Zombie World (Zombie Apocalypse #3) by Hoffman Samantha

Author:Hoffman, Samantha
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: horror, drama, paranormal romance, zombies, young adult, survival
Publisher: Samantha Hoffman

Chapter Eighteen

A few hours later, after everyone has eaten our delicious tamale casserole, we all settle in to relax for the night. Our plates are stacked on a nearby table, and everyone is just trying to relax. Madison and Aaron are playing pool in the corner, and Reese is waiting to play the winner while Daisy watches. Todd’s parked in front of the TV, playing some kind of first person shooter game, which I find kind of ironic, but I don’t say it. Ryder’s cuddled up with me on the couch while I read a book, just trying to relax and not worry about his normal leadership responsibilities.

Someone clears their throat very loudly and very annoyingly from the open doorway, and we turn to find Dr. Richards standing there, just watching us. When he’s sure that he has our undivided attention, he speaks. “I have some regrettable news.”

If he thinks it’s regrettable, then it must be really bad. “Did something happen? Is Dustin okay? Is it the girl?” Madison asks.

“The girl regained consciousness about an hour ago, much sooner than I thought she would, which tells me that the revival time varies, just as the reanimation times do. She’s done nothing but scream since waking, and I’m afraid it may go on all through the night. Unfortunately, the first subject is no longer with us.”

Ryder sits forward. “What?”

“When he woke up, he found a needle in the examination room, and injected himself with air. Air directly into a vein like that causes a brain embolism, which killed him fairly quickly. He didn’t suffer too much, which I assume will ease your minds some. However, it puts us in a bit of a tight spot, as we now only have one subject to study. We won’t know how different the revival process can vary, and we’ll be going into the cure half blind, so to speak.”

“How did he manage to kill himself?” I ask, my hands clenching at my sides. “Weren’t you supposed to be watching him?”

His eyes flick over to me, and his lips tilt down in a sneer. “When the girl woke up, I had to tend to her for a short while. I made sure she had water and was comfortable while I tried to explain things to her. A very thankless task, I’m sure you’ll find. She doesn’t seem to understand a word I was saying. I’m not sure she even knows who she is yet.”

“But why would Dustin kill himself?” Daisy asks, her lip quivering. Dr. Richards’ hand lashes out, and he tosses something at her. She catches it, nearly fumbling it in the process. “Jonathon’s wedding band,” she says quietly, stroking the cool metal band with a gentle finger.

“He was clutching that very tightly to his chest when he died. I would say he likely could not bear the thought of living with the atrocities he’d committed.”

“And yet you have no problem sleeping at night,” Aaron mutters darkly.

If Dr. Richards hears him, he doesn’t show it.

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