Luke's Apocalypse: Kate's Story by A.P. Shepherd

Author:A.P. Shepherd [Shepherd, A.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A.P. Shepherd
Published: 2024-10-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

The Hunt Begins

Burning logs crackled in the small wood stove and warmed the quaint farmhouse to a cozy temperature as Gaige paced back and forth along the hardwood floor. The couple’s small farm was adjacent to one of the many borders of the Westergaard’s enormous farmland. He was careful to pick one that would be close enough for Kate to hike to within just an hour or two at most. Doing away with the farmer couple who lived here was much easier than he had expected, though the farmer had put up a pretty good fight. Gaige had also done his best to clear her path to him of any of the mindless, rotting creatures along the way. He thought that pulling the battery wires on the Range Rover was quite clever, and leaving her stranded would have sent her running to him for help. But she hadn’t come to him, and he just couldn’t understand that. Had he miscalculated the situation? Well, he would soon fix that!

He rubbed the back of his neck to help ease the tension he was feeling. What had she thought of him? Was she afraid, perhaps? He was certain she could see him, and he put on his best performance for her. Didn’t she realize how kind he was for changing her tire?

No, she should have been here by now. Something must be wrong. His thoughts churned.

He would not wait any longer. Gaige rummaged through the farmer’s closet for a clean t-shirt to wear. He could smell his own sweat, but he wasn’t going all the way back to the ranch for a change of clothes. He’d make do with what he could find here instead. He also preferred the protection of his truck in the darkness, but he had ridden his motorcycle there. He knew the old farmer must have a truck, though, so he’d find the keys.

As bits of a plan began to fall into place, he made his way into the modest bathroom and washed his face and hands and then slicked back his dark shoulder-length hair. Sliding the t-shirt over his head, it was obvious the farmer had a smaller frame than Gaige. It was a bit tight, but he liked how it showed off his muscles. Gaige had his Desert Eagle handgun with him, but he didn’t feel that was enough for a night-time excursion, so he searched the small farmhouse. It didn’t take him long to find what he was looking for. The farmer had firearms scattered throughout the house and within a few minutes, Gaige had gathered up a nice little arsenal. After looking them over, he decided on three: a well kept Colt 1911, a Winchester .30-30, and an AR-15 with a mounted red dot scope. Then he grabbed all the ammo he could find and loaded everything up into the farmer’s Ford F250 pickup truck. He had found the keys while searching for the other things he’d been looking for.

It was 2:00 a.m., and he wanted to find that girl, but had not eaten since mid-day and was feeling a bit weak from hunger.

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