Z Chronicles: The Beginning by A.L. White

Author:A.L. White [White, A.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A.L. White
Published: 2014-01-15T02:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 8

They brought Jack in first and Julie went right to work on his leg. She cut his pant leg out of her way and started to clean the wound properly for the first time, pouring peroxide directly into it. She didn’t notice any infection setting in yet and made a mental note to watch it closely while she continued to clean it until it looked as good as she could get it. Gripping both ends at the break she forced them back together. Grabbing the splint she had set down earlier on a small table within reach, she placed it carefully on the leg rendering it immovable, stitched the wound up and placed a thick gauze bandage over it, holding it in place with tape. Then there was Bob in the next bed laying there with his eyes as wide as saucers. Watching Julie work had left him speechless until she made her way to his table pulling the stethoscope from around her neck. Bob waved her off and looked away from her as if not seeing her meant she wasn’t there. Julie ignored him and placed the cold end inside his flannel shirt listening to his heart.

“Nothing wrong with me young lady. I am old and a little tired is all.”

Julie was concentrating on his heartbeat and ignoring him. In ordinary circumstances she would have moved Bob to the intensive care unit and kept him there for observation; maybe ran a few tests to make a correct diagnosis. Now, all she really had to go on were the symptoms she could see or get Bob to admit to.

“Any dizziness?” she asked Bob.

“No more than usual. I get winded easily and then dizzy.”

“Have you felt overly fatigued?” Julie asked. “Weak?”

“Well I am three days older than dirt and took on a bunch of dead creatures, stabbing myself in the leg in the process.”

Julie smiled at him and replied, “Bob I am not the enemy and we need you. I need to know what I am treating if I am going to be able to help you stick around a little longer.”

Behind her she heard the dogs panting and turned to find the lads and Virginia standing there. Julie smiled and started to give a report on her patients when she noticed Virginia pointing to the windows. Her head was drawn to the direction and she now saw it. How could she have not noticed that this whole time? There at the window were the makings of a large herd of zombies, their dead decaying faces staring blankly in at them. When she turned back to say something, the lads and Virginia were gone. Julie had thought to go after them but she needed rest and the zombies were outside. Closing her eyes for a few seconds she was startled by Lori’s voice and jumped, causing the herd outside to move closer to the windows.

“Can they move?” Lori asked as she came into the surgical room.

“They shouldn’t be moved for a day or two.

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