Fallout: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival series (Dark Road Book 4) by Bruno Miller

Author:Bruno Miller [Miller, Bruno]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wordstream Books
Published: 2018-08-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Joel was glad to see his dad asleep. It had been a big day and he had gotten them out of yet another jam. Joel knew it had taken its toll on him, and he’d noticed the look of exhaustion on his father’s face back at the bridge.

As usual, Joel wished he could have helped more, but at least he was able to drive, allowing his dad time to rest.

Hopefully, they wouldn’t run into any trouble and could get back onto the interstate soon. The road they were on was in decent shape, but lots of turns and blind corners made it tricky. Not knowing what was up ahead forced him to drive at a slower speed than what he wanted to.

He glanced in the rearview mirror, wishing Allie was up front with him, but he wasn’t about to wake his dad up so they could switch places. With any luck, his dad would sleep until they had to stop for gas.

Joel couldn’t help but feel a little guilty about pushing to go duck hunting last night. He wasn’t convinced it had caused their situation this morning, but he wasn’t sure it hadn’t, either.

His dad said he thought they’d closed the bridge off behind them as soon as they’d crossed over it yesterday, so Joel wasn’t sure why he felt somewhat responsible, but he did.

They were lucky they hadn’t been found last night while they were sleeping. Joel didn’t want to think about what those guys would have done to them.

A road sign up ahead listed a few destinations and their distances in mileage. Ten more miles to go until they reached the interstate.

Joel checked on Allie in the rearview mirror again. She was still quietly looking out the window. Occasionally she would divert her attention away from the passing landscape just long enough to appease Gunner with a few seconds of attention. She was clearly in deep thought, and Joel wasn’t sure if he should say anything or not.

After a few more minutes, his desire to talk to her won out and he couldn’t remain silent any longer. “Are you okay?”

A few seconds passed before Allie answered. “Yeah, I’m…um… I just can’t really believe this is all real sometimes. I mean, I know it’s real, but I guess I just don’t want to accept it. Do you know what I mean?” Allie brushed her hair out of her face as she looked up at the rearview mirror.

Joel looked back at her. “I know exactly what you mean. I think I feel the same way.” He quickly turned around to focus on the road, contenting himself with watching her in the mirror.

She let out a little sigh. “It’s like, just when I start to get to the point where I can accept what’s going on, something else happens. I had no idea there would be so many people out to get us. I mean, just a week ago I was at the movies with my friends, and we walked around downtown afterward and got some coffee at the Steaming Bean.

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