Bug Out! Part 2: Civilization in Peril by Robert Boren

Author:Robert Boren [Boren, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure, War & Military, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Teen & Young Adult
Amazon: B00O78WSZQ
Publisher: South Bay Press
Published: 2014-10-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7 – Up in the Blinds

Jane looked up at the blind. Frank was still up there laughing.

“Honey, you really need to come up here and check this out.”

“I’m afraid to climb up there,” she said.

“It’s really easy. The ladder is sturdy. You can make it.”

“What about Lucy?”

“Tie her to that small tree over there, and leave your backpack down there if you’d feel better.”

“Okay, but if I get scared part way up, I’m going back down.”

“No problem.”

Jane led Lucy over to the small tree. She tied her up there, but took her backpack with her.

“What about the shotgun?” she shouted.

“Just a minute….I’ll come down far enough to grab it from you.”

Frank got back on the ladder and quickly climbed down. Jane held up the shotgun and Frank grabbed it by the receiver. He turned and climbed back up with it. Jane started up. Lucy was watching her, and barked a couple of times.

“Quiet down, girl,” Jane said. “I’ll be back down in a few minutes.”

Jane made her way up. It was much easier than she thought it would be. Frank held the wall open for her and she climbed up. When she was inside Frank pulled the wall shut and put down the safety rail.

“Wow, this is pretty nice,” Jane said, looking around. “It’s like a kid’s clubhouse.”

“Sure is. Look at the view, too. You can see quite a ways. See the stream over there?” He pointed.

“Yes. Very charming up here. So what was so funny?”

“Sit down,” Frank said. He motioned to a spot on the bench. She sat, and Frank sat next to her. Then he raised the table top back on its hinge until it was all the way open.

“Good Lord,” she said, laughing. “I wonder if Hilda knows about this.”

Frank laughed. “I doubt it.”

The chest contained several bottles of whiskey, a bottle of gin, and some shot glasses. There was a small kerosene heater in there with a can of fuel, some playing cards, and a stack of girly magazines.

“This was a man cave…..err man treehouse,” Jane said, laughing. The items in the chest were a little dusty, but it didn’t look like they ever got wet.

“Yeah, I’ll bet Hilda’s late husband spent a fair amount of time up here. All the comforts of home.”

“No bathroom, though,” Jane said.

“Well, most of the time a man wouldn’t have a problem.”

“Eeewwww!” Jane said. “Hope it didn’t land all over the ladder.”

Frank cracked up.

“Should we tell Hilda about this?” he asked.

“I don’t think we should. I’d mention it to Charlie, and he can tell her if he thinks she would want to know.”

“Sounds reasonable,” Frank said. “Maybe we could sneak up here for a little fun from time to time.” He grinned.

“No chance, buster,” she said. “Somebody would hear us.”

“Oh, alright,” he said, trying to give her a pouty look. She laughed, and put her hand on his shoulder.

“You want to go back down?” Frank asked.

“In a minute. I want to look out in all directions,” she said. She stood up and did a slow turn around.

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