Nolan's Ark: A Post-Apocalyptic Action Thriller (Armageddon Times Book 1) by Mark Gillespie

Author:Mark Gillespie [Gillespie, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Kasey couldn’t take her eyes off the dying man.

He was hanging ten meters off the ground in the shadow of the Whisky a Go Go. The rope squeezing his neck had been fastened around the lower of two metal beams jutting out from a tall streetlight, just a stone’s throw from the Whisky’s front door. Above his head a set of traffic lights went through the motions of a normal day.

The Rolling Stones logo on the man’s t-shirt expanded and contracted as he put his whole body behind the struggle for one more breath. His legs kicked furiously and he spat out a series of choking noises. Kasey couldn’t stand it. Death, which had been rampant all night, was taking its time.

The crowd on Sunset Boulevard watched in shocked silence. They’d been rowdy enough as the Secret Service had weeded out the bearded troublemaker but despite all the insults and posturing, no one had intervened at the man’s arrest. No one stood up, no one said a thing. Kasey’s opinion was that some part of them still clung to the idea of authority and the fear of consequences that would come after them on the day after. The sharp suits, the guns – that made a difference didn’t it? Why else would they have allowed this to happen to the bearded man?

The revolution had fizzled out.

The crowd had no choice but to stick around and listen to Rage. The Secret Service had encircled the now tepid mob, repositioning themselves on the outskirts and shepherding the public closer to Jaws and also to the streetlight with the lifeless silhouette dangling from it.

“Ladies and gentlemen,” Rage said, addressing the crowd through the megaphone. His tone was blunt and to the point. “You all witnessed how this man behaved tonight. He was a hate-stirrer. This man didn’t want to be part of a democracy. This man didn’t want to rebuild, he wanted anarchy and in my mind and in the mind of anyone who loves America, that makes him as dangerous as the fighter jets dropping bombs on our heads.”

A handful of people applauded.

“This man made his choice,” Rage said. “Now it’s time ladies and gentlemen, to make yours. Whose side are you on? Are you on my side? Will you help reconstruct this beautiful country of ours? Ask yourself this - what do you want to see when you wake up in the morning? Do you want to see a once proud, majestic nation tearing itself apart from the inside? Or do you want to see a strong, unified America again? Even better, even stronger than the one before? I can promise you the latter if you vote for me tonight. I will not seize power like a tyrant. The choice is yours to make. This is what I guarantee – America will rise from the ashes one way or another. But what that new America looks like, only you can decide.”

He pointed a finger to the sky.

“I urge you my fellow Americans.

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