Life Will End/Chapter 4

This is a preview for Chapter 4 of Life Will End. The Full Chapter is expected to be out sometime in January.

Chapter 4 (Preview)
Chapter 4

 

                                 Light blinded Mick’s eyes as he stepped into the metallic building, scanning the front from. There were metal chairs, metal desks, and metal walls. Lab tools were enclosed in places such as cabinets and drawers. There was a long staircase up the stairs that lead to a glass room.

“Hello.” A man said before the group could take in anymore. The man wore a white lab coat. He had black bushy hair and glasses. He had a friendly smile on his face as if they weren’t in the middle of the apocalypse. He looked to be about a little younger than Joel, who was 44.

“Hi…” Mick said awkwardly as the man kept his smile plastered on his face. He walked towards the group and shook Mick’s hand.

“I am Dr. Larry Smith, pleased to meet you.” The man said as he looked at the rest of the group.

“Thank you for letting us in.” Mick said after a pause.

“No problem, I couldn’t just leave you out there in the dark.” He seemed to glance at Melanie’s stump, but then returned his eyes to Mick.

“You’re all very welcome to stay here, There are bedrooms down the hall.” Larry said. “I haven’t had other people here in so long, so I welcome you all with open arms. Come to talk to me if you need me.” He said, and then he looked at them as if asking if they had any questions.

“She needs help.” Vlad said, gesturing to Melanie.

“Ah yes, I can see that. I’ll see what I can do to stop an infection from starting on her in my medical room. Bring her here.” Larry answered as Vlad helped Melanie up as they followed Larry.

“Wait a second! Why are you letting us in so easily?” Jeff said, he was confused just as Zach and Daisy were.”

“It’s nice to have new people here with me.” Larry said and smiled. The group couldn’t believe that he was smiling through all of this. “Oh, and one more thing.” Larry said, turning around once more. “Don’t go upstairs.” His smile faded for a moment, but then it returned as he walked down the hall with Vlad and Melanie.

Zach glared at Jeff angrily as Jeff and Daisy walked passed him. After that, he couldn’t contain himself anymore, he soon felt a tear rolling down his cheek. His closest friend through this whole thing was dead, all because of Jeff.

Mick walked down the hall and opened the first door on the left, and he was amazed to see inside of the room was a neat made bed, a nightstand next to it, a lamp sitting on top of it. This was going to be a good night.

                 Larry ushered Vlad and Melanie into the medical room, Vlad sat down on a chair while Melanie lied on the table. She felt as if her leg was still there, it was weird.

<p class="MsoNormal">“So you got bit?” Larry asked, and Melanie nodded.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Hmmmmm.” Larry said as he looked at Vlad’s worried face. “I’ll have to ask you to step out for now.”

<p class="MsoNormal">Vlad was uneasy about that, he didn’t trust this man yet. “What are you going to do to her?” He asked.

<p class="MsoNormal">“I’ll have to take a blood sample, then I’ll bandage her up more.” Larry replied.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Why a blood sample?” Vlad asked curiously.

<p class="MsoNormal">“I’m a scientist, and even this far in, I still need to study this virus.” Larry replied and smiled. He then got out a needle, looking at Melanie as she took a deep breath. He inserted the needle into her skin, blood filling it up. He release the blood into a glass tube, sealing it up afterwards. “That’ll do for now.” He said to himself.

<p class="MsoNormal">“You sure you’ve got her?” Vlad asked worriedly. “Yes young man, she’ll be fine.” Larry said, giving him a reassuring smile. Vlad reluctantly stepped out as he looked at Melanie one last time before closing the door behind him. He could tell that Larry probably just needed some peace and quiet for him to work good with Melanie.

<p class="MsoNormal">“I’ll bandage you up in a second, just wait for me.” Larry said to Melanie as she nodded.

<p class="MsoNormal">Larry exited the room and brought the tube with the small amount of blood up to the top of the staircase, coming to a huge metal door. He typed in the code and the door slid open as he walked in. Numerous tubes were organized into groups as he put Melanie’s tube in a category marked ’15 Years’.

<p class="MsoNormal">He looked at the huge screen at the end of the room, pressing a button to turn it on. All sorts of cameras in different places in the building were placed, and he watched everyone from the new group that had just came. He flipped to another screen, and this time he sat down at a computer as he added a number under a category. After it was done, it popped up on the screen.

<p class="MsoNormal">It read ‘Blood Samples: 109; Cure Related Blood Samples: 4