Adrift: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival Thriller (Impact Book 3) by EE Isherwood

Author:EE Isherwood [Isherwood, EE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Isherwood Media
Published: 2023-07-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

Crow Agency, MT

“Your dad said it was about ten miles to the fallen rock. I haven’t filled the tank since Yellowstone…” Grace looked at the fuel gauge. There was still a little over a quarter of a tank, but going out into the countryside without enough gas was what a rookie did. She was no longer that person.

“We can fill up right here.” Logan pointed to a small gas station two blocks down from the town hall. It was weather-beaten and sad-looking on the outside, but the interior appeared brightly lit, with men huddled around a car inside one of the repair bays. “It’s my uncle’s place.”

Asher laughed. “We’re getting the VIP treatment.”

Ten minutes later, Grace’s whole world had turned upside down. Once they parked and went into the tiny storefront, Logan’s uncle hugged the boy multiple times and heaped praise on Grace and Asher for bringing him home. Much as his father had done, the uncle went out of his way to help the kid, including loaning him a pickup truck. Grace didn’t understand why the loaner was necessary until she realized the mechanics had taken her vehicle and put it on the lift.

“What are they doing to my truck?” she asked.

“Logan will drive my old beater truck where you need to go. While you’re gone, I’ll check your drive train, do an oil change, and check fluids. I can tell it’s seen some rough miles. Plus, it’s the least I can do as thanks.”

“And it needs gas,” Asher said in an appreciative tone.

“We’ll gas it up, too,” the uncle added.

Logan beamed like he’d been given the key to the city. He jumped into his uncle’s truck and started it.

“Wait a second,” she said in a hurry. “I can drive.”

“No, my uncle gave it to me. I’ve driven lots of times. Trust me.”

“How old are you?” she asked, knowing he couldn’t be old enough to drive.

“Fourteen.”

She winced. “That’s too young, isn’t it? I don’t mind driving.”

He laughed. “I’ve been behind the wheel since I was twelve. Not on the highway, but on the backroads. I’ll get you there. Unless you want to take your truck and stop my uncle from helping you.” He smirked, knowing she wouldn’t want that.

“Fine,” she relented.

The ride wasn’t as bad as she feared. Logan was tall enough to reach the pedals and he respected the speed limit as they wandered the farmlands of the Crow reservation. She had to share a seat with Asher, which wasn’t an unpleasant way to spend thirty minutes of her afternoon.

They arrived at the asteroid fragment to find a handful of other pickup trucks already there. Most of them were civilian vehicles, though there was at least one painted white, with sirens on top.

“It looks like they’re having a party,” she commented. Many of the trucks had their cargo doors dropped with people dangling their legs off the back. It reminded her of any number of teenage drinking parties she and her friends visited in the cornfields of Kentucky.

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