Flashpoint (Book 1): Flashpoint by Ellis Tara & Kraus Mike

Author:Ellis, Tara & Kraus, Mike [Ellis, Tara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Survival
Publisher: Muonic Press Inc
Published: 2019-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

DANNY

North of Salt Lake City, Utah

Something cold and wet was nudging Danny’s hand. Coming awake with a start, she jerked her hand away and pushed herself into a sitting position. It was still dark out and all she could see were shadows among other shadows.

“Sam!” she whispered, her voice cracking.

Sam didn’t answer, but something whimpered.

“Who’s there?” Her eyes adjusting, Danny could see a shape about two feet high moving in front of her. It whimpered again, a sad, pathetic sound followed by the smacking of lips.

“Hey, buddy.” Danny held her hand out, wincing at the burning pain the motion elicited from the wound on her arm. The dog eased forward and then licked at her fingers before pushing up against her legs and whimpering again.

Danny hadn’t had a dog since she was a teen. It wasn’t possible with the crazy schedule she had as a paramedic, but she missed the companionship. She’d always had a sense about animals and it was immediately obvious that this one wasn’t a threat. It was scared.

“What’s your name, baby?” she cooed, running a hand over the dog’s furry head. It was some sort of long-haired, larger-sized dog. Maybe a golden retriever. Metal tags clanked together under her hand, but there was no way she’d be able to read them until the sun came up. “We’ll just call you ‘Baby’ until then, okay?” Baby answered by licking Danny’s jaw and she noticed how dry her tongue was. Though water was already a precious commodity, she didn’t hesitate to fish out her bottle and share her remaining supply with her new friend, who eagerly lapped it up out of her hand.

“Danny, who are you talking to?” Sam moved slowly toward her, cautiously picking his way over the uneven ground.

They’d decided to stop the night before as soon as the sun started to go down, since they had no source of light or a way to start a fire. When the freeway finally wound its way up through a low pass with wooded hills, they’d randomly picked a spot a short distance off the road. Although they were seeing fewer people the farther they got from the city, they didn’t want to chance an encounter with someone in the dark.

“I found us a new friend,” Danny said as he sat down next to her.

“I wonder what his story is.” Sam reached out to let the dog take in his scent.

“Her,” Danny corrected. “Just a guess. What are you doing awake so early?” The sky to the east was showing the first signs of morning’s arrival so it couldn’t be later than four a.m..

“Couldn’t sleep. Come on, I have something to show you,” Sam answered.

His voice was a strange mix of doom and awe that Danny didn’t like. She’d had enough shock in the past day to last a lifetime, but she took his offered hand and he pulled her to her feet.

“How’s the arm?” Sam moved his hand to her forearm and led her back the way he had come, up a small grassy hill scattered with pine trees.

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