Remnants 01-The Remnants of Yesterday by Strong Anthony M

Author:Strong, Anthony M [Strong, Anthony M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, American Science Fiction, SciFi, Post-Apocalyptic, Apocalypse, Dystopia, Survival Thriller
Publisher: West Street Publishing
Published: 2016-01-19T07:00:00+00:00

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WE PRESSED ON through the woods, which by now seemed never ending. After a while, the terrain took a sharp turn upward and the going got tougher, especially since we were all dog tired and physically battered. The strange storm, which had seemed to come out of nowhere and end just as abruptly, did not seem to have advanced at all. Soon the rumbling thunder and sharp booms as lightning touched down became ever more distant, until we could no longer hear them at all.

Finally, deciding it was safer to stop than to keep pressing forward in our wet and weakened condition, and coming across a small glade surrounded by dense undergrowth and tall trees, I made a suggestion to the group. “We should stop here until morning.”

“The sun is going down anyway.” Clara glanced up at the sky, which had taken on dusky, pastel blue tones, a sure sign of the approaching sunset as the sun dipped low in the sky. “Plus, I’m not sure I can walk for much longer. I have a blister on my foot that feels like walking over needles every time I take a step.”

“Are you sure we should stop?” Emily looked concerned. “We’ll be awfully vulnerable out in the open like this.”

“I haven’t seen a road, or a building, since we left the motel,” I told her. “The only other choice is to keep walking, and pretty soon it will get dark and that will be impossible.”

“I wish we had a tent.” Darwin dropped his pack on the ground and sat down. He pulled his shoes off and rubbed his feet. “Or at least a sleeping bag.”

“We can clear some space on the ground and pile leaves up so it’s not so hard.”

“And we have blankets,” Clara said. “I was able to stuff a couple into the packs.”

“Good.” I shrugged my pack from my shoulders. ”It’s agreed then, we stay here tonight and press on in the morning. First order of business, let’s build a fire.”

“Are you sure about that?” Darwin stopped rubbing his feet and looked up at me. ”If there are more Crazies out there, or worse, if any of those monster things are roaming around, we might draw them to us.”

“Well, if there are Crazies close enough to see the fire, they will probably find us anyway. Most animals are afraid of fire, they stay away from it, so that should take care of those creatures. Besides, I don’t particularly want to spend the night in pitch blackness.”

“Plus I’m freezing,” Emily said. “If we don’t light a fire we might all catch our deaths. Getting pneumonia out here would not be good.”

“Which leads me to my next suggestion,” I said. “We should get out of these wet clothes as soon as possible.”

“But not before we have a fire going.” Clara looked around. “We should collect wood before it gets too dark to see.”

“Good idea.” I looked forward to getting warm. “Clara and I will gather the fire wood.”

“What about us?” Darwin asked.

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