Deathlands 30 - Crossways by James Axler

Author:James Axler [Axler, James]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Action & Adventure, General, Science Fiction, Adventure, Men's Adventure, Fiction
ISBN: 9780373625307
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1995-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

“And then they’ve both signed it.” “And they went up to the bedroom and drank the brandy and took the pills. Lay down together and held hands and slipped gently away from the horror that life had become.” Krysty shook her head. “Best way out.” Mildred sighed. “Brave and intelligent. If they’d waited another day or so” Doc stood and moved to the fire, crumpling the letter and the envelope and throwing both onto the flames, where they were consumed in seconds.

MILDRED PICKED OUT some food she thought was safe, mainly in freeze-dried or package form. A number of the cans had blown and split, but some of them still held firm and smelled all right when opened. So supper was a mixture of several kinds of soup with some added beans and canned carrots. And some reconstituted potato that tasted passingly edible when mixed with powdered milk and water, and well-spiced with salt and pepper. Afterward they all sat around drinking more of the exquisite coffee. “Forgotten just how good it used to taste,” Mildred said. “In fact I’m sure it never used to taste quite this good in my previous life.” “Everything’s relative.” Krysty added a little sugar to the dark brown brew, savoring the flavor. “Compared to most coffee subs, even mule piss is better.” Conversation faltered, everyone touched by the tragedy of the owners of the house, and they agreed to retire early and make a good start after dawn. Mildred and J.B. had the main bedroom, opening a top fanlight window to air it. Doc was allowed the bed in the spare room, which he went to early. Krysty picked the sofa for herself while Jak scavenged in the garage and found a camp bed with an inflatable mattress. It revealed a very slow leak but it held up enough for him to have a reasonable night’s sleep in a corner of the living room, close to the window.

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