The Slow Road by Jerry D. Young

Author:Jerry D. Young [Young, Jerry D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Two Hours or More (65-100 Pages)
Amazon: B00W1Y98H4
Publisher: Creative Texts Publishers
Published: 2015-04-12T04:00:00+00:00

With the shortages that began to occur, and the high prices, thievery started to become more common. Greg took a second job as a security guard at one of the local grocery stores. When Jasper asked him about it, a little amazed that he’d been able to pass the drug alcohol screen, Greg admitted he’d quit drinking right after Jasper got hurt, to be able to help out if Jasper or Millie needed him.

He’d become a regular sight at their church and often stopped at the homestead and rode the rest of the way out to church with Jasper and his family on Sundays.

Jasper’s north side neighbor died that year of cancer and the house became available. The family wanted to rent out the house to someone that would take care of it. When Jasper told Greg about it he talked to the lady’s family and made a deal to move in for very reasonable rent for the area now.

Greg still did his regular job at the factory, the part time guard job, and drilling shallow irrigation wells. The call for the wells had really gone up as utility rates had. With food rationing, more and more people were putting in the newly revised Victory Gardens and were willing to pay the modest cost of one of Greg’s wells. He was at least able to continue to get the supplies he needed.

Jasper began to go with him to help on the wells whenever he could and had a decent side business himself of refurbishing small pumps to sell to Greg’s clients. Millie and Jasper both felt a bit better about having someone they could trust living right next door to help them keep an eye on the place.

Greg had never been much of a hunter, but after going with Jasper and Alvin a couple of times he started to hunt on his own. He did field dress the game, but always brought it to Millie and Jasper to process for him, giving them half of everything he produced, since he couldn’t use it all. They reciprocated with enough produce from their gardens and orchards for Greg to eat better than he ever had in his life.

Jasper and Millie officially invited him to use the shelter any time the need might arise. He took them up on the offer a couple of times when tornadoes threatened that year, for the first time in a few years.

Greg had a tendency to spoil the kids and Millie and Jasper asked him not to be quite as extravagant with them as he was wont to be. He tried, but one would have thought they were his kids if one saw them with him, without Melissa and Jasper around.

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