Chapter 10
“So that’s it,” John said once everyone was settled in Arik and Rusty’s apartment above the diner. He, Rusty, and Robin were on the sofa. Noah and Ewan leaned side by side against the wall facing them, while Arik paced.
“Pretty much,” Arik replied. “We’ll stick around for a couple more days, just to be certain we haven’t missed one.”
“And then where to?”
“The next small town where there’s an outbreak of what people think is the flu. Sometimes we get lucky and that’s all it is. Other times…” Arik shrugged.
John looked at the team. “Do you ever get tired of all this and just want to settle down and live normal lives?”
Robin nodded. “Much too often. But if we don’t do it—who will?”
“Well…” John replied hesitantly. “No one?”
“Exactly. Without people like us, especially the S
