Desperation: A Post-Apocalyptic EMP Survival series (Dark Road Book 9) by Bruno Miller

Author:Bruno Miller [Miller, Bruno]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wordstream Books
Published: 2021-01-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

It wasn’t even eight o’clock in the morning yet and Ben could already feel the intensity of the sun’s rays on his arm resting out the window. It was going to be another scorcher, maybe the hottest day yet. With clear skies as far as they could see in every direction, there would be no relief from the sun today while they traveled.

They’d have to pace themselves and keep an eye on the vehicles so they didn’t overheat. Ben wished he’d mentioned the possibility of overheating to Martin; hopefully the guy knew enough to watch his gauges. The Scout worried Ben the most, but that had as much to do with the driver as it did with the vehicle. Ideally, Martin would take their little talk to heart and amend his bad habits behind the wheel. But there was no guarantee against mechanical failure, a constant anxiety Ben had learned to live with.

He watched the convoy of trucks snake around the hollowed-out and blackened frame of a delivery truck blocking half of the road, the Jeep leading the way. Rita and Carlos were next in line, and as Ben expected, Rita slowed the Toyota down more than necessary in order to navigate around the wreck, which took up the better part of the right-hand lane.

He’d noticed Rita’s lack of confidence yesterday with some of the driving, but what choice did they have? Her husband was still too weak to take the wheel, and if Allie took over driving the Toyota again, Joel would be alone with his little brother and Carlos. Ben liked the idea of Allie riding in the Jeep with the boys. She was a competent shot and a level head when the chips were down. Additionally, the two of them made a good team, and it did Ben good to see them together. They had both lost so much, and with so many things beyond their control these days, Ben felt like the least he could do was give them time together. They were clearly in love, and it was a bright spot in an otherwise bleak world that for the most part lacked civility.

Besides, the older couple would have to go it alone eventually when it came time to part ways, which Ben thought might be as soon as sometime tomorrow. But then again, at this rate of speed, it might take longer. The only thing he’d wanted to do this morning was get back on the road as quickly as possible, and now that they were, he wished they could somehow fast-forward and skip the monotony included with a day’s worth of slow traveling.

Ben was grateful that Sandy was driving and letting him rest his knee. He made sure to move it around once in a while, at least as much as he could in the confines of the passenger seat. He finished loading the empty magazines and stacked them neatly in the center console, along with the road atlas. He’d studied the map

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