No Easy Hope by James N. Cook

Author:James N. Cook [Cook, James N.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Adventure, Apocalyptic, Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction, Zombie
ISBN: 9781482735246
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2011-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Logistics

Justin set up a laptop and printer on a folding table, and plugged them into a gasoline-powered generator. He scanned Gabriel’s manual and printed ten copies, then placed each copy in a separate binder. Meanwhile, Bill sent Ethan around to let everyone know that he was calling a meeting. Work continued as word spread, but I could hear people talking to each other, speculating as to what the meeting was about. I caught quite a few people giving me curious stares and whispering to one another. I helped Stacy clear some space in the middle of the common area and arrange enough lawn chairs so that everyone would have a place to sit. We placed five chairs in front for Bill and the other compound leaders. When we finished, Bill came over to me and motioned for me to lean down so that he could whisper something.

“Sit up front when the meeting starts, I want you to be able to answer questions after I call the meeting to order,” he said in a low voice.

I nodded and clapped him on the shoulder to let him know I understood. I wasn’t sure what kind of reaction to expect, being that I had arrived there less than twenty four hours ago, and had already caused quite a stir. I had some serious reservations about whether my fellow survivors would believe me when I told them what I knew about the Phage.

Work around the compound slowly ground to a halt as people wandered over in two’s and three’s to the assembled chairs and took their seats. Andrea woke up at some point and pulled herself together enough to attend the meeting with little Aiden dozing against her shoulder. She sat next to Emily and Stacy, and the two women filled her in on everything that happened while she was asleep. After everyone had taken a seat, Ethan, Earl and Justin sat down in the row of chairs facing the crowd. I took a seat next to Earl, and he gave me a little wink as I sat down.

“You just all kinds of trouble, ain’t you?” he said, smirking.

I shrugged, and gave him a rueful smile. “Trouble seems to be finding me more and more often here lately.”

Bill stepped in front of the crowd with me and his deputies seated behind him.

“All right, everyone, if it’s all right with you all, I’d like to get the meeting started.”

Bill waited for the small side conversations to subside. He had a small smile on his face, and looked every bit the grandfatherly patron.

“As you’re all aware, we have a visitor that’s been with us since yesterday. Quite a few of you have already had the chance to meet him. For those of you who haven’t, this gentleman,” he stepped aside and motioned toward me, “is Eric Riordan. He found our good friend Ethan in a spot of trouble down in Alexis yesterday, and was kind enough to stop and help him out.”

As he spoke, most of the audience switched their attention from Bill and stared at me.

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