Her heart wanted out of my chest. His hands on his knees and
panted with his head downcast. When the scare was going on, he looked up and gave him a look of immense hatred for Rachel. She got off the truck standing mask and a pair of gloves. He looked asleep corpses and asked,
“How long you say you sleep with that gas?”
He did not answer. I hated her. At least at that time. How he managed to appear normal in such a situation? Those things were piranhas’ ground, and was not even see his face no sign of fear.
She went to the back of the truck and opened the door. He returning took one of the zombies by the shoulders and was dra- gging. Colin reacted and came forward to help her. The last body left out, not for lack of space, but because the corpse suffered too many openings in the skin, had no teeth and one of his legs like a hook phone in a cab. Zombies nine was enough. They made sure that the rotting cargo remain locked until the laboratory. Before climbing again, they got rid of gloves, masks and wash their hands with alcohol.
Colin was annoying. They had time without speaking. He rea- ched out to the radio, trying to find a station, but no one was broadcasting in the country.
“Did you forget that we are virtually alone in the world?”
“It feels? How is knowing that you annihilated humanity into believing that a capsule was immunity, and all condemn the lie until the earth swallow swallowed?”
“You have that answer. Your hands were part in making the seed of death.”
“Are you crazy.”
Suddenly, she stopped impulsively. His foot came to the bo- ttom of the pedal, and the sharp sound of the tires spooked some birds that were perched on wires without electricity poles. Colin thought the worst, Rachel did not like that word even in jest. He did not take his eyes off me. But she looked forward with awe. He did the same, and what they saw was not written anywhere. The
cause of sudden braking was because a zombie crossing the street at that time. But not a zombie anyone, but literally a pregnant woman zombie.
“What does that mean?” He asked with the greatest astonishment.
“I have no idea. I’ve never seen anything like it, not in the news or networks. It may be that she already was pregnant when she was attacked.”
“Of course, if not, how? Among them they have relationships, and it is impossible to think that someone slept with a being who just wants to rip your skin.”
“I know. But it is very interesting,” said Rachel admiring the creature.
“Hey, wait. And you got what you wanted. Nothing absurd ideas, I know that look.”
“Interesting, interesting, interesting,” repeated, as if that word delves something new in her imagination.
Zombie woman walked slowly to the side of Rachel and clin- ging to the side mirror, put his feet on the step. Their faces were very close. Colin was stunned. Rachel stopped to watch every de- tail of that face. The composition generally was unpleasant. He was missing a piece of the upper lip and some teeth. The right side of the skull appreciated slightly sunken. There was hair in that area, but a patch of black blood. The septum was broken, probably by the blow that left the opening that furrowed part of the face and ended in one of the nostrils. In his eyes, darkness reigned. Those dry eyes, probably due to the inability to blink, were only two leaden spheres covered with dust.
Rachel walked slowly, very slowly, his hand on the glass. His palm was glued to the window, with open fingers. Zombie woman just shook her head; barely breathing. It was hard to tell his age. Causing the degradation effect of the virus was growing old in appearance. Colin realized that Rachel moved his other hand to the button that opened the window, and said, very scared:
“Do not even try.”
She turned her head toward him, avoiding sudden movements, and answered with certainty:
“Look at her! It’s harmless.”
When Rachel turned back to look at the zombie woman, this smashed his face against the glass, open-mouthed. The soft palate is swelled like a snake. Again, and again, and another, and ano- ther, without stopping, hit the window with the face. I wanted to swallow them both at once, like an endless snake. Rachel was fri- ghtened after the first impact, but seeing the face of Colin passed away.
“You take the wheel? taunting,” she said.
“For God’s sake, this truck moves away from here,” he said very tiny in his seat.
He thought of Samantha, and set off. The zombie woman still clinging to the mirror head and insisted on breaking the barrier. Rachel was driving as if there was no one there. Colin did not take his eyes off such an aberration. Finally, in a sharp turn, the zombie woman broke off, and his bulky body rolled over several times on the road. They were not far enough when they saw the mirrors again stand up and run around trying to catch up. Almost by chance, Rachel saw her pick up a stone and throw it angrily. But he batted strong and blamed fatigue. Although it was too real. He sought a comparison of that image in the eyes of Colin, but this face with her hands over her for a long time.
The rest of the trip was a bit boring. Nearly dusk, and zombies locked in the back began to wake up. They made a stop in North Carolina for fuel and some food. Luckily for them, they found no undead in the area. They returned to the truck, and Colin finished what was missing the trip behind the wheel.
Shortly before reaching the laboratory they heard the blows of anger tipped zombies back. The plan? Simply drop those beasts to give chase to the doctors who helped with making the capsules against their will.
To reach the building, they put the truck back down and crashed at full speed. The glass doors of the frame and gave the coup. The noise drew the attention of pharmacists, who discussed a solution to leave. They were amazed when they saw them back. Rachel pressed her hands against a pin, and Colin grabbed the other. As a gesture rehearsed, they opened the door, trying to flee, Rachel slipped. Zombies, maddened by hunger and abstinence in the short term, skipped like a herd of buffalo. Colin took her hand and pulled her to her feet. It was impossible to go towards the cabin, so they ran into the lab and others.
Daylet hastily he escaped and managed to flip through a few corridors that ended at the entrance. It ran to the cabin. Luckily, Rachel and Colin were not. It was a good time to escape, but decided to wait and know the plan. A jump, hid in the row of rear seats of the truck. Minutes later, they got very agitated. They entered, and side mirrors saw chasing a pair of zombies. Finally, they left the scene.
Colin looked out with his face close to the glass. Rachel felt the somber face of his partner in the reflection of the window. That reminded that moment when he placed Samantha in front of a mirror so she recognized the harm he had caused. Since then, the world had changed too, and still had that changed more.
“Are you sorry?” she asked a second time.
“That’s not seeking,” he assured her recline his seat lever. “Are you tired? We can stop and we had back to sleep for a
while.”
Daylet he swallowed. I did not want to be discovered. At least, not yet.
“I’m tired, but we must come to Iceberg. Besides, you’ve been doing the heavy lifting days.”
“If you have any questions or concerns, now is the time.”
“I promised to Daylet would return. And I did, but in the worst way.”
“You liked her? Were you in love with the huge scientific
lenses?”
“I was in love with his friendship. When we moved the phone with private line and took our cars, I did not see it as a closure. From that moment, I knew inside that lab would spend a lot of time, perhaps the rest of our lives, and then we work as a family.”
“Yes. It’s a shame. In the background, she liked me. His face dead fly had nothing to do with their rebellion. I like people who are not so easily intimidated.”
“I think so. But you gave him a knockout.” “What do you mean?”
“You told he had a virus load in a nanorobot, and since then, became obsessed hate.�
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“Was the first thing that occurred to me,” she said with a mis- chievous smile.
“Did you do it by chance? You say you come up just like that?” “Yes. What does that have to do with this?”
“What a thought you knew!”
“Know what, Colin. Just told me.”
“Another person I had not understood so well, but Daylet is an expert scientist in nanotechnology and computer science in medicine.”
The truck engine speed down. Rachel dropped as a soldier when given up in battle. He had no strength to continue driving. His bones were fragile, and gelatin. She did not cry, because the cruelest pain one day he entered his body and stole all her tears.
“Hey! You’re good? Look at me!” Said Colin examining his eyes.
Rachel brushed her face as she felt the pressure of his fingers
on the cheeks.
“I’m fine.”
“You scared me. I thought you were going to faint.” “Little was missing,” she said.
“You’ve been long without rest and you have not eaten well. Now that everything came at the end you have to take care a little about yourself and...”
“This is not the end,” what broke off. “Why do not you tell me Daylet was an expert in nanotechnology?”
“What does it matter now?”
“She was the only one who could help me save my daughter.” “What are you talking about? What does all this?”
“I want you to pay close attention. I do not want you to ima- gine a future with me, because there will be. I am unable to love anyone else. That feeling is indivisible and is directed exclusively to my daughter. Atlanta polluted by it. The Z virus corrupted their blood, and blood ill corrupted my ideas. I contaminate water and food in many places. My fault they closed schools, universities and offices. I am the cause of an epidemic in which the undead attack to clone living evil. I was so focused on it that when I reacted, the damage could not be repaired. And worse, and did not want to stop. An inner demon awoke and swallowed my soul. Life hit me low, and people loved took me crazy.”
“I get it. But, why zombies?”
“Because longed to see the sick man of fear. As fear felt by an- imals when they are stalked with a shotgun. I wanted them to fear their own image. The man fears death. Nothing better than the fear of being turned into what you fear most when you’re alive. My own daughter paid for my mistakes when I tried to give it life.”
“I am sorry to tell you put a bear trap in the woods, and your daughter fell into it.”
“Something like that. And I will fight to the end to heal. So, I needed someone with real expertise in nanotechnology to repair the damage of your skin and especially the brain.”
“Good thing I saved!” The boomed the voice of Daylet jumping from the backseat like a doll fair.
The slowdown was so strong that the truck skidded on the tarmac.
“What the hell are you doing here?” Rachel asked, taking the fright of his life.
“I arrived before you into the truck. He could have told me
run but wanted to find out the following plans to apocalypse.”
“Well, you heard the story,” said Rachel girl happy to see her.
Colin put his fist to greet her, and Daylet approached her knuckles with nice face, but before hitting hands, he was very se- rious and pulled the middle finger. Rachel noticed the gesture and chuckled.
“Is it true that you work with nanotechnology?” Rachel asked bluntly.
Why do you think that scared me so much when you assured me put a load of virus in a nanorobot? I know too well the danger or benefit offered by nanotechnology. That’s my specialty, and you come from Iceberg,” the girl emphasized with big glasses and black bangs.
“Well, Daylet, I hope you remember that joke in bad taste. And since you heard the whole conversation, you are aware of why it happened that way.”
“Don’t worry. You have no idea the relief I feel now. And I confess that I have no children, but if I would not hesitate to do the same thing, you’re doing for Samantha,” she said pretending to be credible.
After a moment of silence, Rachel turned off the engine in the middle of nowhere and said:
“We’re going to «change the water the fish». I will not dwell any longer. The three were down. The girl stood near the truck, pulled out a cigarette and watched mentholated smoke vanished
like I did at that moment the human race.”
“What do you do when your cigarettes are completed?” Rachel
asked zipping cowboy.
“Before the fall last satellite will search Google how they are made and will ride my own company mentholated cigarettes for personal consumption.”
“Nothing bad.”
“So, all that you do for your daughter?”
“At first. Then I realized I wanted to see my daughter in a clean world. It will be a new beginning. An opportunity to live with great tranquility, even after it is the end of the human species. I do not care.”
“I do not know whether to feel pride or contempt,” she said squashing what little was left of the cigarette beneath his feet.
“You must feel grateful, just that.”
“I am. I’m used to being one of the few people who survived your apocalypse.”
Chapter 15. Operation Dragonfly.
Possible, and even impossible, Frank made his men to accom- pany him until their minds and their bodies resist. That is, until the human end. After converted, ironically, his enemies would try to eat him. But they arrived there. There they parted as soldiers and friends. The defeat was inevitable when they heard that the killer of humanity was out of reach.
Frank did not look back, but now more than ever, I wanted to catch Rachel and squeeze every last bone. His companions would be converted, like the rest of humanity. The world was unable to distrust a woman who had saved them from a virus previously and then returned to kill another worse. The press greatly helped by insisting that the Z pollution air-borne. And not only they spread at the beginning of the epidemic until the last minute, and all of those isolated cases of travelers. They were led by sources who reported attacks on trains, planes and cruise ships. It was said that some countries took advantage of the arrival of the prisoners converted to experiment, as the case of Louis. But there was no time for evidence of that. The strongest because at that time,
“Sir, I just got a call from an agent who claims to have seen the suspects. Man is reliable and informed me that move south. Possibly stop in Atlanta. I request your authorization to proceed with the tense,” he asked with his hand taut at the eyebrows.
“Lower that hand. Ask permission at this point is part of a formal gesture that only you can drive for education in our ranks. But for a long time, people do what he pleases. If warning them not to shoot them zombies, people fired. If they asked for calm, they are rampage. If they insisted on maintaining respect it is
when most cases of thefts and robberies were reported. They crossed the border when they were told not to do so. How do you run a country when people disobey orders and when broken the law? How occasions fear if what they fear most is themselves?”
The president slumped into his chair and pulled a bottle from his pocket. a white pill was carried mouth and immediately after consuming recalled that the Z capsule nothing could hurt more. He cheekbone with the palm of your hands to avoid seeing reality tightened. He picked up the phone and called an occupied only by the helicopter pilot.
“He waits here,” he ordered left the office undressing neck tie.
Minutes later, he returned with BDUs. He did not hang medals on his chest or anything. Thus, he left, green, like a soldier who is ready for war.
“What does?” Asked Frank.
“I’m going to stand idly by waiting to die as a useless, or worse, become one of those things. I know it will happen, but first I want to see the bottom of the eyes of the bitch.”
“But, sir, I do not think it’s a good idea. It
will be a four-hour
trip, and you took the capsule Z ago...”
“I know it very well. It’s risky, but it’s my last wish. Hopefully take me time. But if during the trip my body does not resist, I’ll give you one last order.”
“I’m going to obey until the last minute,” he assured brown hand on the shoulder in comfort.
“I know plenty, so I ask if symptoms begin, hauls me into the sea. Lungs full of water will be impossible to breathe. I will die in the ocean, but it will be a definite death. Do you understand?”
“Sir. I will carry out his last order.”
They took off, and the head of a government without people told him to voice his best man hero:
“Now, pay attention. If, by a miracle, the history of humanity
continues, I want you to remember this episode as «Operation
Dragonfly».”
“So, shall,” he thoughtful for a moment. “Why that name?” “Because the time I have left I will spend in the air, like those
little bugs Did you know that dragonflies spend most of his life as water nymphs? And as you know them, like this helicopter are very short compared to the total of its existence... It is a symbol, just that.”
“I understand. But I swear we’ll get together to catch Rachel Hayes. That woman has the cure.”
“I hope so, really. I hope so.”
They spent a long time without talking about anything else until Frank broke the silence again.
“Sir, why do we travel by helicopter when it would air an hour away?”
“Because I’m going to enjoy scaring her. I get to Atlanta while her. If you find the chase, he will continue to run, and that off my time. I want to make her suffer. If necessary, we will get top, I want him to suffer panic as the world suffers at this time.”
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