Band of Preppers: A Prepper Fiction Novel (Book 1) by Chad Evercroft

Author:Chad Evercroft [Evercroft, Chad]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Prepper Fiction Books
Published: 2014-11-02T11:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

“Well?” Amy said, raising her voice.

Derek turned to Adam, grabbing his shoulders and checking him all over.

“I’m ok, Dad,” Adam assured him, getting up.

He let Roadie out of the kennel. The dog shot out like a firework and went right to Matt. He growled and sniffed until he was satisfied Matt no longer posed a threat.

“He threatened Adam,” Derek said, pointing to Matt. “Held a knife to him.”

“Oh my god! Why would he do that?”

“He wanted our supplies.”

Amy couldn’t believe it. She stared at Matt, who lay unmoving on the carpet. She let her purse slide off her shoulder.

“Did you get my message?” Derek asked.

“Yeah...I left as soon as I heard. Um, is he dead, Derek?”

Derek looked. A huge, bloody bump ringed by a purple bruise had popped out of Matt’s head.

“Um.”

Amy broke from her trance. She practically flung herself down on the ground and began checking Matt’s vitals. She leaned back on her heels, clearly relieved.

“He’s alive. I still don’t understand what happened here!”

“A guy at the store had blood pox,” Adam broke in. “We’re going to Uncle Buckle’s.”

“Oh my god,” Amy said, her mouth falling open. “Are you sure? Blood pox?”

“He had something,” Derek said, still looking at Matt. “Said we needed to get out of town.”

“You should go to a hospital,” Amy began, “You…”

“He said they wouldn’t help me. Even if I did have it. I didn’t get near him, Amy. Or really breathe.”

“There’s no guarantee…”

“I think the government’s behind it,” Derek blurted, interrupting his wife again.

Amy stared at him, struck dumb. Derek decided to tend to Matt. Realizing he was still holding the gun, he stuffed it in his bag and went to the kitchen. He pulled some paracord out from a drawer.

“What are you doing?” Amy asked.

“Tying him up.”

“What?”

“It’s the nicest thing I could think of after what he did.”

Derek dragged Matt up on the couch and tied his hands together behind his back, and then his feet.

“Derek, what if he has a concussion?”

“Don’t care.”

“He could die!”

“He threatened to kill our son!” Derek shouted at her. “Doesn’t that matter to you?”

Amy’s eyes flashed with anger. She looked over at Adam, who had been standing with Roadie this whole time, fighting tears.

“Adam, go to your room,” she said.

Adam went, no questions asked. Roadie followed him. Amy got up in Derek’s face, her tiny frame suddenly appearing commanding.

“You know damn well it matters. That’s irrelevant. I’m not going to leave a man to die because of it and ruin all our lives. Don’t you ever think things through?”

The sharpness of her words brought Derek’s adrenaline down. He looked at Matt slumped on the couch, tied up, and then at Amy, who was shaking. Derek pulled Amy into his chest and kissed the top of her head.

“I’m sorry,” he whispered. “Ok. Here’s what we’re going to do. We can’t take him to the hospital. There isn’t time. They might be looking for me, I don’t know. You patch him up here and then we’ll go.”

“What happens when he wakes up?”

“He can yell for help.

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