Omega Virus (Book 2): Revisited by D. Manuel Mendonca Read Free Book Online Page B

stubbornness just keeps her alive. Because I don’t intend on dying today, or any day soon.”
                  “Captain, we’ll arrive at port in twenty minutes,” A short, pudgy man says poking his head around the corner.
                  “Thank you Chester,” Greg says with a nod, “inform the others that our first priority after we dock is to find shelter.”
                  “Yes, sir,” Chester says with an improved salute.
                  “I’ve got a bad feeling about this,” Fanny says wrapping her arms around her stomach.
                  “Don’t worry,” Greg smirks, “I’ll protect you.” He throws his arm over her shoulders.
                  She peels his arm off and backs away from his sleazy advance, “At the end of the day, I’ll be the one protecting you.”
                  She turns and walks away from him, letting out a ragged sigh as she tries to calm her nerves. She searches the ship for Hope, finding her with another young woman. They are looking over the side of the ship at an endless amount of ocean that is in front of them. The woman seems to be in her early to mid-thirties with curly red hair that covers the collar of her light colored flannel shirt. The two share a laugh as Fanny taps her friend on the shoulder, spinning her around.
                  “Fanny!” She exclaims when she notices her friend, “Have you met Sarah?”
                  “Yeah. We’ve seen each other around a few times,” Fanny says.
                  “How have you been?” Sarah asks with a phony smile.
                  “I was better before I got on this boat.”
                  “What’s wrong?” Hope asks picking up on her worried vibe.
                  “A lot,” Fanny remarks, “can I talk to you in private?”
                  “Yeah,” Hope nods before excusing herself from Sarah’s company, waiting to speak until they are out of earshot. “What’s wrong?”
                  “Has anyone clued you in on what’s happening?” Fanny asks trying to avoid arousing any fear.
                  “No. I’ve spent most of my time with Sarah learning what to do,” Hope replies.
                  “That’s another thing, why does everyone on this boat have a job but us?”
                  “Sarah said she got her assignment from Joshua. Maybe we didn’t get one because of, you know, the incident back in my room.”
                  “Yeah, maybe. But here is another fact we aren’t landing in Texas. This boat is headed for Louisiana.”
                  “But we were both in the cabin when Joshua flat out told us that we were going to Texas,” Hope argues.
                  “Well Greggory just informed me that his orders were to sail to Louisiana, and then walk to the survivors.”
                  “That can’t be, that’s suicide,” Hope says in a panic.
                  “I know. But unfortunately there is nothing we can do but ride this out and try to survive,” Fanny says trying to comfort her.
                  “But we can’t survive that long. Nobody has been on the main land that long since…since,” Hope’s eyes widen with fear and terror.
                  “Yeah, nobody’s survived the main land since your parents,” Fanny nods, “but that’s also a good thing. Because we both know you have their will to survive. So if we just stick together we should be fine.”
                  “But what if something happens and we can’t survive?” Hope’s eyes start to water up, her voice crackling as she talks.
                  “Then we die together,” Fanny says trying to sound brave, “but not before taking out as many of those shits as we