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THE REUNION OF DARKNESS
Chapter XIII.
The family heads back down the course towards the tee box next to the creek. The creek runs along the golf course between the green and houses. The kids scream as a dog runs up to them. As the owner yells out a command, Buckley knows it had to be his best friend, since the dog responded to the command in Arabic; he knew it was “brother chesty.’
Chesty found them based on his ability to track where the last message was to his phone and he went out searching for him. His years of preparation for the inevitable, included many military items that were still operational. Grouped together, they are headed towards Chesty’s house.
They walk a few blocks south east, and when they hear a vehicle coming towards them. They quickly had to run inside of the house which appeared abandoned. They kick the door in, and get inside the garage.
The garage is empty, except for some old trash cans, and a few old tools. They take a few items and stack them in front of the door, in case anyone was following. The family ducks in the corner and tries to huddle for warmth, and to grab a snack & drink as the men figure out what to do. The door to the house creaks open, and a dark figure stands at the top of the stairs. Buckley & Chesty quickly aim their weapons. The figure ducks down to avoid being shot at. It was an old man. When they realized there was not an immediate threat, they put down the weapons and went to check on things. The old man looked quite shaken up over the whole thing. They lifted him back to his feet, when he told them that he needed help. The man cried out and pleaded, ‘help me please, my wife is very ill.’
They called over Buckley’s wife to get out the first aid kit, and asked the man to show them where she was. As they headed to the back room, they could hear the faint moaning from the lady, followed by heavy breaths. She was covered under multiple blankets, and huddled over in the fetal position. They asked her to turn their way, so they could help, but she did not respond. The sweat dripping on the back of her neck had stained the pillow, and it was obvious a fever had been causing this lady pain.
They asked the man to turn his wife over, so they could get a better look. As she rolled over from her right side unto her back, they could see her eyes were glazed over and blood dripped down her cheek. She had nearly chewed off her bottom lip, as she shivered from the pain. Her skin was pale, and the veins on her neck were bulging to the point you could see her rapid pulse. They both knew there was no helping her, they offered to give the man a bottle of painkillers, and they would be on their way.
As they turned back to get their family, the man hit Buckley on his back with a glass vase that was sitting by the bed. ‘You won’t help me?’ He screamed out, ‘No one can help me, not even God.’
Buckley did his best not to react to the man, and just kept heading towards his family in order to get them out. The man begins throwing more items at them, and getting more enraged. As he walked closer to them, his gait was beginning to limp. His eyes turned black, as he yelled out again, ‘you won’t help me?’
The man’s head snapped back as his arms twitched. He threw himself forward and bent at the waist. His back had boils growing on them, and quickly bursting. He raised back up, and once again headed towards them. They had gotten to the door of the garage, where the family was, and they told them to get ready to leave.
Chesty kicked the man in his leg, and he slammed against the floor. As he reached back up towards them, his neck twisted and his head spun upside down. He took one last breath, and he fell.
Buckley got his family, and they headed back out to the street, they only had a few more blocks to go until they were at Chesty’s house.