Stealing Second by Nicholas Antinozzi & Susan Rush McInnis

Author:Nicholas Antinozzi & Susan Rush McInnis
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Literature & Fiction, Dystopian, Science Fiction & Fantasy
ISBN: 1482524597
Publisher: Nicholas Antinozzi
Published: 2013-02-10T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

We found the guns stashed under bales of hay and by the time we left, each of us carried at least one firearm. Even Violet, despite her tender age, carried her mother’s gun. Cathy now carried a lever action rifle and I carried Daryl’s shotgun. There were now seven of us, and many of those who remained decided to head back for their homes. I couldn’t blame them. Most were the oldest of our group and I was happy to see them leave our group. They had seen enough death. After they had eaten, they began to scatter like fallen leaves. We walked to the woods behind the barn and with Ace leading the way cautiously made our way to the south.

The red-headed kid was named Neil; he was fresh out of high school. His family had disappeared while he was out chasing a milk cow that had wandered off their farm. He was a nice kid but had very little experience handling firearms. Ace outfitted him with a small revolver and gave him a quick lesson on how to fire it. Ace warned him, “Our lives depend upon you carrying that sack. Don’t you dare lose it.”

Neil’s eyes grew large; he swallowed hard and nodded his head vigorously.

The portly farmer’s name was Jack. From the moment we met, I found him to be frequently sarcastic and critical of others. His wife had been taken captive the day before and like us was determined to free her from the FEMA camp. He carried a semiautomatic hunting rifle and two semiautomatic handguns in a pair of hand-tooled holsters. On his back was a pack similar to my own. He occasionally sipped something from a pint-sized flask and brought up the rear of our contingent. As large as he was, Jack looked to be as healthy as a horse.

The dark-haired woman was named Lisa, and she was the last of our group. Once we set out, she shadowed my every movement. She was attractive and looked to be of Asian descent. She wore a black t-shirt over tan cargo shorts. Her legs were toned and she looked as firm as an Olympic athlete. She carried a sawed-off double-barreled shotgun that she claimed had been given to her by her grandfather. She wore a school backpack over her slender shoulders and the straps accentuated a pair of grapefruit-sized breasts. I caught Neil staring at them on more than one occasion.

I followed Ace and Lisa followed me. Behind her was Neil. Cathy and Violet followed him and Jack followed them. Every now and again, I caught Cathy eyeing Lisa suspiciously, and I couldn’t help but wonder if she wasn’t just a bit jealous. Ace seemed to have a good sense of direction and we headed well east into no man’s land before we once again turned south. We occasionally crossed narrow highways and gravel roads, but not without pausing to make sure the coast was clear. Once we came upon a small homestead and a frantic woman began shooing her small children into the house.

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