The Death: The Complete Trilogy by Vance John W

Author:Vance, John W. [Vance, John W.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2015-03-30T07:00:00+00:00

Day 211

April 30, 2021

Pine Bluffs, Wyoming

The early morning air had a chill that hit Travis. He was beginning to feel the early stages of fatigue overcoming him, so getting up and moving around both helped him stay awake and stay warm.

Lori was still asleep. He wanted to go find a vehicle, but that would require him to wake her, something he didn’t want to do. However, the sun would be rising in a few hours, and he wanted to find a vehicle and get back on the road.

The continued observations of the town proved that it was occupied, but with who and how many was the ultimate question. He needed to get closer to get better intelligence on what they could be dealing with.

After one last scan, he looked over his shoulder at the now snoring Lori. He hated to have to do it, but he couldn’t risk just leaving her there. He strode over to her and tapped her foot.

She stopped snoring but continued to breathe heavily.

He tapped her foot harder.

This made her roll onto her side, but she was still asleep.

“Damn, woman, you sleep like a rock.” He laughed and kicked her a bit harder.

She opened her eyes and said, “Everything okay?”

“Good morning, sleepyhead, sorry to wake you, but you’ve gotten a good six hours. I’m getting tired and soon the sun will be up. Time to go snoop around town for a vehicle to take.”

She sat up, stretched and yawned.

He started packing up what little gear he had out while she stood and began the same process.

After some small talk and a quick summary of exactly what their plan was, they set off. Based upon his observations they were a little less than a mile away, so within twenty minutes he’d know if the town held promise.

After fifteen minutes they reached a three-foot-high wooden fence. It resembled something more decorative than functional. They scaled it and continued till they reached a small grove of trees. He pulled out his binoculars and looked north towards a light.

“Ha, just what I expected. It’s a roadblock.”

“What do we do?” she asked.

“We keep going, but now we know they have manned roadblocks, something we can’t forget once we snag a car.”

He stuffed the binoculars in his jacket and got up to stand when she grabbed his arm. “Hold up.”

“What is it?”

“I don’t want to take someone’s car that needs it.”

“Exactly how will we know that?”

“If it’s parked in front of a house, I’d say no, but sitting on the side of the road, well, then it’s fair game.”

“Now you’ve made what was already difficult practically impossible,” he griped.

“Not impossible, more challenging. Just don’t want to leave a family without a car.”

“I can’t make guarantees.”

“I trust you’ll do the right thing.”

He grunted and stood up. “Enough happy talk, let’s go.”

She followed behind him as they ran from the cover of the grove to a series of small metal buildings. The darkness was providing great cover, but within a few hours that protection would be gone.

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