Grant Us Mercy by D C Little

Author:D C Little [Little, D C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: post-apocalyptic, survival, action and adventure, sci-fy
Publisher: Carson River Publishing
Published: 2019-08-31T16:00:00+00:00

~5~

Blake fought against the emotions that kept trying to surface. He had his family. They were alive, and now it was his responsibility to get them home safe. Once they were there, he had no concerns. The bunker would feed them for a year if needed, and they could survive whatever chaos the sun might throw at them...or the demise of humanity in their neighbors.

He gripped his son’s hand tightly, trying not to hurt the boy. He had grown so much over the last year it had knocked the breath out of him. The boy’s face had leaned out and his top adult teeth were just growing in. His eyes may look like his, but Kris’s smile filled their son’s face, that beautiful smile he hoped would return to her.

He calculated the fire’s movements again. It had crept another five feet towards the creek than it had when he went through the first time. It would be cutting it close at the end. The bank on their left rose in sheer granite cliffs. No scaling that without rope. He had a roll in the backpack he carried, but not enough to get them up that height.

They had no choice but to push through if they wanted to get home. They needed to be home. This fire was only a minor obstacle in the big picture. The world wouldn’t be the same after this, at least not for many years. He clenched his teeth, berating himself for not leaving for home a long time ago.

Duty.

That word had been ingrained in him since he enlisted at seventeen. Duty for his country. Duty for his officers. Duty for the elected officials he had sworn to protect.

He glanced back to see how Kris and Hannah were scrambling through the overgrown creek canyon. Then he met the eyes of his son, so trusting. Duty.

This was where his duty lay. Duty to his family.

Blake boosted Tucker up a large boulder and then shimmied up himself. He positioned in a way to grab first Hannah’s arm and then Kris’s to help pull them up onto the mossy rock. Kris didn’t immediately let go of his hand once on top, and he clung to it as a call line of hope.

She had always been his grounding rod. That woman had kept him on his toes since the moment they met. She challenged his conspiracy theories and laughed at his preparations, but she worked alongside him to prepare. He always thought she did so to indulge him. Kris never really fully believed this type of event would happen.

Playing around with the idea, researching survival techniques, practicing them in nature had bonded them together. He knew she didn’t take it seriously, but every time he had to leave her, a small fulfillment eased his heart. At least she would have the skills she needed.

After Tuck had been born, things changed. She no longer wanted to pretend the world could end at any moment. He didn’t blame her. The thought of his child having to suffer through a post-apocalyptic event made him want to retch.

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