Pulse: Retaliation (Anisakis Nova Book 2) Read Online Free Page B
Author: Eloise J. Knapp
escape.
Even as the thought entered his mind, he watched in horror as a middle aged woman crashed to the ground ten feet from the table. The horde mowed over her. Each time she attempted to get back up she stumbled or was pushed down. Her head slammed into the ground as a larger man's boot connected with her neck, knocking her down again. She stopped moving. Her head was turned towards Dom. She blinked twice, then her eyes didn't open again. Blood gushed from a mouth of broken teeth. A giant gash on her temple pooled blood around her head.
Dom's heart raced. Everything had been so good, for so long, and in the space of a moment it all came crashing down.
6 – The Infected
Washington State: 28% Infected
Alanna and Dawn sipped on giant slushees from AM/PM and strolled down their usual street. It was a surprisingly hot Washington day and they dressed the part with cutoffs, bikini tops, and lace midriff baring tops that were trendy before the whole parasite thing. It showed off the neon chevron print on their bikinis.
The AM/PM hadn't offered Slurpees for a long time, making the flavor and texture heavenly. Things were going back to normal. Soon they'd be back to school, back to regular life. They heard some schools in Seattle already opened again. Maybe Bellesquare Mall would open again soon.
It seemed possible. The north Bellevue area in Washington was one of the few towns that only had minor damage from the parasite. The girls saw it on the news and thought it was sad and all, but it didn't really affect them. Alanna claimed her cousin from Seattle was infected, but Dawn thought she was doing it for attention. It was really kind of a joke at school. Everyone said they knew someone who was infected, but who was really telling the truth?
Seattle was a twenty minute drive from them, but it might as well be the moon as far as they were concerned. Even when the power went out for a while they managed. Alanna and Dawn had money and their parents bought big, loud generators that gave them power when they needed it. In their neighborhood, far away from downtown Bellevue, it was quiet.
Dawn's next door neighbor Hanna claimed their parents were shielding them from all the bad stuff happening. Alanna talked to her dad about it and he assured her everything was fine. They'd be okay. She didn't ask anything beyond that. About where the food was coming from, especially so much steak, why he carried a gun when he’d always talked about hating them. The AM/PM was an okay hangout for now, just a half mile outside of their neighborhood. It would do until they could go downtown again.
Survival, people dying, state of the country; those things just weren't important to the girls. It didn't cross their minds.
"Damn, there's a 10 up ahead," Dawn said. Her lips and tongue were tinted blue from her drink, and even her teeth as she smiled.
Alanna turned her attention down the street where a cute guy riding a longboard was headed their way. He didn't have a shirt on, showing a nice set of abs and pecs. Definitely a 10.
They walked a little sexier as he passed by, and were pleased when he gave them a double take.
"Anyway, what do you want to do today? School?" Alanna gulped down more Slurpee. "Haha, just kidding. No school, but really. The creek maybe?"
"Sure, why not? Bet a lot of peeps are down there today. So fuckin' hot out," Dawn murmured.
They circled back to the AM/PM where they'd locked their bikes up and made the fifteen minute bike trip to a creek near their high school. Sure enough, there were kids lining the banks.
Alanna and Dawn had been best friends since kindergarten and were the most popular girls in school. Maybe not preppy popular, but everyone liked them and the boys all thought they had killer bods. As they turned off the main road and biked down the trail beside the creek, everyone waved or shouted their names.
"Hey guys, come sit with us!" It was a group of moderately popular kids who commandeered
Even as the thought entered his mind, he watched in horror as a middle aged woman crashed to the ground ten feet from the table. The horde mowed over her. Each time she attempted to get back up she stumbled or was pushed down. Her head slammed into the ground as a larger man's boot connected with her neck, knocking her down again. She stopped moving. Her head was turned towards Dom. She blinked twice, then her eyes didn't open again. Blood gushed from a mouth of broken teeth. A giant gash on her temple pooled blood around her head.
Dom's heart raced. Everything had been so good, for so long, and in the space of a moment it all came crashing down.
6 – The Infected
Washington State: 28% Infected
Alanna and Dawn sipped on giant slushees from AM/PM and strolled down their usual street. It was a surprisingly hot Washington day and they dressed the part with cutoffs, bikini tops, and lace midriff baring tops that were trendy before the whole parasite thing. It showed off the neon chevron print on their bikinis.
The AM/PM hadn't offered Slurpees for a long time, making the flavor and texture heavenly. Things were going back to normal. Soon they'd be back to school, back to regular life. They heard some schools in Seattle already opened again. Maybe Bellesquare Mall would open again soon.
It seemed possible. The north Bellevue area in Washington was one of the few towns that only had minor damage from the parasite. The girls saw it on the news and thought it was sad and all, but it didn't really affect them. Alanna claimed her cousin from Seattle was infected, but Dawn thought she was doing it for attention. It was really kind of a joke at school. Everyone said they knew someone who was infected, but who was really telling the truth?
Seattle was a twenty minute drive from them, but it might as well be the moon as far as they were concerned. Even when the power went out for a while they managed. Alanna and Dawn had money and their parents bought big, loud generators that gave them power when they needed it. In their neighborhood, far away from downtown Bellevue, it was quiet.
Dawn's next door neighbor Hanna claimed their parents were shielding them from all the bad stuff happening. Alanna talked to her dad about it and he assured her everything was fine. They'd be okay. She didn't ask anything beyond that. About where the food was coming from, especially so much steak, why he carried a gun when he’d always talked about hating them. The AM/PM was an okay hangout for now, just a half mile outside of their neighborhood. It would do until they could go downtown again.
Survival, people dying, state of the country; those things just weren't important to the girls. It didn't cross their minds.
"Damn, there's a 10 up ahead," Dawn said. Her lips and tongue were tinted blue from her drink, and even her teeth as she smiled.
Alanna turned her attention down the street where a cute guy riding a longboard was headed their way. He didn't have a shirt on, showing a nice set of abs and pecs. Definitely a 10.
They walked a little sexier as he passed by, and were pleased when he gave them a double take.
"Anyway, what do you want to do today? School?" Alanna gulped down more Slurpee. "Haha, just kidding. No school, but really. The creek maybe?"
"Sure, why not? Bet a lot of peeps are down there today. So fuckin' hot out," Dawn murmured.
They circled back to the AM/PM where they'd locked their bikes up and made the fifteen minute bike trip to a creek near their high school. Sure enough, there were kids lining the banks.
Alanna and Dawn had been best friends since kindergarten and were the most popular girls in school. Maybe not preppy popular, but everyone liked them and the boys all thought they had killer bods. As they turned off the main road and biked down the trail beside the creek, everyone waved or shouted their names.
"Hey guys, come sit with us!" It was a group of moderately popular kids who commandeered
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