The Event: The Beginning by Lee Thomas

Author:Lee Thomas [Thomas, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Published: 2015-08-06T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

May 9th, 2019

The alarm went off at 7 am, and I reached over to shut it off, groggily. I sat up in bed and threw my legs off the side and just sat there shaking off the sleep. Coffee was going to be my first priority, immediately after getting dressed. I found my bag and threw on the first pair of jeans I found, and a t-shirt. I shuffled out into the living area and took stock of my surroundings. I saw the files on the bar, and on the kitchen counter, a coffee maker. Mumbling yes to myself, I walked over and started checking cabinets for filters and coffee. Finding some, I started the pot and went to check out the rest of the place. I had two couches facing each other with a table between them, and a pretty nice TV hanging on the wall. The kitchen had a microwave and a toaster along with the coffee pot, as well as a built in stove and fridge. Not much in the way of food was left, and I assumed it was all taken down to the mess hall, which was the Navy term for cafeteria. I was surprised the coffee survived, as that was liquid gold on board a ship.

Once the coffee was done, I poured a cup and headed back into the bedroom. It was a typical bedroom with a bed, one nightstand and a dresser. There was the clock on the stand, some pictures of who I assumed was the captains’ family, but not much else. Since it was pushing eight by then, I went ahead and put my boots on, decided to leave everything else for later, refilled my coffee cup and headed out. The meeting was scheduled to start at nine, and I wanted to check on a few things first.

“Captain on the bridge.” greeted me when I stepped onto the bridge. The morning’s crew I had not met yet, and it included two first class petty officers and a Chief petty officer.

“Please, none of that. I understand the formality and procedure, but it’s really not necessary. How are we doing this morning?” I asked, still too tired to bother with it much.

“Clear skies, sir. The storm was fairly intense, but it slowed down around 2 am, stopped around 5. No movement on the pier as yet, but there rarely is. Lt. Levine put a hold on all off ship activities today due to your arrival and has passed the word to those of us who weren’t available yesterday that you are now in charge, captain.” the chief responded. I shook my head at the ‘captain’ reference, getting the sinking feeling that any effort I put into not having the sailors call me that was going to be futile.

“Outstanding Chief. Please see to it that coffee is available in the Ready One, I am going to need it this morning. I would also like a weather report ready after the meeting. What off ship activities were scheduled for today?” I asked him.

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