The Long Roll Home by Anderson Diana E

Author:Anderson, Diana E. [Anderson, Diana E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: EMP
Publisher: Creative Texts Publishers, LLC
Published: 2020-02-26T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Les drove the ATV down the highway, moving slowly so he didn’t cause it to stall out again. He was angry. Not only did his plans to take over the Jessup household fall through, it left him with nothing except an old, eccentric ATV. He was cold, tired, hungry and hung-over as he made his way down the road. He passed a couple of cars, and then realized those cars might have things inside that he could use. The first car he stopped at was a nice SUV. He wondered briefly where the owners were, and then realized he didn’t care. Checking the door, he was surprised to find it was unlocked. A thorough search of the vehicle netted him a pack of tortilla chips, a bottle of sports drink, a pack of gum and a tire iron. Feeling better, he moved on. While there were not a lot of cars on the road, after a few hours, he found enough food and drink to keep going for a day or two. He found a prize in one car – an eight-inch hunting knife. It was not in good condition, but Les figured a knife is a knife and it was better than nothing.

He wondered where the kid with the rifle went, and tried to keep an eye out for him, but if the truth be told, he was having a great time breaking into cars and taking whatever he wanted. When he found a car that didn’t have anything worth taking, he used rocks and the tire iron to break all the windows and put huge dents in the car’s body. The destruction he was causing made him very happy.

“I’m just living the dream,” he chuckled. “I take what I want and there are no police or sheriffs to stop me. This is how life should’ve been all along.”

He decided to stop to eat and take a short nap. He pulled the ATV into the bushes along the side of the road, ate most of the food he found, and settled down to take a nap.

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Benjy looked resolutely at his brother and sister. “You two need to stay here. I’m gonna go see if I can find Mom.”

Timmy and Lizzie both began arguing back, telling Benjy he couldn’t leave.

“It’s been over two days and she should have been back by now. I’m worried she might have gotten hurt or lost or something. Or maybe she is bringing back a bunch of groceries to eat and it’s taking her a long time to carry it.”

Lizzie shook her head. “No. You need to stay here with us. Mommy said not to leave the car, and we should stay here and wait for her. Besides, I don’t want you to go and not come back either,” she said, as she began to cry.

“Aw, Lizzie, I’ll come back. I’m just gonna walk up the road a ways to see if I see her.”

“But what if you get lost?” Timmy cried.

“I won’t get lost.

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