Vile Wasteland (A Post Apocalyptic Novel) by Keep J.E. & Keep M

Author:Keep, J.E. & Keep, M. [Keep, J.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-06T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Heading back out into the busy afternoon streets, she had to tell him where he was. "Ah, the old caravan station," he replied, knowing the place.

He guided her there without issue, though she saw Bren standing outside by a warehouse section. The man caught sight of her first and waved Jarago out, the two men watching her approach with Grent at her side with some trepidation.

"I got this," she smiled and moved ahead, looking over the two and trying to remain friendly. "Hey," she stopped a few feet, her rifle at her side, "I found this guy. The leader said he was sending him in to find the vile that took my stuff, and I’m going to go with but... I wanted to let you guys know and hopefully buy the gun off you."

Grent looked imposing a couple meters behind her, though Jarago stepped forward undaunted, crossing his arms and looking from that man to her. "We had a deal," he said in a voice that sounded like it was trying to be quiet, but not quiet enough that it couldn’t be heard by all those involved.

"You said I could go and that you just hoped I’d stick around. You never paid me anything and I didn’t even ask despite the fact that I still put in a day of work. If I stick with you, I’m going to have to wait weeks to maybe make enough and maybe get back soon enough that I’m not going back to a bunker of corpses," she spoke confidently, completely sure of herself.

"Fuck, it’s not like you’re bad guys, and if I wasn’t in a rush I might stick around, but right now I gotta save these people, alright?"

Jarago looked a bit flustered, the dark man appearing as if he were about to snap back with something. Instead though he stepped in closer to her and leaned in. She could hear Grent shift behind her, not liking his proximity to the woman. "But you haven’t paid up all the way," he said in a whisper, "sure I said you could go, but you had to please me. And my buddy," he said jerking his head over his shoulder, "you got me. But you still owe him."

At that, Jarago’s eyes slipped back over to Grent, it was hard for her to read the expression, but the caravaneer looked almost cocky.

"You said maybe. If he figured it out. Besides, fuck, we’ll run into each other again, I’m sure. Once you guys get back in town or whatever," she whispered back. "This is life or death, and I never fucking had to tell you. I’m trying to be good to you, alright?"

Her words didn’t mollify the man, instead he looked incensed. "What? You fucked this guy too and now you’re not interested in us anymore?" Jarago gave a derisive look, "What the hell did this guy promise you? That he’ll storm in like a one-man army and beat ‘em all on his lonesome?" He snorted at the absurdity of it.

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