Alone (Book 10): Return To Ely by Maloney Darrell

Author:Maloney, Darrell [Maloney, Darrell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic
Published: 2018-05-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30

Ronald was convinced that when Dave Spear and his family returned from wherever they went it would be at night.

He’d spent way too much effort to make his house appear vacant to come and go in the daytime and blow it all.

By Ronald’s reckoning it was safe to leave Monica and the kids alone during the day but not at night.

Of course, he’d have to be extra cautious when he departed, and when he returned, for the same reason.

It just wouldn’t do for the neighbors to see him leaving from or returning to a house that was supposedly completely empty.

If he hadn’t needed that damn book so badly he’d have just stayed holed up in the house indefinitely.

But this trip out was a one-time thing.

Once he returned he’d barricade the doors, maybe this time with hammer and nails, and use the book as his guide to find out how everything in the house was intended to work.

And what those dumb bunnies in the back yard were all about.

They say the best of plans go awry.

And that’s often true.

Ronald didn’t know it, but nothing about the day ahead of him would go as planned.

He moved the heavy bookcases and entertainment center away from the front door and cracked it open ever so slightly.

The door was set back from the front of the house, so he didn’t have the panoramic view he’d liked to have had.

He could see a bit down the block to the east, though.

At least he knew that much was clear.

He double checked his gear.

On his waist was a military surplus web belt with his holstered handgun and two spare magazines.

In his leg pockets were two additional magazines, these for the AR-15 rifle he had slung over his back.

It was darned nice of Dave to stockpile so much ammo. This was the first time Ronald had gone out in quite some time without feeling the pressure of having to conserve his bullets; to make each shot count.

Of course, he wasn’t planning on engaging anybody in a gun battle today.

Nor was he planning to shoot anyone for the provisions they carried.

He now had plenty of provisions of his own.

The pack on his back was empty, save two bottles of water.

He expected it to be hot again today, and it was important he stay hydrated.

He held his breath and ducked out the door, making sure it latched behind him.

He’d already instructed Monica to drop the deadbolt as soon as she got up.

He inserted two toothpicks he’d taken from a dispenser on the kitchen counter into each of the door locks, then snapped each of them off.

If he was wrong, if the Spears did choose today of all days to return to their home, their keys would no longer work.

They’d be standing on their porch, scratching their heads and trying to figure out a way in when Ronald would return.

And he’d blow them away.

He peeked around the corner of the house to make sure there was no one on the street to the west, then low-crawled to the huge oak tree in the front yard.

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