Battle for the South by Sara F. Hathaway

Author:Sara F. Hathaway [Hathaway, Sara F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction | Dystopian
Publisher: Author Sara F. Hathaway
Published: 2017-11-24T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Bennet followed Smith down an alley while Johnny and Dex brought up the rear. They were sour with one another and only made eye contact to communicate tactical information. Bennet worried constantly about the status of the Mercenary soldiers. The time they feared might come one day had finally arrived.

Thanks to Erika and Vince’s rash move, he was on the wrong side of the country. His training had been for an evacuation plan for the mercs in the North but not the South. His mind wandered to the Mercenary soldiers still being held at the base here in Dallas. He wished he could save them, but the numbers didn’t work.

Dexter sulked behind the team. He couldn’t believe this was happening. If I’d never joined the mercs, I could have been there for Daniel, he cursed himself.

He tried desperately not to think about his brother and focus on the task at hand as they crept down the street. His footsteps slowed, and he found himself absentmindedly falling behind. Dexter watched the team turn a corner in the distance. You know what? Screw this, he said to himself, running toward Harold’s house. He sent Trucker out to the edge to watch from afar and stored his gear in a garbage can that he could return to on the way back.

As he walked down a street laden with stores, he saw a federal search party coming his way. He tucked into a candy store and looked at the wares with one eye on the door. A group of young adults entered together, jovially laughing. They knew what they wanted, made their purchases, and were soon headed out the door. Dexter walked out the door following their group, making it look like he was a local, enjoying a moment with friends. He passed right by the soldiers. He walked behind the young adults for a while before he slipped down another alley headed for Harold’s house.

Dexter stood, dripping with sweat on the doorstep, rapping at the door sharply. It opened.

“Dexter!” a woman’s voice declared.

The door swung open farther.

“Dexter! Oh, my goodness. Is that you? Come in,” she exclaimed.

“Yes, Betsy, it’s me,” Dexter agreed, quickly entering the home.

He hugged her tightly and her green eyes sparkled with joy. Harold approached from the kitchen.

“Dexter, what are you doing back here?” Harold wondered.

“Back here? You didn’t tell me you saw Dexter today,” Harold’s wife, Betsy, accused him. She was a lively lady who had been like an aunt to Dexter for most of his life.

“He’s wanted by the feds, Betsy. Lieutenant Ashish was at the house today. If you didn’t know, you wouldn’t have to lie,” he told his wife. “What are you doing back here? You have to get out tonight,” Harold directed his attention to Dex.

“I have to know if my brother’s okay. You can find out,” Dexter pleaded. “Please, Harold, I have to know.”

“You’re asking a lot, Dex,” Harold replied.

“I know, but…” Dexter tried to think of some way to convince him.

“Okay, I’ll tell you what I can do,” Harold said suddenly.

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