The Death: The Complete Trilogy by John W. Vance

Author:John W. Vance [Vance, John W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Sci Fi & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Post Apocalyptic/Dystopian
ISBN: 9781511406413
Amazon: 1511406410
Publisher: John W. Vance
Published: 2015-03-24T00:00:00+00:00

After two hours of drudging along, dim lights came into view. This told them two things. The town was just ahead, and people were there.

Travis pulled a set of binoculars out of his pack and surveyed the dark silhouettes of the town buildings.

“You see anything?” Lori asked above a whisper.

“Yeah, there are definitely people there. Nothing like the glow of a cigarette to give one away,” he replied.

“What should we do?”

“Go find us some wheels.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, I’m sure. Do you want to walk the rest of the way?”

Lori was nervous; her imagination ran wild with visions of being captured, tortured and a myriad of other horrible acts that could befall them.

“C’mon, it’ll be easier in the dark,” he said, standing and putting his pack back on.

“Maybe I’ll stay here,” she said.

“No, you have to come; I’m not going to drive over here.”

She stood begrudgingly and said, “Fine.”

“Wait, how do you feel?”

“Tired, my feet hurt, my back hurts, and I…well, I just feel like shit,” she answered.

“I guess we can take a short break. We have all night. Might be best to go for a vehicle in the wee hours.”

Lori dropped her pack and sat back down. She began to dig through the pack and pulled out a thin blanket.

“Well, you didn’t need to be told twice,” he joked.

“I’m tired. You can’t forget, I’m pregnant.”

“I haven’t forgotten.” He took off his pack and placed it next to hers. He then took a seat on the ground and leaned back.

Lori looked into the star-filled sky and struggled to remember the constellations she’d learned as a child. “Is that Orion, the three bright stars in a line?”

“Yep, that’s it.”

“How do you get a hunter from three stars?” she asked.

“Oh, that’s just his belt. Go down and you see two stars, there and there, and over to the right is an arc of stars. That’s his bow.” He had taken her hand and lifted it, using it to pinpoint the stars.

“I see.”

“And over there is Taurus. Orion is shooting his bow at it. See the V shape?”

“Travis, what will happen to the world?”

He sat for a bit, not knowing how to answer her question. It was commonplace for him to be motivated and inspirational, but deep down he felt the world was doomed.

“Is this trip worth it? Are we just putting off the inevitable?” she then asked.

“God no, we have to try.”

“Do we? Why not be like some people and just take the easy way.”

“You mean kill yourself?”

“Why do I want to bring a baby into this world? We’re too afraid to even walk into a town renamed Hope for fear we’ll be attacked. Who wants to live like this?”

“Why don’t you get some rest? I’ll stay up,” he said, deliberately avoiding the conversation.

“Here, take some of this. You must be chilled,” she said, offering him part of her blanket.

He was chilled, and as the evening wore on, the temperature would continue to drop. He already felt a bit chilly from the cool breeze that was coming in from the northwest.

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