Massacre at Lonesome Ridge: A Zombie Western by Samantha Warren

Author:Samantha Warren [Warren, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-03-09T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Abby's shoulders shook as she sobbed into Doc Whitman's chest. "Shh," he whispered as he stroked her hair. He shot a look at Connor and shook his head.

Eva tapped him on the shoulder. “Let me help.”

The doctor stepped away from Abby and let his nurse take over. She cooed softly as she settled Abby into a chair beside her dead brother. Tears spilled down Eva's cheeks as she watched her former future sister-in-law slip her fingers into Wyatt's hand. The nurse placed her hand over Abby's and squeezed them both tight.

Connor walked over to stand beside the doctor in the doorway. "It makes no sense," Doc Whitman whispered to the sheriff. "That wound should not have been putrefied that fast. Not in the few hours since he was attacked. And he didn't bleed out enough to kill him, either. It's all very perplexing.” He stroked the stubble that was growing on his chin “It had to be that bite. It was poison of some sort. It had to be. What did she say? Was it really a human?"

The sheriff nodded. "If the story hadn't come from Abigail Crawford, I never would have believed it. She swears they were dead, walking dead."

The doctor laughed, a disbelieving snort. He stared at Connor with humor in his eyes. "Dead? Abigail said that?"

Connor didn't share in his mirth. "Yep. She said their skin was gray. She and her pa went to the barn when they heard the animals screaming. They attacked Abraham, tore him apart. With their teeth. Same with her ma and Madeleine."

Doc Whitman shook his head. His forehead was knit with refusal to believe an impossible story. He waved a hand at Wyatt. "And they bit the boy? Causing that? Not possible. Not just impossible. Completely ridiculous. I can't believe a story like that would come from Abigail Crawford."

Connor crossed his arms and leaned against the door frame as he stared at the pale figure on the table. "I want to agree with you, but I can't. I've got a terrible feeling. Like I've never had. We're in something here, doc. I don't know what yet, but it ain't good."

The doctor pressed his lips together as he watched the trio at the table. He didn't want to admit it to anyone, much less himself, but was afraid that Connor might be right.

Abby's fingers gripped Wyatt's tightly, clinging to what little hope she had left, praying to anyone who would listen that he would wake up. She squeezed his fingers so hard it made her hand hurt. "Please, Wyatt,” she begged as tears rolled down her face in heavy streams. “Please."

His fingers moved and he squeezed back.

Abby jerked away and gasped. Her eyes were wide as she stared at her hand. The tears stopped as her brain tried to process the impossible. Wyatt's fingers had moved. She was sure of it.

"What is it?" Eva arm was around Abby's shoulders and she eyed her with concern.

"Wyatt?" Abigail stood up and leaned over her brother.

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