(eng) Nate Johnson by Worth Saving

Author:Worth Saving [Saving, Worth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

The strange man showed up a few weeks later. Margaret spotted him while patrolling with Schick. I’d teamed them up while Shuck recovered from the leg wound.

She spotted him slipping into a useless gas station on 4th street, about five blocks from the fence line. We’d seen a few people around before, Claire knew most of the people in the area. Margaret knew everyone and this man wasn’t from around here.

“He’s about thirty, a little guy, slinking around like he didn’t want to be seen. You know, looking over his shoulder, that type of thing,” Margaret said.

My gut rolled over as a very bad feeling seeped through my entire body. There was no reason for a man to be hanging out at that particular place. All the food had been retrieved for blocks around.

Tinker’s words about Big Jake and the compound rushed back. Was that it? was he some kind of scout? If so, how long did we have?

“Thanks, Margaret, good job,” I said and told Schick to get a quick bite and get ready to go out again.

“It’s almost dark,” Claire said as she dried her hands on a dish towel.

“I know, we’ll be staying out overnight. I need to find this guy and figure out what is going on and I want to come up on him while he is settled down for the night.”

“I’ll go instead of Schick,” she said as she turned to start gathering her things. I didn’t get a chance to say otherwise, the decision had been made. Claire was like that, she let me make most decisions, but when she made up her mind that was it. I thanked Margaret again and left to get suited up for a night on the other side of the fence.

Claire met me at the front door dressed in jeans, boots, and a gray hoodie. She looked like the girl I ran into that first day. A black backpack slung over a shoulder, holding a six-foot spear.

She looked like she was excited about something, smiling up at me like a little girl getting ready for a slumber party. I was always amazed at the different Claire’s, mom to the little kids, friend to Margaret, Hector, and Susan. Nurse, teacher, and as she said, head cook and chief bottle washer for all of us. And I thought the toughest of soldiers.

What would we do if anything happened to her? The thought riled my insides and made my heart beat faster. I knew that I’d have to be careful not to put her at any risk without letting her know.

I was looking forward to spending some time together, maybe.

She looked at me expectantly, as if waiting for me to try and change her mind. I didn’t waste the effort.

Her blond ponytail poked out the back of a baseball hat and bounced as she skipped down the front steps towards the east gate.

“Hold up Claire,” I yelled, stopping her before she opened the gate. “If you’re going, we’re doing it my way.

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