Off the Grid: EMP Survival in a Powerless World by Robert J. Walker

Author:Robert J. Walker [Walker, Robert J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-10T06:00:00+00:00

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A wave of nausea hit Julia, and she wasn’t sure whether it was from the foul stench wafting out of the pit toilet or a reaction to the jerky she had just eaten. The meat had tasted unpleasant, and this unpleasantness had no doubt been amplified by Tim’s unhygienic storage and handling of it, but jerky usually kept pretty well regardless of where it was stored, so Julia didn’t think it was food poisoning that was hitting her. Whatever it was, though, it made her innards feel like they had been twisted into a tight and painful knot and sent a surge of bitter bile rushing up her throat.

Perhaps, she thought, it was simply fear and trauma all coming to a head. She had suffered through a lot over the past few hours, and had come close to dying not just once but twice. She needed a hot, healthy meal, an extended, soothing bath, and a long night of sleep. She realized, however, that she wasn’t likely to have any of these things anytime soon.

There was, of course, a hot bath waiting outside for her, but there was no way in hell she was going to get undressed anywhere near Tim. Who knew what the bath was a precursor to? Perhaps he had all the women the “forest spirits” brought him take a bath before… Well, who knew what he did with them. Julia shuddered with fear as she remembered the look of almost ferocious, animalistic wrath that had come across Tim’s face when he had told her not to open the door on the left.

Julia forced down the rising vomit and did her best to clear her mind as she thought about how best to plan this escape. “First,” she whispered to herself, “I need to know which way I’m going. I can’t just run out blindly. Then I have to take him by surprise…”

She thought about this for a while and then decided on a plan of action. She opened the door and then put on an act of feebleness for Tim again. She was still weak, of course, but not nearly as weak as she was pretending to be. “I’m done,” she said. “Could I have some help walking back?”

“Sure, sure, you wait right there, honey, Tim’s gonna help you.”

Tim hobbled over to her, dragging his bad leg, and once again his reek hit her almost as hard as a boxer’s uppercut when he got close to her. Julia forced herself to ignore the stink and put an arm around his shoulder for support.

“Let’s get you back to the blankets, honey,” he said.

“Actually,” Julia said, “could we take a look at the bath? I want to see how the water feels.”

An eager, lustful gleam shone in Tim’s bloodshot eyes, and he licked his lips with anticipation. “Of course, of course!” he said. “I’ll take you right there.”

With Julia leaning heavily on Tim, he took her out of the cabin. Buster growled at the sight of this, but Julia spoke some reassuring words and he calmed down.

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