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forward as Jack and Sam both stopped
what they were doing to watch him, he slid to a stop on his knees and gathered
up the shiny bottles of pop that had been hidden just moments before. Smiling
like a child on Christmas morning, Will inspected the bottles in his lap as
both Jack and Sam leaned over to see for themselves.
Two bottles of root beer, and two bottles of Pepsi. His
mouth watered. Oh, how he wanted to drink them, but then it occurred to him. Dropping
the plastic bottles, he sprawled out upon the floor, pressing his face to its
soiled surface. Looking about the room in the light of his lantern he spied
several things beneath the shelves all around the room.
“Move the other ones!” he shouted, as Jack and Sam realized
what it was he was doing and sprang into action.
One after another the shelves were each moved aside to
reveal what lay hidden and discarded underneath them. After half an hour their
bounty was gathered and all of them looked on, salivating like dogs over the
things they had found. All in all it really wasn’t much, at least it wouldn’t
have been six months ago, but they had added three more bottles of soda to the
first four they found, and three bottles of water too. To add to their
excitement they had found a whole box containing six packs of Twinkies and most
importantly, a king size bag of Skittles. Yeah, candy!
“We can eat it, right?” Will asked his siblings expectantly.
“Yeah, I think Twinkies are pretty much good forever and
probably the Skittles too, kiddo. I think we’re in luck,” said Jack.
“How many gas stations and convenience stores do you think
we passed today, Jack? Fifteen? Twenty? I don’t think we should pass any more
without at least having a look.”
Will bobbed his head up and down. Now that was logic
he could get behind.
“Good idea, we can hit the other two across the intersection
in the morning,” Jack responded.
“So… Now can I have some candy?” Will pressed.
“Sure… Just as soon as we get that door blocked off. Safety
first, buddy,” Jack said as Sam giggled at his frustration.
Carefully putting down the prized bag of candy, Will rose
and crossed the room to resume his duty. Picking up the poles, he found them
not as heavy the second go round, and wedging them into place, just as Jack had
done before, he held them patiently as his siblings began to drag the shelf
nearer. After about a minute the shelf was in place, securing the lower end of
the poles in position. With the door secured, all three sat in a loose circle
upon the floor and began opening their spoils.
Tearing open his bag of mouthwatering, shiny pieces of
rainbow-colored candy, Will dumped half a dozen pieces into his waiting palm,
and tilting back his head he tossed them straight into his mouth. Gnashing his
teeth upon the chewy bits, saliva seemed to flow like a faucet into his mouth
as he swallowed time and again, audibly letting his siblings know of his taste
buds’ ecstasy.
“These are sooo good,” he proclaimed when finally he
swallowed the first round.
Sam and Jack both grinned at him knowingly as they each
opened a package of Twinkies and he watched their faces as they too shared in
their first bites of delicious sugar-induced bliss. Moans of enjoyment escaped
both of them, and he giggled at the faces they made, their eyes rolling in
their sockets as both of them tilted back their heads. Then he had an idea.
“Here, you guys want some?” he asked, holding out his prized
bag of candy.
“Sure, little man,” Jack said, holding out his hand.
“I’ll have a couple, but you keep the rest for yourself,”
Sam answered.
Into each hand he poured a few candies and watched as they
repeated their earlier show before he twisted up the bag of candy, deciding to
save it for the days to come. God knows he didn’t want to devour the last bag
of candy on the planet and never have any again.
“Here, Will, have some Twinkies,” Sam said as he put his
candy
what they were doing to watch him, he slid to a stop on his knees and gathered
up the shiny bottles of pop that had been hidden just moments before. Smiling
like a child on Christmas morning, Will inspected the bottles in his lap as
both Jack and Sam leaned over to see for themselves.
Two bottles of root beer, and two bottles of Pepsi. His
mouth watered. Oh, how he wanted to drink them, but then it occurred to him. Dropping
the plastic bottles, he sprawled out upon the floor, pressing his face to its
soiled surface. Looking about the room in the light of his lantern he spied
several things beneath the shelves all around the room.
“Move the other ones!” he shouted, as Jack and Sam realized
what it was he was doing and sprang into action.
One after another the shelves were each moved aside to
reveal what lay hidden and discarded underneath them. After half an hour their
bounty was gathered and all of them looked on, salivating like dogs over the
things they had found. All in all it really wasn’t much, at least it wouldn’t
have been six months ago, but they had added three more bottles of soda to the
first four they found, and three bottles of water too. To add to their
excitement they had found a whole box containing six packs of Twinkies and most
importantly, a king size bag of Skittles. Yeah, candy!
“We can eat it, right?” Will asked his siblings expectantly.
“Yeah, I think Twinkies are pretty much good forever and
probably the Skittles too, kiddo. I think we’re in luck,” said Jack.
“How many gas stations and convenience stores do you think
we passed today, Jack? Fifteen? Twenty? I don’t think we should pass any more
without at least having a look.”
Will bobbed his head up and down. Now that was logic
he could get behind.
“Good idea, we can hit the other two across the intersection
in the morning,” Jack responded.
“So… Now can I have some candy?” Will pressed.
“Sure… Just as soon as we get that door blocked off. Safety
first, buddy,” Jack said as Sam giggled at his frustration.
Carefully putting down the prized bag of candy, Will rose
and crossed the room to resume his duty. Picking up the poles, he found them
not as heavy the second go round, and wedging them into place, just as Jack had
done before, he held them patiently as his siblings began to drag the shelf
nearer. After about a minute the shelf was in place, securing the lower end of
the poles in position. With the door secured, all three sat in a loose circle
upon the floor and began opening their spoils.
Tearing open his bag of mouthwatering, shiny pieces of
rainbow-colored candy, Will dumped half a dozen pieces into his waiting palm,
and tilting back his head he tossed them straight into his mouth. Gnashing his
teeth upon the chewy bits, saliva seemed to flow like a faucet into his mouth
as he swallowed time and again, audibly letting his siblings know of his taste
buds’ ecstasy.
“These are sooo good,” he proclaimed when finally he
swallowed the first round.
Sam and Jack both grinned at him knowingly as they each
opened a package of Twinkies and he watched their faces as they too shared in
their first bites of delicious sugar-induced bliss. Moans of enjoyment escaped
both of them, and he giggled at the faces they made, their eyes rolling in
their sockets as both of them tilted back their heads. Then he had an idea.
“Here, you guys want some?” he asked, holding out his prized
bag of candy.
“Sure, little man,” Jack said, holding out his hand.
“I’ll have a couple, but you keep the rest for yourself,”
Sam answered.
Into each hand he poured a few candies and watched as they
repeated their earlier show before he twisted up the bag of candy, deciding to
save it for the days to come. God knows he didn’t want to devour the last bag
of candy on the planet and never have any again.
“Here, Will, have some Twinkies,” Sam said as he put his
candy
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