Hunting Daybreak: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Romance (Shattered Sunlight Book 2) by E.A. Chance

Author:E.A. Chance [Chance, E.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781951870072
Publisher: Darlington Publishing
Published: 2021-01-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Riley focused on the beam shining out from the light on Adrian’s bike, repeating the mantra, just pedal. A glance at her watch told her it was almost midnight. Between circumventing washed out roads and having to stop and tend to Coop and Dashay, the journey had taken hours longer than expected, but they’d spotted lights in the distance on cresting the last hill. Adrian assured her the town was only five miles ahead. Five miles, she’d told herself. I can manage five more miles. I must.

She was so fixated on Adrian’s light that she missed the occasional business or house they passed. When she couldn’t pedal another inch, Adrian stopped and pointed to a checkpoint fifty yards ahead.

“We made it, Riley,” he said, in a hoarse voice. “Help is just beyond that barrier.”

She nodded with tears glistening in her eyes. “I wouldn’t have made it without you. I’ll never forget what you did today.”

“Thank me later. Let’s get these two to a hospital.”

“Adrian, wait,” she called out as he resumed pedaling. “What if Kearns’ people are here searching for you? What if they’ve left fliers? Should you wait here until we know it’s safe?”

“This place is so out of the way, Riley. I can’t imagine they’ve gotten this far, and we haven’t seen a military presence for days. I say we risk it.”

“Your call. Lead the way.”

She followed him the final distance to the rickety barricade blocking the road into town. A woman in her early twenties wearing a baseball cap jumped up from her lawn chair when she saw them and nudged a young man with long, black hair and multiple nose and ear piercings of about the same age. He rubbed his eyes, then got up and stood beside her.

“We have a medical emergency,” Riley blurted out before either could speak. “Do you have a functioning hospital or clinic? I’m a doctor.”

“We have a hospital, if you want to call it that,” the boy said. “Good thing you’re a doctor because we don’t have one.”

Riley lifted the barrier out of her way and motioned for Adrian to get Biscuit. “Does it have electricity?”

“Yes, the librarian taught us how to use solar panels,” he said.

“A librarian taught you how to use solar panels? Is he an electrical engineer, too?” Adrian asked as he pedaled up to them, leading Biscuit along.

“He teaches us how to do everything. He’s in charge around here.”

“What, like a mayor?” Riley asked.

“We didn’t vote him into office or anything. He’s just the smartest person around, so we do what he says. If you want anything, you have to go through him, but he shouldn’t mind if you use the hospital tonight since it’s late and an emergency.”

Riley straddled her bike and said, “Show us the way.”

“We’re not supposed to leave our post,” the girl said, “but I’ll break the rule if you’ll let me borrow one of those bikes.”

“Deal,” Riley said.

Adrian propped his bike against the cart and went to unstrap Dashay’s bike. “You can borrow this, but we need it back.

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