Aliens and Ice Cream by Michael James

Author:Michael James [James, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-18T22:00:00+00:00

Paul

The storm reached its peak, and the power flickered twice. Only a dip, not even enough to reset the clocks, but enough to send Paul into a near panic that ended in a clipped message to the global chat group. They needed to cook all their food, immediately. It was great to have bags of dry pasta and rice, but if the power went out, it would be almost inedible. He suspected soaking it in water overnight would probably be a workable alternative, but it would be unpleasant.

He had all four burners going on the stove and was boiling all the rice he had been able to find. Anything already cooked was going into Tupperware containers and Ziplock bags. It was alarming how little there actually was. Between feeding the kids, himself, John, and Sharon, the fresh food was almost entirely gone. There was one apple left, and almost all the vegetables from the fridge had been eaten. They’d been prioritizing the meat in the freezer, and Paul worried if he should cook that too. Maybe the chicken. There were pounds left over from the amount they’d purchased for the barbecue.

So many things to juggle. He’d been trapped in the house for days, how was it possible there wasn’t enough time? But the balls were in the air now and his hands were moving at top speed. John was downstairs, hammering away at the concrete foundation, getting ready for Krista and Martin to break through the hole they were digging. They tried to estimate where they’d come out, but it was tricky. John was essentially removing the entire foundation.

“This will be bad for your house,” John had told him, frowning at the idea. “If I take out the foundation, your house will begin to sag.”

Paul swallowed his temper, and asked, “How long would you think that will take, John?”

“Oh, within six months, you’ll notice the floors aren’t level. After another year, there will be real problems.”

“I see.” Paul pursed his lips and nodded thoughtfully, resisting the urge to strangle the man. “Thank you for bringing that up. Can we agree that for right now, our main priority is helping Krista and Martin? In the meantime, I’ll make sure I have the names of some foundation guys in my phone. When all of this is over, maybe I can get a two for one deal.”

John seemed satisfied with that stupid, pointless answer and Paul had to give his head a shake. If he was alive in a year to see his house collapse, he’d consider it a blessing.

Sharon was another problem he’d need to solve. They’d gotten the artery to clog, but she slept most of the time now, and when she did wake, it was only to take more Ativan and Tylenol. He had taken her pulse and although he didn’t know what he was feeling for, it seemed to be weak and erratic. Every hour, he’d try to get her drink juice and eat small bites of food to keep her strength up, but it felt like a losing battle.

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