Prepper's Crucible (Omnibus, Volumes 1-3): A Post Apocalyptic Tale (Preppers Crucible) by Andrews Bobby

Author:Andrews, Bobby [Andrews, Bobby]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Bobby Andrews
Published: 2015-11-22T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

The mood was somber after Kate and Don briefed the group on what happened during their trip to Prescott. The shooting of the police officer, and Don's description of the conversation at the hospital with the other officer, clearly affected the group's mood. While they all knew police officers got shot in the line of duty, the cold-bloodedness of the shooting, together with the description of the anarchy starting to take hold in town, was a very sobering and disturbing scenario.

Don and Kate related the incidents with a detached and dispassionate tone of voice. While neither wanted to alarm the others, they also had a responsibility to be honest and very clear about the state of affairs in town. At one point in the narrative, Don stopped to ask if there were any questions. The group remained mute, shaking their head in the negative, and Don fell silent.

“Do you think the officer survived?” asked Mary.

“I have no idea,” Don replied. “I certainly hope so.” Nobody spoke for a minute as each digested the story of the trip.

“Well at least you got the ammo,” Bud finally said.

“Well, we did get some, but I’d like to get a lot more than we have, just in case. We may have to make another run into town at some point.”

“It's too bad about not getting the medicine,” Mary said. “But I guess there really wasn't any chance, given the situation.”

“There was no way we could stick around the pharmacy with all those gangbangers inside. It would've been suicide to try to go in and get the medicines,” Kate said.

“Would you guys mind if we have a quick meeting so we can all get current on where things stand?” Don asked. Everyone nodded in the affirmative. “But before we start, I want to talk a little bit about our last meeting. I guess I was sort of bossy and domineering. I want to apologize for being so overbearing. I guess I felt a lot of pressure to get things moving, and didn't really stop to listen to what everybody had to say. I really would rather we tackled the issues and problems before us with more consensus, and less ordering people around. I was barking at you guys like General Patton or someone. Anyway, I just wanted to clear that up before we start.”

“I didn’t get that impression at all,” Ed said. “We see you as our leader and I don’t think anyone thought you were being bossy.”

“Me either,” Ann said.

After thinking for a moment, Don replied, “I was basically ordering you guys to do things you already knew had to be done. I wouldn’t want to be treated like that. And I am not the leader. We are all equals here. I am in charge of security and I do expect to be listened to carefully when that is the topic. The rest of it is not my expertise and I rely on you guys to handle that stuff.”

“I am not going to argue the point,” said Mary.

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