Primitive War by Ethan Pettus

Author:Ethan Pettus
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Austen Michael Confer
Published: 2015-02-08T00:00:00+00:00

Logan plucked a tooth and observed it in the moonlight. He wanted to prod the roof of his mouth with the barrel of his blood-stained pistol, crack it against his teeth until they snapped out of his gums. He longed for the release of the trigger pull, and without Gerald to stop him, he might finally do it.

Do it do it do it shit scum do it die dead deserve to die fucking die like Gerald.

Ryan crouched in front of Logan. “We have to go, Logan. We’ll deal with what you did when we get out of here, but right now we have an evac waiting for us.”

Logan nodded and smeared his hand through the blood on his own face. Eli groaned, turning away, and Miller crossed himself. Ryan pulled Logan to his feet and looked at Leon, writhing on the ground. Xavier was crouched beside him, wrapping gauze around his waist.

“How is he?” Ryan asked. “Can we get him to the helicopter?”

“We can move him, but we’re out of morphine, so he’s going to suffer,” Xavier said. “I’m not sure where that second syringe went. I might have lost it back in the research station, but I doubt it.”

“Blame the junkie,” Miller said. He pointed at Andrei, wheezing and curled in a sweating ball at his feet. Andrei’s eyes rolled in their sunken sockets.

“I…I don’t know what you’re…talking…about,” he drawled.

“Piece of shit,” Miller said, kicking him hard in the ribs. Andrei yelped pitifully.

“Leave him alone, Miller,” Ryan said. “Xavier, help me carry Leon. Andrei, stick close to us. Logan, watch our backs. Miller and Eli, watch our sides. We can’t waste any more time, let’s move.”

Leon groaned as Ryan and Xavier lifted him and slung his arms over their shoulders. Blood soaked through the gauze and trickled down his pants. Ryan and Xavier carried him as quickly and gently as they could through the waist-high foliage.

Leon’s face was ashen in the dark. He squeezed his eyes shut and hissed through grit teeth.

“You’ll be alright, kid,” Ryan said. “Just focus on your breathing. That’s good. Nice and slow. Take it easy. We’ll be alright.”

Vibrations moved through the earth beneath their feet. The trees swayed around them and the nocturnal animals took flight, scampering through the underbrush and canopy. Ryan’s eyes opened wide and he quickly scanned their surroundings.

The jungle turned silent. The sour aroma of rotting flesh filled Ryan’s nostrils. He stopped walking and felt the powerful tremors moving through his bones. A guttural growl rippled through the forest and the men briefly halted. Ryan felt a horrible fear rise in his gut and he began to move more quickly.

“Double time, Vultures!” Ryan shouted.

The river bank was only a hundred feet away. They could close the distance in seconds if they sprinted, but not with Leon and Andrei. Ryan grunted and wrestled Leon’s arm over his shoulder. It was like handling a bag of sand, sagging heavily over his neck. Xavier growled and hoisted Leon upright. Leon’s legs were dragging through the soil.

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