Without Land by Sara F. Hathaway

Author:Sara F. Hathaway [Hathaway, Sara F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Dystopian
Amazon: B015JV92QC
Publisher: Author Sara F. Hathaway
Published: 2015-09-16T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 25

ERIKA WAS STILL gazing at the horizon when Vince awoke from his dozing. “Hi, baby,” he said as he rolled his head toward her. He went to reach for her and his hands jerked in the chains again. “Oh yeah,” he said sluggishly.

“Good morning, sleepyhead.” Erika smiled at him. The she leaned over and kissed his broad forehead.

“Where are we now?” he wondered.

“We are just about to get to Colorado, I think,” Erika replied. “I overheard Terrance, I mean Sergeant Walker, talking to Sergeant Pontever. It’s been pretty dark and I have never driven through here before. I think I had a layover in Denver back in the day.”

“I know I did, and I’ve driven through here on a trip with my parents, but I was so little then.” He paused. The mention of his parents had come out so naturally it took a minute for him to reflect on the memory. He quickly changed the subject, “What you been looking at out there?”

“Not much.” Erika humored him. “Like I said, it’s been really dark, like eerily dark. From what I’ve seen in the headlights, it’s still dry and dusty. I wonder what happened to the roads. It seems like the earth has swallowed them. Hard to believe it could happen so fast. But there are rivers out there. They are full and running. It has to be raining somewhere. Every now and then I can see the light of a small farm. See, like that one way out there.” Erika pointed out the window to a minuscule glow shining in the distance.

“Oh yeah, I see it,” Vince replied.

“I saw this one little town we went by. It looked like the streets of those Old West ghost towns we used to visit with Dexter, but there were people trying to make some kind of living there. It was pretty crazy actually,” Erika continued with a chuckle.

“Sounds like it. Didn’t you sleep at all?” he wondered.

“Yes, I did,” Erika protested. “I dozed a little here and there.”

“No, you didn’t. You sat there and stared out that window all night. Didn’t you?” Vince was playing with her now, lovingly scolding her.

“You’re right, I did,” she admitted. “I’m just so excited! Look at that, Vince!” She pointed out the window to an area where the evening glow showed through row upon row of trees. It was the woodlands. Her heart raced. She could smell the moisture in the air, and the pine scent from the forest began to permeate the space in the bus.

The forested sections of the landscape gave way to huge farms that seemed to be surrounded by the trees. Erika noticed the road begin to smooth out, and the particles floating in the headlights began to thin. As they crested the next hill, Erika saw a huge ball of radiance engulfing the span in the distance. It was like a jewel gleaming in a sea of green.

It was clear to Erika this town had its power restored. As the caravan approached the town she could see buildings at least ten stories high all stacked together.

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