The Downward Spiral by Douglas Brian

Author:Douglas, Brian
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-02-26T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

The next morning, the neighbors gathered at the Anderson house to meet the new members of their community. Most of them already knew Erik from his help the last time he visited the neighborhood, but only Alex and David’s families had met Emma and Samantha before. The children were all excited to have a new friend to play with, particularly Isabella, since Samantha was one of her oldest friends and she finally had another girl to play with.

Daniel was particularly excited about Nina and he stood beside her turning his head at awkward angles before he spontaneously moved his face right in front of the dog, until they were almost nose to nose, staring into each other's eyes. Olivia watched closely, worried that the Pit Bull would become annoyed with Daniel’s atypical behaviors, but Nina tolerated him and did not appear bothered by him. She then licked Daniel’s face, which made him laugh as he wiped away the slobber.

Leonidas also took a special interest in Nina, sniffing at her and walking around her and Daniel, as if he were sizing her up. At first, Nina ignored the large Doberman, but when he tried to creep in for a closer sniff, she turned and gave a low growl to let him know that she would not be as tolerant of his shenanigans. This caused everyone to laugh. Erik told the others that it was a repeat of their first meeting in the middle of the night and that Nina usually warmed up to people a lot faster than other dogs.

The mood was fairly light and almost had a party like atmosphere at the Anderson house. It was both an exciting time for the Walker family and a bittersweet time as well. They knew that their family would be much safer with their new neighbors, given that they had already demonstrated a willingness to work together to keep their families safe. However, they felt like refugees to a certain degree and the psychological effect of being forced from their place of familiarity and comfort was still somewhat hard on Erik and Emma.

The topic of conversation turned to the neighbors trying to help the Walkers decide where in the neighborhood they would live, given the fact that there wasn’t much room left in the Stone household, since the Mendez family had moved in with them. Erik and Emma decided that it made the most sense to move into the Martin Family house, which was in between the Kim’s and Sullivan’s houses. The Martins had abandoned their home not too long after the EMP attack, with hopes that they would find it easier to cope with the disaster at a relative’s house in another town a few miles outside of the city. Their home happened to be the only house that was not currently used for anything, since the Harrison and Kim homes were both used for security watch and the Anderson home was the regular gathering place for the community.

While the neighbors

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