Surviving The Grid (Survival Series Book 1) by Kip Nelson

Author:Kip Nelson [Nelson, Kip]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-01-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Darren’s heart thumped in his chest.

“What do we do, Dad?” Brent asked.

“Just keep walking. I’ll take care of this,” Darren said, trying to keep his voice as even and calm as possible.

The circumstances of their trek through the night were scary enough. Darren didn’t want to make it worse by acting afraid, but fear spread through his bones and ran down his spine. The shadowy form in the distance had made it over the fence and was coming toward them. Darren and his kids were in the middle of the field. There still was quite a way to go until they reached the forest on the other side. Once there, Darren was confident he could lose the Follower, but he wanted to give his family the best chance.

“I’ll catch up, go!” Darren urged in a harsh whisper.

Brent led Michelle on, who still was whining because she was sleepy and wasn’t being carried by her father any longer. Darren wished she could understand why this was happening, but in her mind, it was simply more upheaval, and the only thing that mattered to her was being carried by her father.

The only thing that mattered to Darren was the safety of his kids, and the Follower threatened that. Darren didn’t know what his intentions were. For all he knew, the Follower could have been looking for help, but if so, he was acting strangely. There was no need for anyone else to be out here, and with kids Darren was a more vulnerable target than the Follower. Darren couldn’t take the chance that the Follower had malevolent intentions, so he turned and walked back the way he had come.

If the worst happened, he had bought his children valuable time in which to get away. Brent knew the way to the secret hideout, a place they could be safe, and Darren would die at least knowing that his kids would be alright. But Darren didn’t plan on dying.

As he walked through the tall grass, Darren kept his eyes on the Follower. The distance between them was closing, and when Darren got as close as he was comfortable with, he reached behind him and pulled out the gun. The only ammo he had was the bullets that had been in the gun when he had taken it. He only wanted to use the gun as a last resort anyway.

This seemed as good a time as any.

He held the gun in his hand and planted his feet on the ground, bracing himself for the recoil. Aiming the weapon at the Follower, he controlled his breathing and then pulled the trigger. The first pull took a lot of effort, since firing a gun wasn’t something he typically did. He’d been out on the firing range semi-regularly and had shown quite the aptitude for firing a gun, but only ever had wanted to use one for self-defense purposes.

A bright light flashed, and then a couple of seconds later Darren heard a loud crack in the air around him.

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