33 Chapter 32
Back in his RV, Brian sat blankly on the chair, looking at the morphine placed on the table, feeling very complicated.
Morphine injection is a powerful anesthetic drug, but it also has addictive properties. It can be said to be a drug in disguise, but it only takes a longer time to cause addiction.
Brian didn't understand why Antoine had such a thing. Recalling the other man's strange behavior and his habit of drinking every day, he guessed in his mind that the other man might be suffering from some kind of disease, and he drank just to numb himself. It can relieve your nerves and relieve your pain.
But when he felt sad for Antoine, he couldn't help but feel a little secretly happy in his heart, because this powerful anesthetic could save lives at certain critical times, and it would be very helpful to them in the future. In Atlanta Brigade it may play a key role.
At night.
Brian was lying on the bed. Now he and Sarah were the only two people in the RV, so they could sleep in a bed without being as crowded as before.
But for some reason, his mind was full of thoughts, and he couldn't fall asleep for a long time. Suddenly, he missed Osborne's daily snoring and the two girls' whispers.
Suddenly, Brian felt his quilt being lifted, and then a girl got into her bed. Unexpectedly, he also knew that that person was Sarah.
Sarah got into the bed, rested her head on Brian's arms, put her feet on Brian's body, hugged him tightly, and found the most comfortable position and posture. This move was extremely skillful as if it had been done countless times.
The two of them hugged each other without saying a word. Being together for a long time allowed them to clearly understand what the other was thinking, and they could also be keenly aware of the other's changing moods.
Feeling the wetness in his chest and the slight trembling in the girl's body, Brian understood that all her friends left and Antoine committed suicide that day, and the pain was irreparable to Sarah, so he gently patted her back, trying to ease her sadness.
He stared blankly at the roof of the car, feeling more confused than ever before. He didn't know what the future would be like, what kind of difficulties they would face, or where their end point would be.
Feeling Sarah's faint body temperature in his arms, Brian unconsciously held her tightly. No matter what the future would bring, at this moment, he just wanted to protect the girl in his arms, keep her safe, and be with her.
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Two days after all the people selected by lottery entered the quarantine area, the relevant lists of other quarantine areas were also posted one after another. Since they were all randomly assigned and there were no cumbersome steps to select, this time it was really fast.
The military posted the lists on the bulletin board in order of distance, informed the people on the list of quarantine areas to gather at locations, and warned that if the people on the list did not show up and if they were caught in the city, they would be arrested. You will be responsible for the consequences yourself.
At the same time, dozens of trucks slowly drove out of the quarantine area, followed by the residents who had entered the quarantine area before them, but their faces were not as happy as when they entered, as if they had been hit by something. Some, look a little depressed.
The vehicles drove to pharmacies, hospitals, and other places in Dallas. Each truck was guarded by more than a dozen soldiers. Residents in the quarantine area entered and loaded all the medicines and supplies onto the trucks.
Once the trucks are fully loaded, they will drive directly into the isolation area to unload and then come out empty. The cycle repeats. It seems that all-important materials from outside the isolation area are being moved inside.
Three days later, the convoy from the quarantine zone closest to Dallas slowly entered the city and stopped at the designated location under the guidance of soldiers in the city.
Then the broadcast also began to notify the first batch of evacuated residents on the list of a certain quarantine area to prepare what they needed to bring and gather at a certain place in Dallas, and then there were some warning words.
After everyone has arrived, a dozen soldiers will hold the famous list and compare their identities and faces. After making sure that no one is missing.
As time passed, convoys from other quarantine areas also arrived, one after another. Groups of Dallas residents were either voluntarily or forcibly put in the cars, and the sadness of being separated from their relatives and friends permeated the entire city.
Of course, during this period, several minor affairs also occurred, and one of them made Brian feel very embarrassed.
First, when some soldiers were patrolling the city, they discovered a strange fire in an office building. However, due to the recent departure of a large number of residents, the building had already been emptied, and there was no one inside at all.
The confused soldiers entered the building to check and found dozens of adults, men, women, and children hiding inside, as well as a large amount of supplies.
Later, after an investigation, it was found that these people were residents who were going to other quarantine areas and had hoarded a lot of supplies when the disaster broke out. They were dissatisfied with the quarantine system and were unwilling to give up these supplies, so they gathered together. The guys plan to wait until the situation is over, then take these supplies and leave to build their utopia.
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place, so they chose to hide in this building together, under a lamp, and everything went very smoothly. No one was aware of their existence, but unexpectedly, one of the children played with fire in the room, which attracted the attention of the Soldier.
Second, during a certain identity check, a soldier discovered that a resident was very unusual. He was slovenly and had a beard. It was impossible to tell whether he matched the person in the photo.
The soldier immediately ordered his face to be wiped clean and wanted to take a closer look, but when the resident heard this, he panicked and became nervous instantly. He also stammered and slurred his words, making the soldier more suspicious.
In the end, the resident seemed to be cornered, and with a fierce look in his eyes, he took out a pistol from his arms and was about to shoot the soldier.
Fortunately, when the soldier sensed something was wrong, he was always been alert of the other person. The moment he took out his pistol, he took action and pushed the suspicious person to the ground.
When this man was subdued by the soldiers, a man with the same look as him in the crowd also panicked, turned around, and wanted to leave.
But his actions like this could not escape the eyes of the guards on the perimeter, and he was subdued soon after. Later, he found out that the two of them were partners, but they were separated into separate areas far away. Not wanting to take risks, they asked around to find out who was closer to the quarantine area, then pinpointed the target, snatched the identity card, and killed the target to avoid exposing their identity, trying to get through this way.
These two incidents alone involved the deaths of dozens of people, but in Dallas, where people die every day, this can only be regarded as a small incident.
As for the incident that made Brian feel embarrassed, it was when he woke up one morning and suddenly felt his lower body was soaked with some liquid.
For a moment, he thought it was him, but then he realized that the position was wrong. He quickly opened the quilt to check but found with some embarrassment that there was a scarlet color there, and the source was Sarah, who was sleeping next to him.
Yes, this girl, who is already thirteen years old, has had her first period.
After waking Sarah up from her sleep, she looked at the other person, who still had a confused and ignorant expression on her face, as if no one had ever told her about this experience. Brian didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he saw this and covered his face to express his speechlessness.
Trying to recall the knowledge about the lack of women in his mind and thinking about those strange things, Brian felt that his whole body suddenly felt bad.
He asked Sarah to stay in the car, changed his clothes, and planned to go out to the supermarket to see if he could find what he wanted, but when he looked in several places, he was completely dumbfounded because everything was gone.
Reluctantly, Brian struggled in place for a while, but still licked his face and came to the management office again to find Clarisse. He planned to shamelessly ask for something and ask what he should pay attention to in this regard.
When Clarisse came to see Brian again, she was also very surprised. When she knew the other person's intention, her nostrils turned to the sky. It was quite a laugh.
In the end, Brian's face turned red, and he hugged a cardboard box and ran out of the management office in a panic. Listening to the woman behind him laugh wildly, he finally understood how the bald man was feeling.
Back in the RV, he put the things into Sarah's hands and then stumblingly told her about that knowledge. To be honest, it was really painful for him to have a grown man talk about these things.
In this way, as the number of people in Dallas became smaller and smaller, October passed quietly. The military also began to form a convoy for the Atlanta quarantine zone, and they were about to leave the city and embark on an unknown journey.
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