The Between by Mark Harritt

Author:Mark Harritt [Harritt, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-12-30T18:30:00+00:00

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“You ready for this, Mitchem?”

Mitchem looked over at Landberg, and replied, gruffly, “I’m ready. You sure you want to do this?”

“There won’t be any better time. Joseph is the only one in the Mech suit, and Weitz will suit up as soon as we call everybody out to the courtyard. Williams and Sustein both have rifles from the armory. They’ll be at the back of the crowd. You and I will be in the front with our pistols. With the Mechs on top of the wall, nobody will want to challenge us.”

Mitchem stopped skinning the rodents that he was about to butcher, “You got it all planned out then? Are you sure this is going to work?”

Landberg studied Mitchem closely, “You getting cold feet?”

Mitchem shook his head, “No, I just want to make sure you’re not going to back out of this.”

“You don’t have to worry about that. It’s been six days since the team called back. They were being attacked by ‘grey men’ the last time they called in. If they haven’t called back by now, they’re done. They ain’t coming back. Now’s our chance. If we take over before they get back, there’s nothing they can do.”

Mitchem wasn’t as sure about that as Landberg seemed to be. Still, at this point, he didn’t really have a choice. Mitchem stepped back and took his leather apron off, draping it over the table. He walked over to a tub, picked up a bar of soap and started soaping his hands.

Landberg followed him over, “If you’re having second thoughts, let me know, and I’ll just leave you here.”

Mitchem ran that scenario through his head. He didn’t think it ended with him walking away from this conversation, especially with his pistol over on the bench, “I told you, you don’t have to worry about that. I just have to clean up before I go over there with you.”

Mitchem didn’t like Landberg’s plan. If he’d gone against Landberg, though, Mitchem would have met Joseph one night in the dark somewhere. Mitchem didn’t like his new life, hated this new world, hated the people he was stuck here with, but he had no intention of taking a dirt nap anytime soon.

He finished washing his hands and shook them to get the water off. He picked up one of the charcoal grey towels and dried them off. He walked over and grabbed his pistol belt off of the bench. After the attack by the spawn, he didn’t go anywhere without a pistol. He was keenly aware that Landberg was standing behind him, watching intently as Mitchem strapped the belt around his waist.

“Okay, if we’re going to do this, let’s do it,” Mitchem motioned toward the compound wall.

“You’ll need this so that you can listen to Weitz and Joseph.” Landberg dropped an ear bud into Mitchem’s hand. “After you,” Landberg motioned for Mitchem to proceed him.

“You there, Weitz?” Landberg asked.

“Yeah, I’m here. Joseph is in the mech. Everybody’s down at the courtyard. I’m going to fire up my suit.

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