Epic Apocalypse by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DevilDogPress

Chapter 83

A New World: Chaos By John O’Brien

Mowing the Yard

The sound of a dog barking franticly outside startles me. It sounds as if it is coming from the driveway in front of the house. I am not sure what time it is, but it feels like I have only been awake for a short time. But then again, reveries will do funny things to time. I pick up my gun and scoot over to the darkened lump that I think is Robert. Cupping my hand over the end of my flashlight, I turn it on. I barely make out Robert’s face lying there with the bag pulled up to his chin. Setting the light between my legs, I kneel over him and gently cup my hand over his mouth. He comes awake instantly and gives his head a twist trying to shake free.

“Ssshhh, it’s me. I think there might be something outside,” I whisper in the dark. He comes awake, and I remove my hand from his mouth. “Quietly wake the others and watch your light. Cup your hand over the end.”

I hear him slide out of his bag and move over to the other mounds on the floor; silhouetted by the faint light escaping from his flashlight. I move over and wake Mom. A light stabs into the darkened room.

“Lights out!” I whisper sharply, and the light disappears, darkening the room once again. I hear the rustling movement of sleeping bags being moved as the girls slide out of their cozy beds.

“Against the wall like we talked about,” I say softly to everyone amidst the sound of the dog barking outside.

The barking has taken on the continuous aspect of when a dog has spotted something and is doing the territorial thing—that alpha dog thing. Over the frantic barking comes a shriek—like a threatening scream. I want to head over to a window or the front door peephole to see what is going on but feel this is one of those times to become a black hole, only without any of the gravitational affect.

The frantic nature of the barking is now replaced by silence outside. One additional bark sounds out followed by more silence. Now two barks and silence. A high-pitched shriek again interrupts the silence but with a different tone. If I can put a tone on it, it seems like a surprised and pained sound. A solid, loud thump hammers the side of the house hard enough to be felt. It’s followed a split-second later by the sharp, short yelp of a dog in pain. I hear Bri emit a soft moan of sympathy. She has always loved animals and is, well, was, wanting to become a veterinarian. The yelps are now coming in a continuous series. Five, six, seven, and then total silence again descends upon us in the darkened room.

I see everyone through the dim light emitting between my fingers from the flashlight. Robert has his gun out and is on his knees pointing at the back hallway.

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