The Zombie Effect by Sampson Roger

Author:Sampson, Roger [Sampson, Roger]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Zombies
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2019-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

Back in the lab, Beth and Jack sit at a console. Jack types a mile a minute. “What are we looking for?” Beth entreats.

“The Beryllium is shielding the bacteria. Preventing us from fighting it,” Jack replies.

“Right? So?” Beth asks again.

“So we can’t just fight the compound. We also have to treat the Beryllium, which can kill her even if we could get to the compound. Any remedy is useless without removing the Beryllium from the equation,” Jack summarizes. Beth thinks for a long minute.

“So we need a corticosteroid. We have Prednisone,” she advises. Jack looks up and smiles at her.

“Let’s prepare a cocktail of the Ciprofloxacin and Prednisone,” he says.

“But we don’t know what that will do to her,” Beth warns.

“We know what will happen if we don’t,” replies Jack solemnly. Beth stares at Jack for a second as the revelation of Rachel’s certain death hovers over her like a dark cloud. It’s not fair. None of this is fair. Rachel has always tried to help people. Beth ponders these dark thoughts as she strolls over to the medicine cabinet.

Logan waits impatiently at the reception desk at the front entrance of the institute. He is clearly agitated and has no intention of being passed off today. It’s not that he takes Cliff’s avoidance tactics personally. He’s a professional after all, and doesn’t subscribe to such child’s play. It’s rather that he has powerful forces who expect results from him. He can’t deliver those results from Barrister without Cliff. So here he waits.

Cliff enters the wing. “Cliff,” Logan calls out. Cliff stops in his tracks as if caught with his hand in the cookie jar. But now is not the time to give Logan a guided tour. Not yet. They aren’t ready.

“Logan. I don’t have an appointment on my schedule,” Cliff responds.

“I don’t need one. Do I?” Logan inquires, as if a foregone conclusion he was welcome whenever he felt like being there. Cliff scratches his head and looks up at Logan. The liberties Logan enjoys taking with him feel more like a dick measuring contest to Cliff. As much as he loves a good power struggle, he has bigger fish to fry.

“What can I do for you?” Cliff asks as if he doesn’t already know the answer.

“Need an update,” Logan answers matter of fact.

“On?” Cliff stalls. Of course he knows what the man wants. He always wants the same damn thing. He’s like a dog with a bone. Logan, sensing the stall tactic, simply raises his eyebrows through a wry smile and shrugs his shoulders. Cliff sighs. “I’m working on it,” he replies coldly.

“I need more,” Logan persists. It’s not the first time they’ve danced this number either, but Logan does tire of it.

“That’s all I have right now,” Cliff counters.

“You think I can go back with “working on it”?” Logan warns. He doesn’t want to threaten Cliff, but he’s not taking the subtle direction. So a more direct approach is needed. Cliff, receiving the message, and the pressure that goes with it, stares into Logan’s eyes.

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