Danielle Kidnapped: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Ice Age by Silveira John

Author:Silveira, John [Silveira, John]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Apocalyptic | Ice Age | Thriller
Publisher: Riley Creek Books
Published: 2012-12-11T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

August 31

The following morning was sunny and cloudless and, though it seemed to hold the promise that some of the snow might melt, in reality the lack of cloud cover let the earth’s precious heat reradiate back into space and made the day much colder.

Whoops lay on the floor at Danielle’s feet, and she and the dog watched each other with genuine curiosity. Danielle liked that he was comfortable with her sister. She sat in her chair and read a book of short stories she’d found.

Zach had been up since before dawn canning more of the bear, but he now sat on the couch. She glanced at him from time to time as he alternately watched Whoops and the dog, then disappeared back into some recess of his own mind, preoccupied with his thoughts. Without saying anything, he suddenly got up and put on his winter gear. She watched as he grabbed his M1 and skis, and went to the door.

The dog met him there and Zach stared at him as if surprised. “You want to go?” he asked.

The dog wagged his tail expectantly.

Zach opened the door and let the dog out first but he paused and said, “I’ll be back in a while.”

He didn’t wait for a response.

She went to the window and watched him put on his skis. With his rifle slung over his shoulder he took off across the field, in the direction of the road, and disappeared into the forest with the dog in pursuit.

Now alone, she walked around the room looking up at the rafters. She realized it was a morbid fascination, but she tried to imagine where Sandra must have been the day he walked through the door and found her hanging. She looked for telltale signs, but if there were any, they weren’t obvious. He hadn’t said where he’d found his children. She wasn’t sure she wanted to know. She shivered. It must be creepy to go on living where all the people you loved had died.

“Maybe he’s not so crazy,” she confided to Whoops. She was beginning to feel sorry for him and stopped herself.

Whoops began to fuss. She’d woken early and Danielle knew she was tired. She picked her up and walked the floor with her.

After a while, Whoops’s head started to bob back and forth until she finally planted it on Danielle’s shoulder and she carefully laid her back on the blanket on the floor.

She went to the window again and looked out at the field. She had no idea where he’d gone. She wished she knew when he’d be back.

She didn’t like being a snoop. Or maybe she just didn’t want to be caught being a snoop. But she started inspecting all the candles. She wanted one that had already been lit and found the one she’d used before and got the lighter from the mantel over the fireplace insert. She kicked the rug away and exposed the trapdoor in the floor. She hesitated.

She went back to the window.

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