracted as she swallowed one last time. It seemed an eternity before someone placed a towel on my shoulder. I reached up and grabbed it with one hand and dropped it to the bloodied floor at my knees.

“It’s too late,” I said. “She’s gone.”

“Guys? Give me a minute with Poppy?” asked Ellis.

No one else spoke, but I heard their footfalls fade in the distance.

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