Zero Power (Book 1): It Began by Lockwood Max

Author:Lockwood, Max [Lockwood, Max]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | EMP
Published: 2017-04-26T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Clara and Dante arrived at their neighboring town, where the center was bustling with people. They had to slow down to move easier through the crowd. Clara wondered what was going on, why there were so many people walking around. In her own town, it was rare to see anyone outside. They parted easily for Clara and Dante to ride through, until they saw something else that gave them pause.

There was a road block separating the road from the town center, where most of the crowd was concentrated.

Clara wondered what was happening, and looked to Dante, imagining he was thinking along the same lines. They cycled closer to the barricade, and a tired looking man walked in front of them, before they could get too close.

"You two need to stop." He sounded as tired as he looked.

Clara wondered how long he'd been out here blocking people from getting through that barricade. There didn’t seem to be any other people around helping him out. She stood with one foot on the ground, the other on a pedal. She glanced over the man's shoulder, and didn’t see anyone on the other side of the block.

"We've come from a neighboring town—" she began to explain, only to be interrupted by the man.

He was frowning a little, but only managed to look even more tired. "We've already taken in enough refugees. We're at max capacity already, so I suggest you two go back to where you came from and tell others not to follow you here."

"But we're not refugees."

That only made the man frown harder. "If you're not, then why are you here?"

"We just wanted to check on the people of the town. Our own isn’t doing so well and we were wondering how other areas were affected."

The man scoffed. "We're doing just fine," he muttered, sarcastic. "Now would you both just leave before—"

"We are not leaving," Clara insisted. "We didn’t come all this way just to turn back, we want to speak to the Mayor."

The tired man gave a put upon sigh, waving them away, speaking in monotone, "The Mayor is too busy to speak with you, or anyone else. You can go back and try later, or stick around until he gets some free time. I'll make sure he gets the message that you stopped by."

She scowled at him, pretty sure he was just messing with them. There was no way they could turn back, and they weren’t going to wait around for dark. They had to be on the way back by early evening, and even then they'd have to rush just to make it in time before curfew. Clara didn’t want to get caught out in the dark again.

Then she sent the scowl over to Dante, wondering why he hadn't said anything yet. He had come to accompany her, but she was pretty sure he still needed to help. He caught the look and just shrugged, and she wanted to growl at him. They didn’t have time to be fighting, though.

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