Z-Minus (Book 4)
“She sat on the edge of a table, her head bowed down, looking at the floor as if reliving every gruesome moment of her ordeal.
“It started soon after the training mission began,” Lucy said. “People started showing up, people we didn’t recognize, who weren’t part of the exercise. Something was off about them. Their eyes were glazed, expressions distant. They looked like earthquake victims.”
Mark’s mind went back to those they’d seen stumbling through the woods. He shivered.
“The soldi...ers put them in the infirmary,” Lucy said. “The doctor kept an eye on them. They were infected with something, he said. Something from Uwharrie. The soldiers thought it was part of the exercise, something the major had put in place that he hadn’t told us about. We all had to go through a briefing before we came here. It seemed exciting at the time.”
Lucy shook her head, as if she couldn’t believe how naïve she’d been.MoreLess
“It started soon after the training mission began,” Lucy said. “People started showing up, people we didn’t recognize, who weren’t part of the exercise. Something was off about them. Their eyes were glazed, expressions distant. They looked like earthquake victims.”
Mark’s mind went back to those they’d seen stumbling through the woods. He shivered.
“The soldi...ers put them in the infirmary,” Lucy said. “The doctor kept an eye on them. They were infected with something, he said. Something from Uwharrie. The soldiers thought it was part of the exercise, something the major had put in place that he hadn’t told us about. We all had to go through a briefing before we came here. It seemed exciting at the time.”
Lucy shook her head, as if she couldn’t believe how naïve she’d been.MoreLess
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