Genesis by Jones Paul Antony

Author:Jones, Paul Antony [Jones, Paul Antony]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781503949690
Published: 2015-11-03T08:00:00+00:00

The bleak mood, so intent on swallowing Emily, was gradually evaporating, replaced by an optimism that lasted until they took an inventory of what was left of their supplies. All Emily had was the soaked clothes she was wearing, her .45, a single magazine of ten rounds—the spare magazine and all her ammo were in the backpack—and the knife on her ankle. She found a couple of energy bars in a zipper pocket of her jacket sleeve, and a half-full canteen of water on her belt. Emily had taken back the blanket she had given Rhiannon and tied it around her waist like a sarong to ease the chill until her jeans dried out.

Rhiannon had her own clothes, none of which would fit Emily, enough MREs to last them all another day—two, if they stretched it out—a handful of energy bars, a flashlight, a full canteen of water, and her pistol. And that was it.

“Well, that’s better than losing all our supplies,” said Rhiannon, trying to sound optimistic.

Emily tried to smile. She still had no idea how far away Adam was, which meant she also had no idea whether the supplies they had would be enough to get them to him. And even if they found him before their supplies ran out, they would still need to restock and figure out how they were going to get back to Point Loma, or if they even could.

“We have to find food,” Emily said, “and that’s going to be much easier if we can find a vehicle.”

“Fat chance,” said Rhiannon as she looked up and down the freeway. They couldn’t go back the way they had come from; the bridge was no longer there, and there was nothing back there anyway. Ahead of them the road reached toward a set of hills, about fifteen kilometers in the distance, stark against the gray-white clouds that obscured the sky.

“Well, look at it this way,” said Emily. “We know there’s nothing back the way we came, so if we weigh the odds, seems to me the probability is that we’ll find some kind of town or city ahead of us, right?”

“I suppose so,” said Rhiannon, pausing, “maybe.” She did not sound convinced.

“Well, if we can find a town or even a store, then maybe we’ll find food there.”

“But what if we don’t?”

“We will,” said Emily. “I know we will.”

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