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fingers, he knew that there was more happening than what appeared on the surface. Seconds later, the video image abruptly stopped though sound feed continued. CNN put a dialogue box on the side of the screen as a man’s voice cried, “Oh Jesus. Oh Jesus. I hope CNN gets this in time. [Screaming]. On no! We’re trapped.”
There was just the one video, but they showed it over and over. The pretty anchor said that the President was consulting his cabinet. He would likely declare a state of emergency and deploy additional troops to help contain the violence and restore order. The anchor noted that the opposition party’s response to the President’s action would follow after the break.
After reliving those first minutes, DB continued, “I musta’ dozed off because the next thing I remember was waking up to a test pattern on that channel too. In fact, it was on every channel. Me and Duke loaded the extra clothes, the few blankets and all the food we’d found into the truck. We was all set to leave when we heard a commotion up the road.”
Emma asked, “How soon was this after you’d left your house?”
Ignoring her, DB continued, “It was people, wide-eyed and full of fear. They were coming to the church for...well for whatever they thought the church might be able to give them. When they got there and saw only me and ole Duke, I guess you could say that they was a bit disappointed. Poor folks. I guess seein’ the two of us when you’re expectin’ salvation was probably quite a letdown. I tried not to take it too personal. I think it mighta’ hurt Duke’s feelings though.
“They talked for a bit. A few prayed. I don’t know for sure how long they stuck around. They may still be there for all I know. I’ve never favored crowds, so I just left when I figured out they really didn’t know any more than me.
“Some of the folks had talked to others back in Anchorage before their phones stopped working. Anchorage was burning and people was killing other folks. And then someone said that the dead...the dead weren’t stayin’ dead. It was the dead that was causin’ all the troubles. The dead was coming back and killing folks...maybe even eating them. What kind of crazy talk was that? Who’d ever heard such a story before. I mean, we all thought it was nuts.
“Well, that spooked everyone pretty good. Me too I guess. I didn’t seen any point in stickin’ around there. I had everything the place had to offer and I wasn’t tellin’ no one what I had neither. Me and Duke left. The people at the church were still debatin’ and I don’t think they even knew we left.
“Not sure what else to do, so me and ole Duke just went home. My truck was sputtering on fumes by the time we got down my driveway, but we made it. My house is just a trailer on a wooded lot, but it was out of the way and felt sort safe in a ‘outta sight outta mind’ kinda way.
“I stayed there a coupla’ days and then I guess curiosity got the better of me because I decided to go on out and take a look around. I lived alone mosta’ my life, but I ain’t never felt so...isolated. There was no one around. And when I say no one, I mean no one. If we woulda had tumbleweed in Soldotna, it woulda been too lonely to blow.
“I took my Honda out. My four-wheeler, ya know. It had gas still, so I fired it up and took a ride around town. Ain’t nothin’ was open. None of the shops or restaurants or hotels. They all was dark and closed up for business. The roads was empty and the radio was dead. If I was the sentimental type, I guess I mighta said that I was lonely but I ain’t so I didn’t.
“I was down in California with my wife and my son years ago, before they both left me, and we visited a movie company. We got a tour an’ everything. We went to a authentic movie set. It looked like a town...a town waitin’ for people to come and give it life. That’s how it felt there in Soldotna. It didn’t feel much like a town no more. I guess
There was just the one video, but they showed it over and over. The pretty anchor said that the President was consulting his cabinet. He would likely declare a state of emergency and deploy additional troops to help contain the violence and restore order. The anchor noted that the opposition party’s response to the President’s action would follow after the break.
After reliving those first minutes, DB continued, “I musta’ dozed off because the next thing I remember was waking up to a test pattern on that channel too. In fact, it was on every channel. Me and Duke loaded the extra clothes, the few blankets and all the food we’d found into the truck. We was all set to leave when we heard a commotion up the road.”
Emma asked, “How soon was this after you’d left your house?”
Ignoring her, DB continued, “It was people, wide-eyed and full of fear. They were coming to the church for...well for whatever they thought the church might be able to give them. When they got there and saw only me and ole Duke, I guess you could say that they was a bit disappointed. Poor folks. I guess seein’ the two of us when you’re expectin’ salvation was probably quite a letdown. I tried not to take it too personal. I think it mighta’ hurt Duke’s feelings though.
“They talked for a bit. A few prayed. I don’t know for sure how long they stuck around. They may still be there for all I know. I’ve never favored crowds, so I just left when I figured out they really didn’t know any more than me.
“Some of the folks had talked to others back in Anchorage before their phones stopped working. Anchorage was burning and people was killing other folks. And then someone said that the dead...the dead weren’t stayin’ dead. It was the dead that was causin’ all the troubles. The dead was coming back and killing folks...maybe even eating them. What kind of crazy talk was that? Who’d ever heard such a story before. I mean, we all thought it was nuts.
“Well, that spooked everyone pretty good. Me too I guess. I didn’t seen any point in stickin’ around there. I had everything the place had to offer and I wasn’t tellin’ no one what I had neither. Me and Duke left. The people at the church were still debatin’ and I don’t think they even knew we left.
“Not sure what else to do, so me and ole Duke just went home. My truck was sputtering on fumes by the time we got down my driveway, but we made it. My house is just a trailer on a wooded lot, but it was out of the way and felt sort safe in a ‘outta sight outta mind’ kinda way.
“I stayed there a coupla’ days and then I guess curiosity got the better of me because I decided to go on out and take a look around. I lived alone mosta’ my life, but I ain’t never felt so...isolated. There was no one around. And when I say no one, I mean no one. If we woulda had tumbleweed in Soldotna, it woulda been too lonely to blow.
“I took my Honda out. My four-wheeler, ya know. It had gas still, so I fired it up and took a ride around town. Ain’t nothin’ was open. None of the shops or restaurants or hotels. They all was dark and closed up for business. The roads was empty and the radio was dead. If I was the sentimental type, I guess I mighta said that I was lonely but I ain’t so I didn’t.
“I was down in California with my wife and my son years ago, before they both left me, and we visited a movie company. We got a tour an’ everything. We went to a authentic movie set. It looked like a town...a town waitin’ for people to come and give it life. That’s how it felt there in Soldotna. It didn’t feel much like a town no more. I guess
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