The Rectify Series (Book 1): Rectify 1 by Druga Jacqueline

Author:Druga, Jacqueline
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Infected
Published: 2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00

13 – SWEEP

It didn’t smell pretty and June had to brace herself every time she walked into the third floor ward where the six test subjects, including Mrs. Logan, were.

She didn’t fear them, she feared smelling them. She stopped by the ward each night. Most of the time it was just to peek in and check, and once a night she documented progress. June was certain, in due time, she would be able to turn over her findings to the CDC.

Calming them, made them less deadly. That was important.

Stacey Logan hadn’t been around. Her and her son were given housing for displaced survivors. She told June, “I agree with everything you’re doing. I see what you are doing … but for my son’s sake I have to get away from here.”

June understood. For her children’s sake, she would do anything, too.

She peeked in the window of the former nursery before she walked in. The subjects were on leash style restrains and wandered in small circles. All except for Mrs. Logan, she sat in a chair, looking out the window. Sitting was something Codies didn’t do.

She wondered how they would react when she walked in. Not that they had charged for her, but June never let her guard down.

They only grew agitated when they were hungry. To keep them fed, June used the amputated limbs of bite victims. As long as the limb was given to them within a couple hours of amputation, the subjects ate it. But had it been longer, they balked at it.

It didn’t take much, only a small amount curtailed their agitated state.

Slowly, she walked in, staying in the center of the room and out of their reach. They all looked at her for a second, then returned to pacing in circles. June lifted the recorder from her pocket.

“Day five,” June spoke into the recorder. “Subjects remain calm and show no signs of violence or a threat. They do, however, seem to be showing signs of decomposition, albeit much slower, but they are decomposing.” She walked by each of them, still keeping her distance, yet pausing to look and examine their faces, and hopefully expressions. “No cognitive improvement or deterioration.” June stopped by Mrs. Logan.

Mrs. Logan went from looking out the window to looking at June.

“How are you Mrs. Logan?” June inched closer, staring into her eyes. “You see me. You know me. Do you know …” She shut off the recorder, put it in her coat pocket and when she pulled out her hand, she withdrew a photograph of Stacey. “You know her, right?” She brought the photo closer to Mrs. Logan. “Do you know her?”

Slowly, Mrs. Logan lifted her hand. Her index finger extended toward the picture.

“You are there,” June said. “You’re in there. Now how do we get you to progress?”

“June,” Doctor Ung called out her name.

It startled June and she jumped.

“You’re too close to her,” Doctor Ung said.

“I’m not afraid.”

“You should be.”

“No.” June shook her head. “Look at her. I swear, James she knows what’s going on.

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