Stranded~Iced by Theresa Shaver

Author:Theresa Shaver [Shaver, Theresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Thirty minutes earlier…

Dara helped Josh unhook the trailer from one of the sleds while Cooper rolled up the overhead door, revealing Matthew standing on the other side.

The man took in their set expressions and asked cautiously, “Have you decided how you’re going to go forward? Are you headed to the hospital and home now?”

Josh used his boot to give the unhooked hitch a shove, separating it from the sled before answering.

“Not quite yet. We understand your concerns about bringing the gangs to your doorstep and we think we have a plan that will take that out of the equation. I know you think it’s best to sacrifice Emily for the good of all but that’s just not something we’re willing to do. Our plan now is for Dara to stay here for a couple of hours and then head up to the hospital to meet up with our other friends. Cooper and I are going to take one sled across the river to assess the situation. He’s going to stay up in one of the buildings to be my lookout and feed me information over the radio while I try to blend in with the people over there. I’ll see if I can get close to where they’re holding Emily. We don’t plan on starting a war that would put everyone in danger but we do have to try to save her. It’ll all come down to whether or not I can sneak in and possibly free her without starting World War Three. Cooper will be in place to see whether or not I’m either successful or captured. If I can get her out, we’ll head directly west, away from here, so we won’t be drawing them to the zoo. Either way, whether I’m caught or manage to get Emily freed, Cooper will head back here to let you know what happened.”

Matthew shook his head in resignation. “I can see I’m not going to be able to talk you out of this, but again, I have to remind you of what’s at stake. You brought all those children here to be safe and what you do next will determine whether or not we come under attack. You’re putting everyone’s lives at risk all for the sake of one person. I just can’t believe this is something your parents would approve of.”

Josh’s expression hardened. “My parents raised me to do the right thing and to never give up. That’s why we brought those kids here and that’s why I’ll go and try and rescue my friend and that’s why I will lead anyone who comes after us away from your community. Matthew, I appreciate the help you’ve given us but quite honestly - it’s the adults that screwed up our world. To us, it feels like we’re the ones doing the cleanup now.” Josh shook his head dismissively. “We’ve got to go. There’s just over two and a half hours until the deadline we gave our friends at the hospital and I plan to get in, get my friend, and get out before that deadline hits.

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