An Unkind Winter (Alone Book 2) by Darrell Maloney

Author:Darrell Maloney
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2014-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

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Frank turned off the radio and turned to Dave.

“Do you need to hurry home, or would you like some coffee?”

The truth was, Dave was starved for human interaction. He was tired of being alone in what he was coming to consider his own personal prison, with no one but a dead body and a couple of rabbits to talk to.

“I’d love some coffee. Thanks.”

“You sit here. I’ll put the pot on the fire and add another log or two, and I’ll be back in a minute. You just relax here in my ‘TV room.’ It ain’t too fancy, but it’s comfortable.”

Dave put the chair back into the dining room and then returned to relax in a recliner. He looked around the room while waiting for Frank to return.

It was a typical family room, with Frank’s police awards and Eva’s nick nacks displayed here and there. There were several photos of small children hanging on the walls.

Dave decided not to ask who the children were or what might have become of them. He didn’t want to cause any pain for this kind friend who was hosting him on this dark and frigid night.

Frank returned.

“The water was only a little bit icy, so it should boil in ten or fifteen minutes. While we’re waiting, you can tell me how you plan to get all the way up to Kansas City, and how I can help you in your endeavor.”

“Well, I plan to drive if the roads aren’t completely blocked with dead cars. If I get part of the way there and then get bottled up, I’ll see if I can find a farmer with a horse and gear. And I’ll try to barter my car for it. If all else fails, I’ll walk. I figure I can live off the land and still make ten miles a day. That’s three months, worst case scenario. But I’ll get there. The only thing that’s holding me back is this damn weather.”

“You mentioned that same thing before… that you knew how to get your car started. Are you sure you can do that?”

“Well, I’ve never done it before, if that’s what you’re asking. But the concept is sound, if you have the right parts.”

“I don’t suppose you’d mind sharing that information with me, would you? I mean, it’s not some kind of secret you’re keeping, is it? I prepped for five years before the power finally went out. We never got so serious that we decided to keep bunny rabbits, so I’m not quite on your level. But Eva and I used to watch all the prepper shows, and write down ideas we thought might help us. We put aside what we could, as often as we could. You can tell by looking around the house that everything in it is old. We skipped things like new furniture and vacations and such to buy staples and supplies. Some of our friends thought us crazy, but now we don’t seem quite so much so.

“But I have

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