Teenage Survivalist Series Box Set [Books 1-3] by Julie L. Casey

Author:Julie L. Casey [Casey, Julie L.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Science Fiction | Post-Apocalyptic | Dystopian
Publisher: Amazing Things Press
Published: 2017-08-11T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Foraging

The next morning I was awakened by a quiet knocking at the door. Sara was already up, quietly warming some water on the stove for a sponge bath, so she went to the door and looked through the peephole.

—It’s Sonny.

I rolled my eyes and hurriedly shoved my blankets into my gym bag. I didn’t want Sonny to see that Sara and I slept in separate beds. It was some macho thing, but I instinctively felt that she would be safer if everyone believed that we were really “together.” Sara opened the door a crack with the safety chain still on, then after listening to Sonny’s whispers for a second, leaned back in to me and said,

—Sonny wants to talk to me for a sec. Be right back.

I didn’t want Sara to talk to him, especially in private, but what could I do? She stepped out into the hall and pulled the door gently closed behind her. I tried to listen to what they were saying, leaning my head close to the door, but all I could hear was mumbling. They must have been talking very quietly. After a couple of minutes, Sara came back in alone, as I hurried to busy myself with plumping up the pillows on the sofa. She didn’t say anything for quite a while but just went back to watching the pot of water warming on the stove. After about five minutes I couldn’t stand it anymore and asked, trying to sound nonchalant,

—So… what did Sonny Boy want?

—Please don’t call him that. His name is Jason. They just call him Sonny because there’s another Jason in the building.

—Why do you care so much all of a sudden?

I hadn’t meant to sound angry, but I couldn’t help the jealousy from creeping into my voice. Sara gave me a disgusted look but said nothing. I tried again, this time concentrating hard to make my voice sound neutral.

—Okay, sorry. What did Jason want?

He wants to take me to a secret food cache he’s found.

—You’re not going, are you?

—Maybe. He said there’s enough food there to feed us for several months.

—But we were going to the river today to catch some fish or birds or something.

—You can still go there. Then we’ll have plenty to eat.

—I don’t want you to go with him.

—Why in the world not? Why wouldn’t you want us to know where this is?

—Okay, then I’ll go with you.

—No… He said only I could go.

—Oh, yeah, sure. That’s convenient, isn’t it?

—Why are you being such an ass? It’s just that he doesn’t trust guys. The other guys have been really mean to him.

Sara’s voice rose in anger and frustration. I had a bad feeling about this, but I wasn’t sure if it was because I sensed danger or just because I was jealous. I felt helpless. I felt that if I pushed it too hard, Sara would just leave me, but I still didn’t want her to go with Jason. I could provide for her; I knew I could.

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