Flight Plan: Deconstruction Book Three (A Post-Apocalyptic Thriller) by Rashad Freeman

Author:Rashad Freeman [Freeman, Rashad]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-19T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

RUN AND DON’T LOOK BACK

The Blackhawk nearly touched down in our front yard. It idled in the middle of the cul-de-sac as we rushed from our house to meet it. Our neighbors peeked from their front doors, but there would be no savior for them. We were leaving, leaving the neighborhood and all of them behind.

I helped Grayson into the helicopter then climbed in behind him. He smiled from ear to ear without a clue of what was going on. I envied that, his ability to be care free and live in the moment. To him this was the most exciting day of his life. He had no clue how right he was.

Toby grabbed my hand and pulled me next to him. He gave me a blank stare then wrapped his other arm around Grayson.

The pilot looked back as the door slammed shut. With a whirling growl, the rotor powered up and we started to rise into the air. Grayson inched forward in his seat and beamed out of the window.

“Exciting huh?” I yelled to him.

He motioned that he couldn’t hear me and I pointed to the headset hanging to his side. With a gaping mouth, he reached out and grabbed the headphones and pulled them over his head.

“This is pretty bad ass mom,” he jolted.

I winked and blew him a kiss. Grinning, he turned back to the window and pressed his face to the glass. The helicopter rolled to the right and he let out a hoot then kicked his foot.

I smiled and leaned my head back. It was good to see him happy, even if it was fleeting. Every moment from that point on would be etched in my memory like a tattoo. Every sound, every smell would be just as much me as my skin or hair. I knew that day would be unlike any other, that was the day that everything changed.

“Thirty minutes,” the pilot called out.

I laid my head on Toby’s shoulder and let the minutes tick by. I felt exhausted and my body ached like I’d been in an MMA match. The helicopter rattled back and forth like a lullaby and eventually, I fell asleep.

It wasn’t a deep sleep or even a good one. I was restless and my mind was busy with “what if’s.” But sleep was sleep and even a few minutes felt like hours to the mind.

“MJ!” Toby’s voice called like he was screaming to me from across an auditorium full of people.

“MJ!” he yelled again and added a little nudge.

I slowly lifted my head and yawned. We were still airborne, but much closer to the ground. Grayson was sleeping peacefully with his head slumped against the wall, but Toby was wide awake. He gazed out of the window with a wide mouth, before glancing back at me and frowning.

“Where are we?” I asked the pilot.

“Right outside of Baltimore. We’ll be landing shortly.”

“Baltimore?”

“Surface forces logistics is there…Coast Guard. The runway is still operational.”

“MJ,” Toby whispered.

I grabbed his hand and held it tightly.

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