Blackout Cabin: A Small Town Post Apocalypse EMP Thriller by Carter Woods

Author:Carter Woods [Woods, Carter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-11T23:00:00+00:00

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The hours seemed to fly by, with Chris helping her throughout the property. The homestead practically took care of itself without much work needing to be done. The problem was that she knew each of them needed to keep their mind as busy as possible with their loved ones out looking for other people they cared about deeply. Chris was a hard worker and willing to do anything she asked him to do, and she was thankful to have him there. Not only was it much less work for her, but the conversations they had between their work were something that kept her from thinking about Kyle.

They tended to the homestead and the greenhouse, which obviously was the young man's favorite part of the day. As they plucked away at the vegetables, he chuckled loudly. Megan was thrown off by what Chris thought was funny, but when she made her way across the greenhouse, she knew what he had found. He had come across the special plants her husband had planted, with leaves anyone would recognize. She took a few steps closer until they were standing side by side, both looking at the beautiful buds hanging from their branches. When he glanced at her with a smile on his face, she simply smiled back.

"I didn't know you smoked," Chris said.

"It's not something we tell a lot of people, but it also works well cooked in with butter and oil. It's an amazing plant all around."

"My parents smoke from time to time, although they think I don't know."

"It helps with so many things that I'm surprised people look down on it, but with everything my husband and I saw overseas, we use it to help with our anxiety."

He nodded. "That makes sense, but I think a few of my friends just use it recreationally. I've only tried it a couple of times, but don't tell my folks."

"That's between you and them. I can assure you that your secret is safe with me. How do you like school?"

"It is all right. I'm ready to graduate and be done with it, but we have a good football team. We were sure we were going to make it to the state championship this year."

"Well, we have no idea how long this power outage is going to last. You might have a shot at that."

Chris shrugged. "My dad thinks this is going to last for quite some time. He heard something about an EMP strike, which is what caused the power outage, and everything that they taught us in school tells me that it's going to be a long time before we are out of the dark. Do you think my dad is all right?"

"I'm pretty sure James knows how to take care of himself."

"I just wish he would have let me go with him. I don't like the idea of him being out there by himself. Why do you think he keeps treating me like a kid?"

Megan wanted to answer the question to the best of her ability without going against James or making Chris feel as though he were a child.

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