Into The Dark (Book 6): Fight For Survival by Casey Ryan

Author:Casey, Ryan [Casey, Ryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | EMP | Survival
Publisher: Higher Bank Books
Published: 2018-10-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

Gina wasn’t sure how long she’d been holed up in the cabin with Calvin, Kelsie, and Arya.

Only the longer she was cooped up here, the more she wanted to get out. The more she wanted to stretch her legs.

The more she wanted to break free.

It was early afternoon. Another warm one at that. The sun was bursting through the clouds. The air was humid, making this confined cabin seem warm and stuffy. It was hard to believe the storm had hit so recently. Outside, she heard the breeze brushing against the trees. She heard the birds singing in the distance. She heard all kinds of signs of life.

Well. All the signs of life except the ones she really needed.

She looked over at Kelsie. She was playing with Arya. Arya loved her, and she loved Arya, that much was clear. It was good for a kid to have that kind of company. Especially in a world like this.

Gina walked over to Kelsie. Squeezed her shoulder. “You okay, Kels?”

Kelsie smiled and nodded, looking up at Gina. “I’m okay.”

But Gina noticed something. Something that got the alarm bells ringing. Something that made her concerned. Something she’d been told to look out for. That made her worry.

Her voice. It sounded croaky. And her eyes. They looked… tired.

“You sure?” Gina asked. She was sure it was probably just a natural tiredness. After all, they’d been in unfamiliar territory lately. They’d been through a lot. The storm, everything they’d run into… yeah. It had proven challenging.

But Kelsie just looked up and smiled at her. Smiled, like there was nothing wrong. Nothing wrong at all. “I’ll be okay. I…”

Then she started to go all wobbly, and Gina’s worries intensified.

“Whoa,” she said. “You need… I think you need to lie down.”

“But I don’t want to lie down,” Kelsie said.

“Seriously. I’ve… I’ve already given you some meds today. I can’t give you any more.” Not only that, but Gina was growing cautious. Cautious that they were going to run out of Kelsie’s already limited medication.

“I’m fine. I promise.”

But she wasn’t fine. Gina knew she wasn’t fine. She didn’t want to say it again, out loud. Didn’t want to frighten the kid, after all.

But there was clearly something wrong.

And Gina couldn’t help fearing the worse.

She saw an option pop through her mind. Saw it, tried to push it away from the off.

But it was there.

Like a seed planted in her mind, it was there.

And it was something she wasn’t going to be able to push away easily.

“Just… just give me a moment,” Gina said.

She stood up. Then she walked out of the lounge area.

Into the kitchen.

Into the room where Calvin was being kept.

She saw him sitting there. Surprisingly, his eyes were wide open. He didn’t look too bothered. Didn’t look too concerned. And he didn’t look too surprised when Gina walked in, either.

“Kid troubles?” he asked.

Gina didn’t want to be soft on him. But at the same time, she didn’t want to be overtly forceful, either. She just wanted information.

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