Infected 8: Impulse: A Whole New Day (39 page)
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Authors: P. S. Power
"Yes, granddaughter?"
"Take care of yourself. Get to someplace safe, if you can find one. Things here... They aren't good. I... I think that Braid may have won, already. We're trying to stop her, but even the people that have been getting the word out aren't enough impact. It's like people
want
this to happen now, a war between the Infected and the norms. Every day we've been losing people, on both sides. I don't think..." She couldn't go on, the deaths of the people that she'd killed suddenly weighing on her.
There were no tears, but Mary held her for a moment. It felt nice. Safe.
That was an illusion of course. Nothing could be safe now, and never would be again, for anyone. Not unless she made it happen. Pulling back she went to do just that. It was her job now. Keeping her people safe, and killing those that wouldn't fall into line. She didn't even think about patriotism, or even right or wrong. Not now.
She didn't look back, or ask the woman to be safe again. That would either happen, or, more likely, be out of her control.
Carefully, trying to move past the debris that still littered the ground in places, she headed for the airstrip. It felt strange, but she didn't even stop to ask where she was going. It didn't really matter.
There was a war on, and another battle to fight. People would die, and for what was essentially a stupid reason. Because one person didn't see that they were wrong.
It was insane, but she really wasn't certain that most wars didn't boil down to something similar, in the end. One confused or ego driven person, ruining everything for the rest of them.
All she could do was keep her head down and keep fighting, for now. Until she got another chance to end it. When that time came, she couldn't let herself fail.
Not again.
Not even if it killed her.
Not even if it killed them all.
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The Greasepaint Chronicles (Mystery)
Stand alone works by P.S. Power
