Deadlocked by A. R. Wise

Author:A. R. Wise [Wise, A. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Lang:en, Deadlocked
Published: 2012-03-14T22:12:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE – NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

William’s truck was a lot nicer than I expected a fisherman would own. It looked brand new and the upholstery inside was impeccably clean. It did stink of fish, but I guess that comes with the territory.

I drove up to the gate and William unlatched it. He slid the rusty old door to the side just enough to fit his head through to make sure it was safe. He nodded to me and then opened the gate all the way. He motioned for me to roll down my window so we could talk.

“When you get back, just lay on the horn a few times. I’ll come let you in.”

“All right, William. Thanks again.” And with that, I was off.

The traffic was building up all throughout town, but I'd lived here for twenty years and knew these streets better than most. I never expected my time as a pizza delivery boy to come in handy, but as I navigated the alleys and avenues of Bayshore I was thankful for that summer spent stinking of pepperoni and sausage.

I passed a few grocery stores and saw people ransacking the aisles, looking to gather supplies. The parking lots were packed and it was clear anyone dumb enough to pull a car in there wasn’t getting out again any time soon.

I tried to think of what supplies I should bring to the boat. We didn’t have enough at home to feed all of us for an extended period of time. We would have to think of someplace other than a grocery store to get the things we needed, but that was a problem I could deal with later. First, I needed to get home.

The streets of our subdivision were all but abandoned. I saw a few neighbors packing things into their cars, but there wasn’t the sense of urgency I was afraid I would find. It was a relief that the panic hadn’t stricken the suburbs the way it had the city. It would make our escape easier.

I pulled into my driveway and hurried to get inside the house. I got to the front door and instinctually tried to unlock it with William’s keys. Then I remembered my own keys were lying at the bottom of Everland River.

“Fuck." I tried the door and found it locked. I moved to the large window of our front room, but it was shut as well. Laura had done a good job getting everything locked up tight.

“Laura,” I called up to the attic. “Honey, it’s me. Let me in.”

No answer.

I grabbed a rock and threw it at the small attic window. It bounced off the house’s siding and fell to the ground. I tried again with a similar result and then yelled her name a few more times.

“David?” I heard her say from the back of the house. “Help! Help!”

My heart seized when I heard her cries. I ran around the back of the house to see what was wrong. I opened the gate and saw the back door had been broken down.

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