Pandemic: The Beginning (Pandemic Book One) by Christine Kersey

Author:Christine Kersey [Kersey, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sapphire Creek Press
Published: 2019-04-14T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Matt

When a knock sounded at the front door an hour after Jessica and the kids had returned from their training with Derrick, Matt’s heart hammered in his chest. Was it Derrick, or someone who would cause Matt and his family trouble?

He’d been dozing on the couch, but the confident knock had jerked him awake.

“I’ll get it,” he said to Jessica as he stood. She and the kids were in the kitchen stocking the pantry with food from the basement storage room. He and Jessica had been trying to figure out a way to secure their supplies so that they could leave the house without guarding it. So far they hadn’t come up with a good idea.

With a slight sense of trepidation, Matt approached the front door. “Who is it?” he called out.

“Derrick.”

Relieved, Matt unlocked the door and pulled it open. “Thanks for coming by.”

“What’s up?”

Matt invited him in and Derrick stepped inside. Neither of them were wearing coverings on their faces, but Matt felt confident that Derrick wasn’t sick.

“I need to get some plywood for my broken window.” Not sure how Derrick would respond to his idea, Matt hesitated. Then he glanced toward the kitchen—he hadn’t told Jessica his idea either. “I was thinking you and I could make a trip to Home Depot.” He spoke softly so Jessica wouldn’t hear. No reason to get her upset until he was certain they were going.

Derrick’s eyebrows shot up, then he glanced in the direction of the broken window.

“I had enough plywood to cover half of the window,” Matt said, “but that’s not going to work.”

Derrick rubbed his jaw, then he exhaled before nodding. “Yeah. I’ll go. I can pick up a few things myself.”

Elated that he would have a strong ally with him, Matt grinned. “Sweet.”

Derrick chuckled. “You might change your mind once we get there.”

Matt tilted his head. “Why do you say that?”

“It just might be a bit different than the trips to Home Depot you’re used to. I mean, I doubt they’re actually up and running.”

Truth be told, Matt had assumed the same thing, but it was hard to picture what it would actually be like. “Right.”

“When do you want to go?”

“Now?”

“Okay.” Derrick looked thoughtful. “We’ll take my truck.”

That was fine with Matt.

“We’ll need to carry.”

Matt knew he meant they would need to bring guns. He already had his .45 in his waist holster. After all the craziness with Jack and then Charlie, he wanted to be ready for anything. “You think we’ll need to use them?” The thought was kind of nuts. He was running a quick errand, not going to war.

Derrick’s shoulders lifted in a shrug. “Gotta be prepared for anything.”

Matt nodded. “I just need to tell Jessica where I’m going.” He knew his tone broadcast that this trip would be news to his wife.

Derrick’s eyebrows shot up. “Okay. I’ll be out front.”

After Derrick left, Matt went into the kitchen. Jessica was on a step stool putting cans on the highest shelf.

“How’s it going?” he asked.

“Good,” she said as she turned around.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.