Until Nothing Remains_A Hybrid Post-Apocalyptic Espionage Adventure by C. A. Rudolph

Author:C. A. Rudolph [Rudolph, C. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-05T04:00:00+00:00

Ten

Jiffy Lube Live Pavilion. Bristow, Virginia

Friday, March 28, 1:05 a.m. EDT

Nihayat al’ayam plus 1 hour, 5 minutes

Adam knew without a single doubt in his mind, he had no business being where he was. The thought occurred to him every time he overheard the occasional pop of a rifle being fired not far from his location. The sound was disturbing, and each time it echoed past, it only reminded him of how foolish he’d been, allowing himself to be coerced into bringing Violet along.

While he surveyed the wooded area around them with his Surefire flashlight, Adam realized the beam could be making him a target while he used it to shy away the darkness. A parking lot of cars lay just ahead of them, and the metal halide lighting atop would soon negate the use of his torch, but he and Violet needed to actually get there before it would be of any use to him.

While keeping the flashlight angled downward and using his fingers to obscure the beam, he continued on and was now able to see where groups of young people had amassed around parked vehicles, some of them with their engines running. Numerous law enforcement cruisers, their red and blue lights flashing and strobing, casted eerie shadows onto other cars and the people standing nearby. Ambulances with emergency personnel had also arrived at the scene, each having their rear doors ajar, though Adam couldn’t discern if anyone was inside—emergency medical personnel, patients, or otherwise.

Several SWAT vehicles were parked near the pavilion’s entrance, and countless armed law enforcement officers wearing body armor and riot gear were scattered about in numerous locations around the lot. It was at that point Adam realized he had his gun drawn.

Adam had taken multiple firearms-training classes, including tactical civilian- and military-infantry-based courses, but he was far from being an expert and miles away from being a professional in a situation such as this. Walking into a parking lot with a gun in his hand would certainly get him killed on a night like tonight. He made the decision to holster it, and in doing so, his actions caught Violet’s watchful eye.

“That’s using your head, Dad,” said Violet. “The last thing we need is for some rookie cop to turn his gun on you and shoot you for brandishing a weapon.”

Adam rolled his eyes, realizing she had just repeated what he’d said to her earlier back to him verbatim. He arranged his jacket to properly conceal his pistol’s lower grip, which protruded just above his waistline near the small of his back. “Sounds like good advice…can’t remember where I’ve heard it before, though.”

“They might even mistake you for a domestic terrorist,” Violet continued. “You do fit the description. Male, politically conservative, middle-aged, Caucasian, and heterosexual.”

Reaching the edge of the wooded area beside the parking lot, Adam found a tree broad enough to use for cover and dropped to a knee, then motioned for his daughter to move in behind him and do the same.

Violet knelt behind her father and craned her neck to get a better view of the lot.

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