Furnace 4 - Fugitives
“Simon even snorted a laugh in his direction, shaking his head in denial.
‘You’re off your head, Zee-boy,’ he said as he ran his hands over his body, checking for injuries, for bite marks. ‘Nectar don’t work that way. It’s not contagious.’ ‘Isn’t it?’ Zee asked. He walked over to the car Lucy had been in, looking down at the shotgun the inmate had been using to smash through the windscreen. He seemed as if he was about to pick it up but then obviously thought better of it, turning back to us.... ‘How do you know?’ ‘Duh,’ Simon replied, gesturing at his enormous, misshapen arm.
‘But look at Alex,’ Zee said. ‘He’s changing.’ I lifted my right arm, the muscles so big now that the sleeve of my hoodie had ripped. It still looked as if something was moving under my skin, black worms that appeared then vanished before I could make any sense of them. It wasn’t sore, though. In fact if anything I felt stronger than I ever had.MoreLess
‘You’re off your head, Zee-boy,’ he said as he ran his hands over his body, checking for injuries, for bite marks. ‘Nectar don’t work that way. It’s not contagious.’ ‘Isn’t it?’ Zee asked. He walked over to the car Lucy had been in, looking down at the shotgun the inmate had been using to smash through the windscreen. He seemed as if he was about to pick it up but then obviously thought better of it, turning back to us.... ‘How do you know?’ ‘Duh,’ Simon replied, gesturing at his enormous, misshapen arm.
‘But look at Alex,’ Zee said. ‘He’s changing.’ I lifted my right arm, the muscles so big now that the sleeve of my hoodie had ripped. It still looked as if something was moving under my skin, black worms that appeared then vanished before I could make any sense of them. It wasn’t sore, though. In fact if anything I felt stronger than I ever had.MoreLess
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