The Lone Safehouse by Colton Lively

Author:Colton Lively [Lively, Colton]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-08T00:00:00+00:00

EPILOGUE

It had been a year to the day since the night of the great battle. The homesteaders had gathered in front of the firepit and had built a huge bonfire to commemorate those who had sacrificed their lives on that fateful night. Four seasons had come and gone, crops had been raised and harvested and replanted, and the world had gone on turning. Even so, the pain from the loss of so many dear lives was not something the surviving homesteaders had fully gotten over.

The sun was setting in the distance as Mary stood up to address the others. “Friends, family members, and everyone who’s part of this kind, brave, and loving community, I thank you for gathering here tonight. It’s been a year since the night of the battle, and a tough one at that; as well as my father prepared this place and all of you for life in a world without electricity and modern technology, there were many things we struggled with. But we overcame those struggles, and we got through the winter. It’s thanks to all your hard work, perseverance, and dedication that we did it. And we’ll get through the next winter the same way.”

Everyone cheered and murmured out their agreements.

“I want to thank each and every one of you for what you’ve done,” she continued. “But there are a few people I want to mention specifically. But before that, Callum wants a word with all of you. Callum?”

“Thanks, honey,” he said, squeezing Mary’s hand and giving her a peck on the cheek. He and Mary were now engaged to be married.

She sat down, and he stood up to talk. “Everyone, I know there’s a lot to say about that night and that every single one of you put your hearts and souls into defending this land, but I want to first mention Dr. Krueger. He worked tirelessly without sleep for forty-eight hours straight, saving the lives of so many of us who surely would have died otherwise. And speaking of those patients, I think I hear something…”

Everyone stopped and listened, and sure enough, they heard the sound of hooves drumming on the ground. Two horses came galloping onto the homestead and mounted on them were Ted and James.

“Sorry, we’re late!” Ted said. “That lamb that wandered into the woods was tough to find, but we got him back eventually, didn’t we James?”

“We sure did,” James said proudly.

Both of them had numerous huge scars from the deep gashes T-Dawg had inflicted on them with his machete that night, and both had come close to dying from blood loss. With blood transfusions from Mary to Ted, and from Callum to James, though, and emergency surgery from Dr. Krueger, both of their lives had been saved. They would carry the battle wounds on their bodies for the rest of their days, but they wore them with pride, like medals of valor.

Ted joined Callum’s speech, thanking everyone from the bottom of his heart, and by the end of it, there was not a dry eye to be seen among any of the homesteaders.

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