Premonitions (Book 1): The Farm by Anderson Diana E

Author:Anderson, Diana E. [Anderson, Diana E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Dystopian
Published: 2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Sunday was a beautiful, sunny day. Father Dan held a lovely church service in the pole barn and I was surprised to see that everyone not on security duty showed up. He even preached a short uplifting homily focused on faith; having faith that God would take care of us through this crisis, and that we should have faith in each other as well. We sang a few hymns, including my favorite hymn of all time, “Onward Christian Soldiers”. It was a lovely non-denominational service, and at the end, everyone seemed to look a bit more peaceful. After the service was over, people wandered off to do various chores before lunch and the Croquet Tournament scheduled that afternoon.

After lunch, Tom and I were sitting on the front porch chatting with James and Samantha when Father Dan came running over. “James, do you know someone named Dr. Lionel Wilkes? He said to tell you “Thundercats Ho” and you would understand.”

James looked startled. “You talked to Lion-O? Where is he? Is he OK?” Father Dan explained he had not talked to Dr. Wilkes, but one of his radio contacts in Riverdale said Dr. Wilkes and a few others were at a church in Riverdale looking for James. He went on to say since he didn’t know who Dr. Wilkes was, he felt like Tom and I needed to know about this.

“Lion-O was my room mate and best friend all through medical school. He was a big fan of the old cartoon Thundercats, and that’s how he got his nickname of Lion-O. He did his pediatric residency at the same hospital that I did my surgical residency. Even though we went off in different directions after residency, we’ve stayed close over the years. I have no idea who would be with him, since he is an only child and was not married the last time we talked a few months ago. You say he is in Riverdale looking for me? That doesn’t sound good. He had a really busy pediatric practice in Charlotte.”

Father Dan said he would get in touch with his contact in Riverdale and get more details of what Dr. Wilkes needed. He promised that as soon as he knew something, he would let us know.

About a half an hour later, Father Dan called us back together. “My contact says Dr. Wilkes is looking for you because he needs a place to stay. He has three adults and three children with him. One of the adults is hurt pretty bad and may not survive. They are at the Methodist church right now, but things are pretty dicey in town and they are not very safe where they are.”

James looked devastated. “I hope Lion-O isn’t the one hurt. What do you think, Denise? Do we have room to take them in? I will vouch for my friend completely, although I don’t know anything about the people with him. What do we need to do?”

I suggested we call everyone together to have an emergency meeting.

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