BEYOND THE GRID BOX SET: The Complete Beyond The Grid series (book 1-4) by Connor Mccoy

Author:Connor Mccoy [Mccoy, Connor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-29T22:00:00+00:00

Brandon set down the remaining sack on the ground. The pile of supplies had grown as large as it was going to get. The truck bed was empty except for the emergency power generator that Jacob had placed there. Jacob and the family also had stripped out everything from the back seats.

They had placed “get-home bags” in the bed of the truck in case their vehicle stalled and they had to venture home on foot. They had taken those bags with them upon leaving the truck and still had them on their backs upon returning to the truck. However, the truck bed still contained a number of other supplies, mostly camping gear, intended for the Averys in case they had to flee their home for a location farther away. Jacob also had hidden some money away inside the truck’s back seat, which Brandon found funny, since his dad had mentioned that people probably weren’t taking cash any longer.

Jacob stood over the pile of gear with a satisfied smile. “What should we cart back home? I’m sure we don’t need all of this.”

Jubilee picked up an old empty gas can. “I don’t think we need this.”

“There’s not even any gas in it,” Brandon said with a laugh.

“That’s true.” Jacob scratched the back of his neck. “We have a ton of gas containers at home anyway. If we don’t absolutely need it, it’s better to let it…”

Jacob stopped speaking.

“Dad?” Brandon asked.

Jacob jogged up to the vehicle. “There’s still gas in there.” He looked underneath the chassis. “No spills. No leaks. Looks like the gas tanks weren’t damaged in the sudden stop.”

He spun around to face his family. “We could siphon the gas out of here! We’ll drain the truck for as much as we can. We can bring it home and use it if I’m ever able to rig up a generator. We also might also need it to barter. Someone out there might have a working generator or even a car.”

“Wait, a car?” Jubilee asked, “I thought they all stopped working.”

“Anything with modern electronics would go kaput, but older cars that don’t have electronic chips could have survived the pulse and still work,” Jacob replied. “They’re not very common, but God knows, we might run into someone who does have one, and those cars need fuel to run.”

“Remember the truck Mister Cowell escaped in?” Brandon asked.

Domino folded her arms. “Don’t remind me.”

“Yeah, Cowell’s benefactor knew what might happen and built his vehicle without those electronics, but he’s the big exception,” Jacob said.

The sour looks on his family’s faces revealed they did not relish thinking of their encounter with Alexander Cowell. Jacob couldn’t blame them. That day had started with a man trespassing on the Avery land and accidently shooting Jubilee in the arm with an arrow.

After running off the idiot shooter, Jacob had fled his house in the truck, with Jubilee and his family, with Cowell in pursuit. Cowell was a zealous social worker who saw the Averys’ lifestyle as detrimental to the Avery children.

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