Instant Darkness by Mark J. Russell & JJ Holden

Author:Mark J. Russell & JJ Holden [Russell, Mark J. & Holden, JJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | EMP
Published: 2019-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

17

Corey was on his way back to the back of the property after lunch when Gary approached him. Corey took a look around, hoping someone else was nearby, but he was alone with him. He didn’t like Gary; the man made him very uncomfortable and, if truth be told, a bit scared.

“Hey, kid,” Gary said, “do you know how to shoot?”

“No, I’ve never handled a gun,” Corey said, hoping that would be the end of it.

“We’re going to need you to step up and help with perimeter control. If you want your dad and little Rae to stay here, you are all going to need to pull your weight.” Gary spoke deliberately, as if he wanted his words to sink in. “But don’t worry—I’ll train you, kid. Why don’t we get started now?”

“My dad is expecting me to help with the fence. He’ll wonder where I am.”

“Maggie’s helping him this afternoon. He won’t need you. Come with me.”

Corey didn’t dare defy Abram’s best friend, so he followed him to one of the sheds near the lower barn. Inside, the walls were lined with gun lockers, and a huge wooden table scarred with many years of use sat in the middle of the room. Other than that, it was bare. Not even a stool or chair to sit on.

Gary pulled the keys from his pocket and opened one of the lockers, pulling out a handgun and a rifle, and set them on the table. “First, I’m going to teach you how to do basic cleaning on a semiautomatic handgun.” He opened an unlocked cabinet at the end of the room, pulled out a towel, and draped it over the end of the table. Then he pulled out a caddy with two bottles and some tools. He pulled the items from the caddy and set them on the towel.

“This is gun cleaner, lubricating oil, cleaning patches”—the cleaning patches looked like little cotton squares to Corey—“a bore brush,” Gary continued, “a cleaning rod with two attachments, a cleaning brush, and a cleaning jag.” There was also a toothbrush and some cotton swabs, but Gary didn’t name those. Hopefully, he thought Corey was bright enough that he didn’t need to.

“First, you need to disassemble the gun,” Gary said. “Watch me. I’m removing the magazine first, and I’m clearing the firing chamber. Got that?”

“Yeah.”

“Now, I’m taking the gun apart.”

It seemed to Corey that the gun just came apart in Gary’s hands and he wasn’t sure how that had happened, but he was afraid to say so. Gary reassembled the gun and handed it to Corey, and he quickly removed the magazine and checked that the chamber was clear.

“Now,” Gary continued, “pull back on the slide and down on the two levers on either side of the barrel.” He showed Corey how to hold the gun in his hand so that he could move the slide with one hand and depress the two tiny levers with the other.

Corey pulled the slide back, depressed the levers, and was able to remove the slide by moving it forward off the body of the gun.

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