The Defiant: Grid Down by Vance John W

Author:Vance, John W. [Vance, John W.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi
Published: 2015-01-27T05:00:00+00:00

After Bryn closed the apartment door, she stood and listened. She could hear Sophie and Matt still talking, but she was listening for other sounds. Her dilated eyes peered into the darkness, but gone were the lights she was so accustomed to seeing. Without the light, she needed to perfect her other senses, so with intentional focus she listened carefully to the sounds of the evening. Slowly things came to her. Somewhere in the far distance she heard a car driving, a baby crying somewhere in her complex then hit her ears, followed by some yelling, which was familiar as it was a neighbor who lived several buildings away. Then other noises and sounds came, a random series of gunshots cracked far away, then a dog barking, doors opening, slamming. She reached out and grasped the railing and leaned out, her eyes now adjusting to the darkness.

Her ears then began to work in tandem with her eyes as she heard then spotted the dark shadow moving through the parking lot. The person stopped, but she couldn’t tell what they were doing, then a light appeared. The person was holding a flashlight. The long beam stretched out far beyond and illuminated the darkness. The person was going from car to car, looking inside.

She knew this person was looking to scavenge. At first she had an impulse to yell out, but she stopped. How was this person any different than her? She had been stealing since yesterday, so how could she tell this person not to? Questions filled her mind, “Was there a code to theft?” “Did it matter where or who you stole from?” The questions were foreign to her, but deep down trying to steal from her neighbors did seem wrong. She knew that didn’t make sense, but to her it did. If this person were out on the road, she wouldn’t think twice, but since they were looking through her neighbors cars, it did seem wrong.

Going with her gut, a sense she would rely upon heavily in this new world, she cried out, “Hey, what are you doing?”

The light stopped and flashed in her direction, but she quickly knelt down, taking cover behind the railing. The light darted back and forth, but Bryn stayed put, out of sight. Eventually, the light disappeared, and she heard the footsteps of the unknown person quickly walk away.

She stood, smiled to herself, and made for Colin’s apartment.

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