When the Power Is Gone by P. A. Glaspy

Author:P. A. Glaspy
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Apocalyptic, Dystopia, Fiction, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Women
Published: 2016-06-09T04:00:00+00:00

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Russ made a beeline for the kitchen, motioned to Bob, and they both headed out the front door. I told Janet and Brian what we’d heard, so Brian headed for the backyard. The boys made to follow him, and I stopped them. Rusty started to complain.

“Mom, we should be out there with Brian, in case someone gets in. He shouldn’t be out by himself. What happened to no one goes out alone?”

Smart kid, using our own rules against us.

I conceded, to an extent. “Stay in the sunroom. You can open the windows so you can hear and see, but don’t leave the sunroom. Understood?”

I expected a triumphant smirk, but what I got was a serious expression and curt nod.

“Yes ma’am. You’ll be able to see and hear us the whole time.”

I was proud of how grown up he was acting and scared to death that he had to grow up that fast. He and Ben went out to the sunroom, staying back in the shadows and, true to his word, he left the door open to the kitchen. Janet and I stood by, listening and waiting.

Russ rounded the corner of the house, pulled his pistol, flipped on a Maglite, and yelled, “HOLD IT RIGHT THERE! HANDS UP IF YOU DON’T WANT TO GET SHOT!”

The culprit jumped and turned to face Russ and Bob. Yep, Don Baxter. Couldn’t even wait 48 hours to try to break in. He held his hands up and was visibly shaking.

“DON’T SHOOT! I didn’t take anything! I was just coming to have a look…”

Bob stepped into the flashlight beam.

“A look at what?? Whatever we have on this property is NONE of your concern and is absolutely NOT yours to take!!”

He picked Don up by the front of his sweatshirt and slammed him into the fence. Don grabbed Bob by the wrists, trying to break free, but Bob had him outweighed by half again his weight. Bob was in shape – Don was a skinny little shit. Bob slammed him into the fence again and again, until Don let go of him.

“Look – I’m sorry! We’re starving down there. We need food – something, anything!”

Bob let him go. Russ stepped up to Don.

“Then I’d suggest you start scavenging in houses people aren’t actually living in right now. There should be some things you can grab in some of these empty houses. The one across the street from us has flour, sugar, salt – things those guys you saw today left behind. I hope someone in your house knows how to cook, because you can make food with what’s in that house. I think all the houses on that side of the street are empty, so I’d suggest you get busy and see what you can find before those assholes come back. If I see you on this property again, you won’t get a warning. Now go!”

He grabbed Don by the collar, and shoved him toward the street.

Don shrugged his shoulders and pulled his sweatshirt back down. His cocky attitude from earlier was gone.

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