The Pulse (A Post Apocalyptic Novel) The Barren Trilogy, Book One by Holly Hook

Author:Holly Hook [Hook, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Teen Post Apocalyptic Fiction
Publisher: Holly Hook
Published: 2017-01-13T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

I couldn’t believe I had ever been attracted to David.

He was the biggest jerk in the world. I wasn’t sure if I was angrier over his getting peeved over us not following orders that he had never really given or of Mina taking his place as the brains in this operation—of a girl taking his place. This group wasn’t going to hang together long.

I grabbed all the tools I could and shoved them in a work bag. I didn’t even recognize the things I was taking except for a wrench and one of those things that could unscrew bolts. What were those called? I didn’t care. I shoved all of them into a giant tote bag until it was so full that I could barely lift it. Our Dear Leader could figure all of this out.

As soon as we got out of here and found better transportation, I was ditching this dictatorship and heading for Dad. I’d find a place with working phones and try to reach him. Time was ticking and dangerous UV rays were hitting the ground all over the world. Food was diminishing as I was doing this. The group was going to fall apart, anyway. I could see it coming. Nothing lasted forever.

“Here,” I said after dragging the tote bag across the dust, past the bodies, and into the parking lot. I was getting used to the bodies by now, like they were a part of the landscape. I had gone safely numb.

“About time,” David said. He grabbed the tote bag, picked it up easier than I did, and carried it all the way to the minivan, where Mina was on the ground, ready to get under it. “Did you bring a jack?” David asked me.

“I think there’s one in there. That’s why I was dragging the bag on the ground,” I said. “The maintenance guys must have needed one around to work on that Cat."

“We need one, Laney,” David said. He stared down at Mina. “I hope there's one in here. We’re going to need to lift up this van, so we can get under and see what we can do.”

Alana kept the flashlight on the van. Mina’s reflection in it rolled her eyes like she was trying to say really? It was as if David had told her to put on her underwear before her pants.

I watched as Tony got the jack under the van and they cranked it up, creating a bigger space underneath it. Mina crawled under as Alana lay on the ground with the flashlight, casting the pale glow. She tossed it to Mina, who got under farther and started muttering.

"David," I said.

He turned to face me. "What?"

"Don't talk to people like they're idiots, and they'll respect you a little more."

He glared at me. "Then don't act like one," he said.

"I brought the Cat here. Without it we'd sit here and starve to death."

David made the most disgusted sigh. Christina joined him and whispered something in his ear. He nodded and muttered something back.

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