The Divide by Stevens Erica

Author:Stevens, Erica [Stevens, Erica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Science Fiction, Horror
Amazon: B00FYWT24O
Goodreads: 18909165
Published: 2013-10-31T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Carl

Franklin, Mass.

Carl lit another cigarette as he stared at the car and shifted the gun in his hand. "It could just be the flu or perhaps he is overtired. I'm just overreacting," Riley muttered but she still wouldn't look at the car. "His neck is sore, big deal, it's not like we've all been comfortable these past couple of days. Right?"

"Sure Riley," John assured her, though he made a face at Carl behind her back and shook his head no.

Carl frowned at him but he couldn't deny the fact that he agreed with John. The nicotine wasn't having its desired effect as he tossed aside the butt and lit another one. He had no idea what they were going to do; killing strangers that attacked them was one thing, but this…

But then, Lee was a stranger. Carl didn't know his middle name, didn't know what his favorite color was, or if he preferred dill pickles to bread pickles. He didn't even know how old the kid was, but Lee had stood there yesterday and helped to defend him when he'd never asked for it. That made him more of a friend than many of the ones that Carl had known every detail about over the years. When the chips had been down, and Carl had needed their help, most of those friends hadn't been around.

There was a part of him that was tempted to leave Lee behind but that part was quickly squashed. Maybe tomorrow he wouldn't make the same decision, but today he wasn't willing to leave anyone behind. He glanced around the woods and back at the truck. "John why don't you drive the truck and Al can ride with you. I'll go with Riley."

"I'll go with you and Riley can ride in the truck," Al volunteered.

Carl would have preferred Riley out of the car, especially if something had to happen with Lee, but it wasn't an option. "Not with your hand. You won't be as quick with a gun, and if we get in another sticky situation you won't be able to shift the car fast enough."

Al opened his mouth to protest but closed it again. "Yeah, ok."

"I'm not entirely sure where we are anymore," Riley told him. "I'm pretty sure we're still in Franklin but I lost track of the areas I'm familiar with."

"Rochelle can you grab me the map?" Carl inquired.

Rochelle emerged from the truck and handed him the map. He opened it up and placed it on the hood of the truck. He glanced at the woods again before smoothing the pages out before him. "I think this is where we were last, so I'm going to assume we're in this area here." With his finger he circled a wooded area on the page.

"Or we could be over here," John pointed over his shoulder at another area of the map about ten miles in the opposite direction.

"Now you figure out how to read a map," Carl muttered.

John shrugged. "I'm right?"

"Yeah," Carl admitted as he stepped away from the map and cupped his hand around his lighter and cigarette.

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