Resurrecting Home by A American

Author:A American [American, A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780147515322
Amazon: B00MWDJ2J8
Barnesnoble: B00MWDJ2J8
Goodreads: 22928837
Published: 2014-12-31T05:00:00+00:00

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Back at Danny’s we decided to leave the gear in the truck, as we were all starving. The stew from hours ago was calling my name.

Jess, Fred, and Aric got up from the table they were sitting at. “Here, you guys sit and eat,” Aric said.

The three of us sat down and Mel brought bowls over to us. It was hard to tell exactly what was in the stew, but it was good. Hell, anything would be good at that moment. Blowing on a hot spoonful, I said, “Hey, good job on getting that basket filled.”

“Oh my God, Dad, that was so hard,” Taylor said.

“I bet.” I smiled, taking a bite.

“You have no idea, Dad. My hands have blisters,” Lee Ann said, looking at her palms.

I laughed. “More than you know, kiddo. When you guys were really little I did more than my fair share of ditch digging.” I held out one of my hands. “Don’t worry, those blisters will turn into calluses soon enough.”

“Eew, I don’t want calluses!” Lee Ann shouted.

“Yeah, that’s rough work. I think it would be better to do it in the morning or late afternoon. The middle of the day is brutal,” Aric said.

Danny looked up and smiled. “Well, it’s only going to get worse.”

“Speaking of getting worse, it’s getting hard to breathe out here!” Brandy said.

“Yeah, there’s so much smoke in the air,” Lee Ann added.

“What were you guys able to find?” Mel asked. I detailed what we had brought back, and though impressed, I could see doubt in her eyes. “Is that even going to help?”

I laughed. “Let me just put it this way: even before things went south they’d have had a hell of time putting this one out.”

“Well, shit! What are we going to do?” Mel asked. You could tell that she was stressed simply from the fact that she cursed.

“Well, that’s what we need to figure out.”

“I don’t know crap about firefighting, anyone else?” Aric asked.

“A little, theory mostly, but Mike, one of Sarge’s guys, said he fought wildfires for a couple of summers after high school,” I said.

“I figured we could set the trailer up with those tanks and use the pumps we found. Essentially, use it as a fire truck,” Danny said.

“Those striker pumps will help, but they’ll be about as effective as pissing into Hell trying to fight the blaze. They’ll be used for hot spots or if ash sets other smaller fires around here.”

“Then what the heck are we going to do? We’re going to have to leave again,” Bobbie said, panic in her voice.

Lee Ann moaned. “Aww, I don’t want to leave again.”

Taylor looked at me with wide eyes. “Dad, are we really going to have to go? Is there anything we can do?”

“The only thing I can think of is to set another fire,” I said between bites.

Everyone looked at me like I was crazy. “What? Are you nuts?” Aric asked.

“It’s called a back burn. We’ll wait until it gets closer and then light a fire in front of it.

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