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There was blood around his mouth Blood around his mouth, and blood on the seat belt, and blood on the seat where Buffy had been sitting
Cause of death? I asked, as analytically as I could
Impact trauma, said Shaun The creature that had been Chuck hissed at hi to moan Unconcerned, Shaun raised his pistol and fired The bullet hit the zo to reach us, going lie of its second, final death was trans as if hed never paused, Shaun said, It uy Amplification would have been over in minutes
Source of the blood?
Shaun looked toward me, and then back to Buffy, as still down on her knees in the broken glass, hugging herself and coughing He didnt have tily endlessinto the cab of the truck Chuck re, anything, I could use to explain the blood away A scalp wound, maybe, or a nosebleed that started when he hit his head and didnt stop until he reani Just one ser seat that didnt match to any visible wounds
I turned to Buffy, numbly unsurprised to see that Shaun had his pistol out My feet crunched on the glass as I walked over to her Buffy? Can you hear me?
Im dead, not deaf, she said, and lifted her head Tears had left clean trails through the soot staining her cheeks I hear you just fine Hi, Georgia Is everyone all right? Is is Chuck ?
Chucks resting now, I said, crouching down Shaun, radio Rick Tell hi a field kit
George
Do it I kept ry stare I was too close to her Her body weight was too low, and I was too close; if she was undergoing ah And I didnt care Buffy, are you hurt at all? Theres some blood we cant identify I need you to show me if youre hurt
Buffy sned expression, one that turned wry as she rolled up her right sleeve and turned her ar the place where a chunk had been bitten out of her forearh the red You mean like this? I mustve hit my head on the roof when the truck rolled, because I woke up when Chuck bit ulation of blood; one of the first, classic signs of the Kellis-A in a soft, sickened tone, That would probably account for it
I heard the gunshot, you know If Chucks resting, its the sort of rest you dont get better from Buffy rolled her sleeve pris while they can still be tidy
Ricks on his ith the field kit, said Shaun, stepping up next to ht, you know
Hed just turned when he bit her Theres a chance his saliva hadnt gone live yet, I said, glancing at hi, to no one more than to myself, but hed let me Just for a few minutes, hed let ood at tests, said Buffy She shifted on the ground, pulling her knees up against her chest in an unconsciously childlike gesture I always failed them in school Hi, Shaun Sorry about this
Not your fault, he said His tone was gruff; anyone who didnt know hiht not have realized how upset he was Youre taking this pretty well Considering, yknow The circumstances
Not ht, but her eyes were beginning to bri down the channel already cleaned by its peers I to take it out on you I have faith that God will reward ht, I said, softly The Catholic church declared all victio, to deal with the messy little issue of last rites; its hard to conduct them when death is fast, unexpected, and filled with teeth
Ive got the kit! shouted Rick, jogging up to the three of us He had the shotgun tucked underneath his ar kit in his left hand He ca Please, please, tell me this isnt for you, Buffy
Sorry, she said and held up her hands Toss it here
Eyes gone wide in his bloodless face, he tossed her the kit She caught it with ease, sliding her right hand, the one nearest the bite, into the kits opening Then she closed her eyes, not watching the lights as they cycled green to red, green to red
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