State of Chaos (Collapse Series) by Lane Summer

Author:Lane, Summer [Lane, Summer]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Writing Belle
Published: 2013-06-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Rest and relaxation can only last so long before A) something goes wrong or B) you have to get back to work. I consider life one big long list of As, but today is an exception. It’s time to get back to work.

The liberated prisoners are being turned into a guerilla war fighting group to be reckoned with. The militiamen are training them every day – hard. As a result, the Free Army has dozens of new citizen soldiers, both young and old. And Sophia and I are among the newest recruits.

Chris, because of his natural leadership abilities, has grown to become the leader of our militia. People look up to him. Ever since the raid on the labor camp came off successfully, nobody’s even questioned the idea that Chris should be in charge. Below Chris there are other men who instruct the newbies. The first one is Alexander Ramos. Tall, tanned, slightly creepy. Chris told me that he was an active-duty Recon Marine home on leave when the world went haywire. Aside from that, nobody knows anything about him. He’s a man of mystery, and despite his gruff exterior, Chris seems to trust him.

Next we’ve got Max. Outside of his Omega uniform, he looks like a different person. No more Grease. His hair is cut short and the fine features of his face stand out against his brown eyes. He can’t be older than thirty.

Aside from him we’ve got a young man named Derek. About twenty-three years old, he’s got short blond hair and a tall, powerful frame. He’d only been in the military for a year before the EMP hit. An explosives specialist in the Army.

And then there’s me. I’m not an instructor. Heck, I don’t even know if I count as a student. But I’m here. I want to do everything I can to help this group – I owe them that much for rescuing me from prison. Besides, with no clue where my dad is, what choice do I have but to keep busy? If I sit around and think about all of the things I’ve lost since the EMP, I’ll turn into a delusional downer.

Kind of like Harry.

One of the first things Chris wants the new recruits to learn is how to handle a weapon. An army is kind of useless without weapons, and since Omega is equipped with guns and bombs, it’s only fair that we fight fire with fire. The militia has amassed stockpiles of weaponry from Omega storehouse raids, abandoned houses and other sources. Chris starts newbies like me at the very bottom. My knowledge of weaponry is limited to what my dad showed me when I was in high school. And most of that consisted of, “Do this if you’re attacked in a dark parking lot, then run like hell and call 9-1-1.”

There’s no 9-1-1 anymore, so I’ll have to think outside the box.

We start day one with something I like to call the “Dummy Course.” Chris and the other instructors roll out rugs and mats along the edge of camp and nail targets to trees.

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