Steph – Thursday: Plague Day
She pushed open the door and peered out into the corridor. There was no one there, just as she’d expected. She’d been listening at the door for a good half hour and she’d heard nothing, but it had still taken her that long to summon up the courage. She slipped out and rushed toward the lift at the end of the hallway.
She hammered the button and waited, skipping from foot to foot. The door opened and she stepped in, hitting the ground floor button repeatedly until the doors slid closed. She sighed and rested back against the lift. She had maybe ten seconds until she reached the ground. Her eyes felt scratchy from her sleep and she shook her head, trying to clear it. How had she slept for so long?
The doors slid open and she froze. Mr Moore stood across the lobby by the front door. Was he one of them? He couldn’t be, he was way too nice a guy. But she’d seen Sandra out the window on the lawn and she’d been one, lurching about like some crazy person. What was happening? She wished David was here, he’d explain it all. He always knew what was going on.
‘Mr Moore?’
She said it quiet enough that he didn’t notice and she stepped closer. He growled and spun and she screamed at the change in his face. He looked ninety and his eyes were sunk deep in his skull. He reached for her with hands twisted and bent into claws. She shouted for help and took a step back but her heel caught on the rug and she tripped.
She landed hard on her tail bone and howled, tears filling her eyes. Mr Moore launched himself and landed on top of her. He was clumsy but his hands were sharp and strong and pinned her to the carpet. When he opened his mouth the smell that emerged made her cough. Bile filled her throat. What was happening?
His head went down, out of view of her eyes and the next thing she knew was a sharp, piercing sensation in her left breast. Then the pain kicked in and she screamed and screamed until everything went black.
The End… of book one. Books two to seven are written and will be released in Spring 2015.
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