Collision Course by David Crawford

Author:David Crawford
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2012-10-22T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

It was sophomoric, he knew, getting a thrill out of holding Crystal while she cried, but it was the closest thing to a date he’d had since before the Smash. Finally her body stopped heaving against his, and a minute later, she pulled away.

“Thank you, DJ,” she said as she wiped her nose with the back of her hand.

DJ thought it was unattractive and a little immature, but he could get past it. After all, his goal had nothing to do with perfect personal hygiene, and his plan was working better than he had hoped. She was thanking him.

“It’s no problem. I’m glad to help,” he said.

They returned to the dishes and finished them in silence.

“What do you want to do now?” she asked.

DJ almost slipped up and said the first thing that came to his mind. “Why don’t we go and see if the neighbors have any gas?” he said.

“Okay.”

They put their jackets on, and bundled Nancy up since it was a little chilly. DJ decided that he wouldn’t take his rifle since it might make the neighbors nervous. Instead, he slipped his compact pistol inside his waistband and put two extra magazines in his pocket. They left the house, each holding one of Nancy’s hands, and walked down the driveway like a happy young family.

Crystal turned them to the right once they reached the road. They bypassed the first house since it had been where she’d gone for gas that morning, and the man had said he had no more to spare. The second house was small, similar to Crystal’s. They walked up to the door and knocked. After a minute, a man looked through the window beside the door. DJ heard the dead bolt unlock, and the door opened just an inch or so.

“What do you want?” the man asked.

“Hi, I’m Crystal Jones from up the road.”

“I know who you are. What do you want, and who is he?”

“He’s my cousin, Bob,” Crystal said. “Someone stole all the gas out of my car, and I was wondering if you had any I could borrow or trade for.”

“Is that what all the shooting was about yesterday?”

“Yes,” she said. “Bob got to my place just as they were sneaking off with my gas. He scared them so bad that they shot at him, and he shot back. Nobody got hurt, thank God. The guys took off like a bat out of hell.”

“Hmm,” the man said. He looked at DJ. “So, don’t you have gas in your car?”

“No, sir. I walked here,” he answered respectfully.

“So, do you have some gas? I can pay you back later,” Crystal said.

“No.” The door snapped closed.

Crystal turned toward DJ and shrugged.

He was amazed. She had lied so easily and convincingly that he almost believed his name was Bob. She seemed like such a goody-goody, but DJ knew that lying skills like hers had to be developed. She was an enigma, but as far as he was concerned, it only made her more attractive.

They walked farther down the road and stopped at each house along the way, but they had no luck.

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