Fighting to Survive by Rhiannon Frater

Author:Rhiannon Frater [Rhiannon Frater]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
ISBN: 9780765366832
Google: ewQvPb3qTTcC
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates
Published: 2013-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

1. The Characters Enter

The ballroom was alive with music, people, and the rich smell of food. The elderly had arrived first and were settled happily at a table in one corner, their weary bodies nestled into the plush velvet chairs.

Rosie’s dinner crew had laid out a fabulous buffet of chicken, wild rice, and assorted vegetables with big flaky biscuits and two different kinds of dessert. Someone had gone around collecting CDs. Music now played softly in the background.

Jason and Shelley made their way outside to meet up with the other teenagers and preteens. Gathering in the gazebo, they had hooked up a stereo to play music they wanted to hear and had lugged a cooler of soda out. One of the youngest of the group, Ricky, Shelley’s younger brother, was hunched down sipping cola and looking at an old magazine. Jason sat down on a pillow and Shelley sat down beside him.

All together, there were a dozen kids in the fort. They had learned to stick together amidst all the adults. It wasn’t easy at times. The adults were always so worried and scared they forgot the kids were just as anxious. They often tried to shield the kids from what was really going on, so the youngest of the survivors often had to find ways to glean information about what was going on.

Melanie, the oldest at eighteen, and Dylan, seventeen, were already smoking the pot they had found on the body of one of the waiters the day before. It had been the big news yesterday amongst the “shorties,” as they called themselves. At first, it had just been cool that Melanie, Dylan, Shelley and Jason were allowed to work with the adults, but when there was a discovery of contraband, it had been pretty exciting.

“What’s up?” Dylan asked as Jason reached out for the joint.

“Just a bunch of old people listening to country music so far. The food looked good,” Jason answered.

“We grabbed munchies,” Melanie said, sweeping her red hair out of her face. Handing over a bag of chips to Shelley, she added, “We were thinking about setting off fireworks later. Dylan bought some off that asshole Shane yesterday.”

“Sounds like fun,” Jason decided. He felt kinda old up here with the kids, smoking dope and swilling cola. He could feel Shelley’s hand lying on his leg. It made him nervous. Nerit’s talk about taking advantage of the moments of life they had now had really affected him. He was thinking about a lot of things in a different way. He had even made himself scarce when it was obvious in the early evening that Juan and Jenni needed time alone. It was time for him to chill out and try to enjoy life.

“Has your Mom remembered it’s your birthday yet?” Melanie asked.

Jason shook his head. “Not yet. I keep waiting, but I’m not sure she even knows what month this is. She’s kinda an airhead at times.”

Shelley took the joint and inhaled deeply and swatted her brother’s hand away when he reached for it.

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