Atomic Threat (Book 2): Get Out Alive by Bowman Dave

Author:Bowman, Dave [Bowman, Dave]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Survival
Published: 2020-01-08T22:00:00+00:00

18

Brent drove the Pathfinder down the interstate as the sun rose. Naomi slept in the passenger seat, and Jack was asleep in the back.

They were traveling east. The rising sun blinded him a little if he wasn't careful, but he didn't mind. Being in a vehicle made everything better. For one, they were a lot more protected than walking in the street. They could conserve their energy. And most importantly, they were moving at eighty miles per hour instead of about two miles an hour on foot. Now, they had a shot at making it back home to Texas.

Brent had volunteered to take the first shift driving while the other two slept. Though Jack never complained, Brent knew he was exhausted and needed to rest.

They had decided to drive night and day in shifts while the others rested. That way, they would get home as quickly as possible.

Home. The word struck Brent as almost odd. Did he even have a home to return to?

After everything they had been through the past three days, Brent had more faith in Jack than ever. He still couldn't believe that Jack had faced off three or four guys to get the Nissan. And all the other conflicts and run-ins they had had. Sticking with Jack and missing that work meeting back in LA on Wednesday had been the best decision of his life. And he shuddered to think of how close he came to ignoring Jack's warning and walking into that building downtown. If he had done that, he wouldn't still be alive.

Jack said they would make it home to Texas. And if Jack said it, the last three days had taught Brent that he would find a way to make it happen.

Still, though, the odds were stacked against them. Brent had put almost a hundred miles between them and East LA. They had at least 1,300 miles to go. And who knew what they would find in Texas. Jack's house in the country could have been blown to smithereens for all they knew. And if anything had happened to Annie – well, Brent didn't want to think about that. He knew that it would destroy Jack to lose her. And that simply couldn't happen.

Brent was worried about Naomi as well. Just a few hours ago, she had wanted to give up completely and stay behind on the highway. At times, Brent was worried she would just walk off when they weren't looking and disappear, never to come back. But he didn't want that to happen. He had seen the good in her. And he knew that despite everything she had been through, she could return to her old self. If she could just hold on long enough for that to happen.

But that's what worried him. Maybe she couldn't hold on.

He glanced over at her, her small frame curled up on the seat, breathing lightly. Jack had said once that Naomi was a fighter. He hoped there was some part of her that was fighting now.

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