EMP Crash (Book 2): The Path Ahead (An EMP Survival Story) by Nelson Kip

Author:Nelson, Kip [Nelson, Kip]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | EMP
Published: 2016-11-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Mr. Smith just had revealed to the group that he was Saul's brother. Mack, Luis, and Grace all turned to stare at Saul, dumbfounded. There were so many questions they wanted to ask Saul, but this wasn't the time or the place. They were being held against their will in the camp, and despite the china plates, the comfortable chairs, and the well-prepared food, this was still a prison and none of them wanted to be there. Least of all Saul, who had sunk so low into his chair he almost had disappeared under the table. His arms were folded and his eyes were locked on the plate in front of him, as though he could force the rest of the world away with his willpower alone.

Mack was stunned by this revelation. Ever since he had met Saul, Mack had the impression that the big man was hiding something. Yet, he never would have guessed that it was this, and he didn't know why Saul hadn't told them about it in the first place. The nature of their relationship could have huge ramifications for them all, and it once again painted Saul in a selfish light, as a man who was out only for himself. This saddened Mack because he thought their short time together would have changed him for the better.

Quickly, Mack had to adjust everything he knew about Mr. Smith to fit into this new context. Previously, Saul had painted himself as a simple man who had found this group by accident and only joined them as they offered safety, but clearly there was much more to it than that. Saul had to have been one of the group’s founding members, and would have known about Mr. Smith's methods from the start. Moreover, it meant the horrible treatment Saul received had been from his own brother. So Mr. Smith was the kind of man who was willing to beat and drown his brother to death. This wasn't a man with whom Mack could have a civil conversation.

The man who presented himself in front of Mack and the others did not seem the type to carry out those heinous deeds, although Mack was all too aware that darkness often lurked behind people's eyes. There was something unsettling about Mr. Smith, something little, like how his voice was pitched a little bit too high, or how his eyes maintained contact for a little bit too long. Here was the man who had been responsible for killing all the soldiers at the military bunker, for threatening Willie, and who knew how many others, to provide his camp with food. Here was the man who had been responsible for keeping people against their will and inducting the vulnerable ones into his army to make them a part of his reign of terror. It took all the energy Mack had to not erupt with anger and throttle this man, who was sitting mere feet away from him on the other side of the table.

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