Suicide Six_Post Apocalyptic EMP Survival Fiction by Bobby Akart

Author:Bobby Akart [Akart, Bobby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-24T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 31

January 25

The Armstrong Ranch

Borden County, Texas

The ranch was bustling with activity as snow flurries filled the air. It had been a dry winter and not all that cold. Thus far, they’d avoided the nasty weather, which could descend into West Texas from the Rockies quickly. Duncan worked with Espy to get in contact with President Burnett’s chief of staff. Major took over from there and explained what had happened. He also asked to be picked up as soon as possible because he had an answer for the president on her offer but needed to discuss it with her in person. He also insisted Duncan be allowed to make the trip with him.

While they waited for the helicopter to arrive, Duncan filled in Espy on his proposal to the president. Without giving him the information about his father becoming vice president, Duncan let Espy know there was an opportunity for him to head up the security detail at the ranch. He warned Espy it might be boring in many respects, especially in light of the action they’d seen with the TX-QRF around Lubbock.

Espy, however, didn’t hesitate to jump at the offer. He and Duncan really meshed as a team, and Espy had grown fond of Palmer. He wasn’t timid about broaching the subject with her oldest brother either. Short of asking Major for his daughter’s hand in marriage, Espy knew gaining the permission of his commanding officer to court his sister was an important prerequisite to pursuing a relationship with Palmer.

Espy was thrilled following the conversation, in which Duncan gave the green light to the relationship. He did give Espy some friendly advice. His sister was a beautiful woman on the outside, but she was a wildcat underneath, just like her mother. If Espy crossed her, then he’d have momma bear to deal with and most likely Sook comin’ at him from behind.

After seeing the look on the young man’s face, Duncan didn’t think it was necessary to throw in what the Armstrong menfolk might do. He patted his sergeant on the back and let him get back to work. He caught up with his dad and brothers, who’d gathered around some sawhorses and plywood sitting out in the front yard.

“What’s goin’ on, Dad?” he asked.

“Son, I think I’ll let Coop explain.”

Duncan and Riley reached into the horse-drawn wagon and removed a large sheet of plate glass. They grunted a little as they carefully set the heavy glass on top of the plywood table they’d created with the sawhorses. Then the guys donned a pair of safety goggles and stood opposite one another around the glass.

Cooper changed gloves from the leather ones he used around the ranch to a pair with a mesh back and rubber grips. As he did, he described their project. “This is the first of the fixed-glass windows we’ll be removing from the Reinecke buildings. We lost a lot of windows, obviously, during the fight. With cold weather moving in, Riley and I decided it would

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