《The Touch of Infection》Chapter 16: Blue markings
Advertisement
Last night didn't go with any type of problem. Sure she looked around trying to see if for some reason he was back, but nothing. Just zombies and an animal or two... those became a rare sight. Sure some animals still lived normally but bigger animals where also getting eaten by zombies.
Getting down from the tree she continued her walk, all she could hear was the chirping of birds. Enjoying the fact that there were no zombies nearby, being able to walk calmly and carefree. Her eyes looking up at the sky, staring to see if anything flew by... who knows maybe an airplane would go by. Continuing her walk down the woods she kept her eyes looking around and listening clearly.
While she walked her way to nowhere he was stuck taking samples and studying things that he already expected. Calling the commander and starting off by, "The samples came off the same! Nothing different, can't you see this is all just not working! There is no cure, there is no hope to save this world! We fucked it up!"
"Watch your tone Marnik! We talked this barely a day ago, you're not the only one studying this! There's already a prototype cure! While you've been doing who the hell knows what, one of us found a potential cure-"
Marnik cut them off in anger, "Cure my ass! This infection WE spread is only evolving! Get the animals exposed and they die, at some point, they will also have the effects humans had! And will get up! How long till the plants spread the infection? How long till the planet dies!"
"The world is not dying!" Their commander began, "If everything dies then we just repopulate! All specimens this planet had, and still have been in our labs. The dogs go extinct we bring them back, the humans do we scream in great fullness! This is the process we've had to adapt to, the price we've had to pay in order to make this world better."
Advertisement
Marnik tapped his fingers against the counter, "Well what about the climate problems the place has!?"
"No humans! No problems! Now I expect to hear from you tomorrow... watch your tone." Hanging up on Marnik after that.
He practically growled as blue markings appeared across his body, he was pissed and the markings make him look even more dangerous. He wanted to be face to face with the commanders and give them a piece of his mind! Walking outside he screamed as loud as he could, sounding more like a growl. Pulling at his hair, and slamming his frustration against the tree.
Going quiet as he thought about where she could be. If she was alright... if she was waiting for him. Taking a deep breath before going back to his vehicle, leaning against it for a moment, and looking in the woods. What if she managed to find her way here? Would he have the heart to make her leave?
Leaving her to spend two nights all on her own... sleeping who knows where surrounded by zombies, or maybe even other humans. What if she didn't want him to come back if she found humans?
He could feel his heartache at the thought of it... she wouldn't do that he tried easing his worries. Going back inside to continue the futile research. And while he worked on things he already knew she ran towards a town.
It was desolated apparently, no zombies and no humans... empty. She wondered how that could be considering all the zombies she fought to get here. It was late, she'd been traveling this way all day... it had been an only night since Marnik left.
So why did she feel like it had been weeks? Spotting a good house to stay in she managed to get the door open. Blocking the door she began looking through the house. The bottom floor was clear, now she was only missing the second floor.
Walking up carefully with a knife in her hand she was ready to kill anything or anyone in sight. She looked over every room only had one left, when entering she found a bedroom and a horrible stench coming from the closet.
Advertisement
Having her knife ready at hand she opened the door. Finding a zombie sprawled on the floor, but at least it was already dead. Closing the door she began looking through the house. Blocking the front door. Hoping to find something useful, the kitchen was sadly emptied clean. The bathroom had shit quite literally everywhere so she wouldn't even bother.
Looking through each room she finally found something. A simple old pair of socks, grabbing them and putting them in her bag she continued looking around. Bloodstained clothes here and there, dusty bedsheets, tattered books, and overall everything that once could have been useful.
Finding nothing else she could use she went upstairs. Only finding more old bedsheets and furniture, deciding to pick the best spot to spend the night. Finding that the best room for an emergency exit was the one with the corpse. The stench was terrible but it was better than having the house broken into and having no way out.
Grabbing two chairs from another room she blocked the door to the room and the door to the closet. She just couldn't help it. That thing in there only made her uncomfortable. Looking at the bed in the room she sat on it, hearing the terrible noise it let out she got up. No sleeping on that tonight, she sat on a corner by the window. Having a good view outside, the empty streets.
Finding it hard to fall asleep she read all the magazines in the house, getting bored and trying her hardest to sleep. Using her bag as a very hard pillow she managed to catch some shut-eye. Waking up to the sound of an alarm, loud enough she was sure it was heard for kilometers.
Beeping ten times before going quiet, her eyes looking out the window the streets still empty... that wouldn't be the case in only minutes. She knew what loud sounds like that could bring and it wasn't pretty... and this time she's alone.
Beginning to panic she would have left, but where to go? That sound would attract zombies down any route she took. She was stuck in the house... her best bet was waiting till all the zombies that got attracted passed, and leave before that sound came again. Would it sound again? And why was there such a loud alarm?
The only way to answer that question was to go check for herself... but that meant going in the direction of zombies. 'No thank you' she thought to cower in her little corner again. Being spooked by banging. But where, were there zombies so nearby? Her eyes landing on the closet doors, seeing them shake... that zombie... it was alive?
She didn't want to open that door, but seeing it crack gave her no choice. That thing would be out, and if it didn't it would attract zombies into the house. Her legs shaking as she stood up. She'd face zombies before, smashed their head it, but it off even.
Holding her breath she took the door out of the door stepping back with it in hand. The thing coming out growling at her, landing its dead eyes on her. It really was back alive... well not exactly alive. But she could see a clear hole through its head... so why was it walking around. Smashing the chair on his before she had the chance to hesitate, hitting it until there wasn't a head anymore. The room now splattered in blood... her hand and feet all covered in blood.
Going back to her corner, trying to rock herself to sleep. Now hearing the growls of the zombies running outside. She wanted to leave... she didn't want to hear them... she didn't want to be alone.
Advertisement
-
In Serial11 Chapters
Let’s Finish What We Started!
She possessed the body of a side character who was suffering because of her toxic fiancée.
8 301 -
In Serial56 Chapters
The Bad Boy's Toy | ✔️
"I'm not it, I'm not her. I won't fall for this monster. I won't be the Bad Boy's Toy."Ashley Airwood.Perfect Grades. Perfect Daughter. Perfect Sister. Perfect good girl.Bain White. Bad reputation. Bad player habits. Bad temper. Very Bad Boy.Enjoy!
8 114 -
In Serial61 Chapters
The Unspoken Heart
[ Completed ]Zoha's life has been weaved with tragical fate. Her parents died in a tragic car crash, when she was four. Her Dadi, or grandma, raised her with relentless love and care. She bloomed into an ambitious girl, studying to become an architect. Opposite of her was her cousin, Manal, daughter of her Zafar uncle, who lived in California, owning a restaurant. Manal always resented Zoha since the time she was really little. She is a conceited, spoiled girl, always proving to be better than Zoha.One day when Dadi leaves her too, Zoha feels she is forever left alone. There is no one who is close to her as her Dadi was. She feels weak and discouraged without support. And as much she tried to come out of the grief of loss, Manal's enmity intensifies and she has planned to kick her out of the house, by taunting and demeaning her self-esteem. But Manal's brother Shehryaar who comes to Pakistan from California, is a generous, kind person. He treats Zoha rather warmly. When Manal pressurizes Zoha to leave her house, because she stands as a problem to her, Zoha is all broken from inside. She can't move away from a house in which she grew up. She has memories of her childhood with dadi there. She doesn't realize when Manal's hate is that strong to throw her out of the house, so there is a strong pull of Shehryaar's kindness and love that keeps bringing her back. ******************************************************This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictiously and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishment, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
8 207 -
In Serial55 Chapters
Until I Met You
UNEDITEDAfter violating campus rules and committing student misconduct, twenty-three-year-old Warren Ashford is deep trouble and at risk of losing his volleyball scholarship -- the one thing he truly values other than his bad boy reputation, and his family. There's only one way Warren can salvage the scholarship that's giving him a free ride through university and that involved keeping his lifestyle low-key. Meaning, no partying at clubs on Friday nights and no late-night hookups with random girls. No fun. Just him, his education, and volleyball. Oh -- and the high-strung, sassy girl with the deepest brown eyes he's ever seen.The moment she walks into his dorm room -- the same room she's staying in because of a glitch in the computer system -- he wants nothing more than to strip her down both physically and mentally. Not only is she immune to boys like Warren, but she makes it obvious that she's not interested in having any kind of relationship with the campus' star athlete. Warren likes the challenge, but little does he know that Nova Elliot, behind her spitfire attitude and deep brown eyes, is still nursing a broken heart and a past full of despair. The last thing she wants is to hand her heart over to a boy like Warren Ashford (who has a faultless smoulder) -- the kind that only ends up breaking hearts after toying with them. But as the winter semester passes and the heat of summer arrives, Warren's bad boy charm begins to crack Nova's structurally built walls as the two of them head out on an unforgettable trip to Halifax. The two of them begin to learn that two people often fall in love with the most unexpected person at the most unexpected time and do unexpected things.Highest Rankings: #4 in Romance 17.01.19#1 in Love 25.12.19
8 76 -
In Serial10 Chapters
vampire haven | tlb imagines • on hold
the lost boys imagines. <>| cover edited 6.6.22 |
8 207 -
In Serial7 Chapters
Kuro x Mahiru
It's Mahiru's Birthday and he doesn't know it and I'm just going to let you read to figure it out.
8 158
