Emp: Equipping Modern Patriots: New Beginnings by Jonathan Hollerman

Author:Jonathan Hollerman [Hollerman, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, pdf
Tags: survival fiction, Safety & Security, Survival, EMP, Survival & Emergency Preparedness, Self-Help, Electromagnetic Pulse, Prepping fiction, Prepping, Emergency Preparedness
ISBN: 9780692978627
Publisher: Apoc Publishing
Published: 2017-11-10T17:56:39+00:00

Chapter 14

They spent the next twenty minutes taking turns dragging the bodies up to the road while Steven carried the young boy. Sean was surprised at how difficult it was to drag dead weight even with two people pulling at the same time. They dropped the other two bodies next to the mailboxes and Steve continued to carry the boy back to his mother. The image of Steve carrying that young man cradled in his arms down their icy, deserted road made Sean’s stomach turn. He was sure that mental image would haunt him the rest of his life. All the planning and research Sean had done before the power went out couldn’t have prepared him for the emotions he now felt.

Planning and prepping with his other group members, all of whom should now be safe at their retreat, had been fun. Buying all the gear and testing it on backpacking trips had been fun. Researching and buying their weapons, then spending one weekend a month drilling and shooting had been fun. Sitting around a campfire with a beer in your hand, discussing and debating what the after effects of a pandemic, EMP attack, or fiscal collapse and the group’s contingency for each had been fun. Buying their retreat last year and all the construction projects they had done on the place had been fun. Watching someone carry a young boy you just shot through the head back to his mother was not fun.

Every day when Sean woke up, the reality of the situation would hit him, but not nearly as hard as today. There was so much to do at the farm and Sean always stayed busy so the reality hadn’t really sunk in. He wondered if he would ever be in the position again where he might have to take a young boy’s life to save his own. Would he hesitate next time? Sean fought back a dark cloud of depression that was trying to waft through his thoughts. He knew right then that if he allowed it to, this tragedy could bring him down and make him lose focus on what was important. He knew that he had to keep his immediate family and unborn child safe. If he had reservations before about leaving the farm and his relatives, they were settled now. He needed to get Maria to the retreat as soon as possible.

This farm was just too close to the city. It was relatively safe for now, but for how long? How long till the cities were completely empty of food? How long till the inner city gangs and the stronger and more desperate survivors formed raiding parties to hit the surrounding farms and countryside? Although Sean was really happy with the addition of the food supply and weapons they had acquired, the farm’s location and layout did not support a strong defensive perimeter. They would have to rely on strength of numbers and hope they had the superior firepower. Sean knew that there was death around the corner for some of his relatives.

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