Three Days From Home by William Baxter

Author:William Baxter [Baxter, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2017-09-01T06:00:00+00:00

Jessie

Cleveland, TN

Jessie’s eyes popped wide open the second someone tapped her shoulder. She was about to draw her pistol when she saw it was Dillon. She sighed and sat up.

“Where the hell have you been?” she whispered.

“You ain’t gonna believe what I just saw. The people in the jail have lost their damned minds. They were taking one prisoner and squishing his head through the bars over the windows, then going and getting another. I mean popped like a zit on prom night.” He shook his head, “I freaking puked when I saw that.”

“Are they outside the jail?” she asked.

“Hell no! Thankfully their all inside still, but damn. That ain’t nothing ya wanna see.” He explained.

“We still have to get past the strip mall and Walmart before we get to the trails on the other side of the gas station.” Jessie explained.

“Yeah, that’s true. But y’all are tired. I’m tired. And we have a kid with us. Let’s get some rest and see what tomorrow brings?” he suggested and she nodded before he continued, “I’m wide awake after that shit. You get some sleep and I’ll wake you when I get tired.” He said and she nodded and lay her head back on her pack. It sucked to be within a fifteen-minute drive and not having that option, but Zack was right; they were exhausted. They weren’t used to sleeping with one eye opened, as the saying went, and on top of the walking, it was overpowering. She hadn’t even realized she’d fallen asleep until someone tapped on her shoulder again.

“Baby, I’ve got to get some sleep. Mind taking the next watch?” Dillon asked.

She sat up and rubbed her eyes.

“No. Go ahead. I’ve got this.” She assured him. He looked at her questioningly.

“Are you sure? Because you know how you are.” Dillon said, referencing her ability to appear totally awake and then right back to sleep in an instant.

“Yes, I’m awake. I’m up. Now go get some sleep.” She hissed, obviously annoyed. She dug out her next to the last water bottle and sipped on it for a few. The noise from the jail had quieted down, so either they were out of victims or all dead. Either way, she was not going to look after what Dillon told her. She fished out two MRE’s and started heating one for Spencer, because she knew he’d be awake the instant he smelled food, and then started her own heating. She hated wasting the water in the heater packs, but she knew they both needed hot food. She really wanted coffee, but the Esbit heater gave off fumes that burned her eyes. She heard someone stir and wasn’t surprised when Spencer came over. She smiled and roughed his hair, handing the kid his breakfast, or lunch, or whatever it was. The kid mumbled his thanks and set about devouring the chili-mac.

Jess didn’t even taste hers as she pondered on the last few days. It might have been quicker for them to have just headed straight to the farm, but her dad had been adamant about coming to the house first.

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