Freya to see the soccer goals. “Don’t go too far. Yell out if you see anything, and haul ass.”
Javier grabbed a box of snack bars from the back of the van and ripped the top open. He took a handful out and held them towards Quinn. “Here, take these, and pass them around.”
Quinn took them and handed them out. “I’ll go take these last two to Peter and Freya.”
“Thanks,” said Pippa. “I’ll come with you. I need to stretch my legs.”
“You have any idea where we are, Gabe? I appreciate you taking the lead back there, but we can’t keep driving in circles. We need to formulate a plan before it gets too late, or we’ll end up in the middle of nowhere. Where do we go now?” asked Erik. “It seems like we have a lot of options, but they all come with a lot of questions attached.”
“Options?” Dakota rubbed her eyes. “Surely, we’re going back? Why would we even think about going anywhere else?”
“Why would we go back?” asked Rose. “We only just got the hell out of dodge as it is. Saint Paul’s is gone. Louisville is just down the road, and you’re looking at close to a million zombies when you factor in Jeffersontown, St Matthews, and New Albany. Hell, I think we should leave Kentucky far behind. We’ve got a van full of gas, plenty of food for now, and more water than you can shake a stick at. I'm sure we can find somewhere better.”
Jonas looked at Dakota, his eyes wide as if to suggest she was crazy. “What’s the appeal in staying here, in going back to that hell? We need to move on.”
“Are we really giving up that easily?” asked Dakota. “Are you ?”
“We’re not giving up,” explained Jonas. “We’ll keep away for a while, and perhaps we can go back when they’ve dispersed. If we can get the fences up again, we could still make it work. There’s a lot to consider though, Dakota.” Why did it feel like every conversation he had with her had to turn into a battle? Jonas wanted her to be on his side for once, but it seemed like they wanted different things these days.
“I understand where you’re coming from, Jonas,” said Dakota, “and maybe you’ve had your fill of being on the road. We all have.” Dakota poked the tip of her tongue out between gritted teeth and rubbed her eyes once more. “Look, I’m tired, and Kentucky is no better or worse than any other state really. Where would we go? I seem to remember back at the golf course there were plenty of gassed up trucks ready to go whenever we needed. What’s the rush in leaving so soon? I looked around the place when we got there, and I’ve got to tell you, that place could be nirvana. We should go back.”
“ Could be , Dakota, could be. Truth is, it isn’t right now, and we’re not equipped to make it happen.” Jonas reached for his wife, but she turned away. “I’m not sure about going back, not now, and maybe not ever.”
“It’s true,” said Erik. “Maybe you didn’t see it, but I sure did. There were hundreds of them things all over the place. The fence was coming down, and no way could we deal with them all. We can find something better, something…”
“Gabe, surely you’re with me? Come on,” said Dakota. “Tell ‘em. Tell us about how you made it so good. You lived there for a long time, right?”
Javier leant back against the van and looked at Dakota. He could see the desperation in her eyes, but he couldn’t lie to her. He couldn’t afford to let her convince the others to go back. “The golf course has an impressive irrigation system that we turned to our advantage. Rainwater collects in several drums and stations that are situated discreetly throughout the property, and it’s channeled into a tank and a series of pipes. The greens and lawns are kept pristine even in summer. There are sprinklers spread over the grounds which we turned off to preserve our supply. There’s a recycling system that purifies the wastewater, and it feeds into the showers and
Javier grabbed a box of snack bars from the back of the van and ripped the top open. He took a handful out and held them towards Quinn. “Here, take these, and pass them around.”
Quinn took them and handed them out. “I’ll go take these last two to Peter and Freya.”
“Thanks,” said Pippa. “I’ll come with you. I need to stretch my legs.”
“You have any idea where we are, Gabe? I appreciate you taking the lead back there, but we can’t keep driving in circles. We need to formulate a plan before it gets too late, or we’ll end up in the middle of nowhere. Where do we go now?” asked Erik. “It seems like we have a lot of options, but they all come with a lot of questions attached.”
“Options?” Dakota rubbed her eyes. “Surely, we’re going back? Why would we even think about going anywhere else?”
“Why would we go back?” asked Rose. “We only just got the hell out of dodge as it is. Saint Paul’s is gone. Louisville is just down the road, and you’re looking at close to a million zombies when you factor in Jeffersontown, St Matthews, and New Albany. Hell, I think we should leave Kentucky far behind. We’ve got a van full of gas, plenty of food for now, and more water than you can shake a stick at. I'm sure we can find somewhere better.”
Jonas looked at Dakota, his eyes wide as if to suggest she was crazy. “What’s the appeal in staying here, in going back to that hell? We need to move on.”
“Are we really giving up that easily?” asked Dakota. “Are you ?”
“We’re not giving up,” explained Jonas. “We’ll keep away for a while, and perhaps we can go back when they’ve dispersed. If we can get the fences up again, we could still make it work. There’s a lot to consider though, Dakota.” Why did it feel like every conversation he had with her had to turn into a battle? Jonas wanted her to be on his side for once, but it seemed like they wanted different things these days.
“I understand where you’re coming from, Jonas,” said Dakota, “and maybe you’ve had your fill of being on the road. We all have.” Dakota poked the tip of her tongue out between gritted teeth and rubbed her eyes once more. “Look, I’m tired, and Kentucky is no better or worse than any other state really. Where would we go? I seem to remember back at the golf course there were plenty of gassed up trucks ready to go whenever we needed. What’s the rush in leaving so soon? I looked around the place when we got there, and I’ve got to tell you, that place could be nirvana. We should go back.”
“ Could be , Dakota, could be. Truth is, it isn’t right now, and we’re not equipped to make it happen.” Jonas reached for his wife, but she turned away. “I’m not sure about going back, not now, and maybe not ever.”
“It’s true,” said Erik. “Maybe you didn’t see it, but I sure did. There were hundreds of them things all over the place. The fence was coming down, and no way could we deal with them all. We can find something better, something…”
“Gabe, surely you’re with me? Come on,” said Dakota. “Tell ‘em. Tell us about how you made it so good. You lived there for a long time, right?”
Javier leant back against the van and looked at Dakota. He could see the desperation in her eyes, but he couldn’t lie to her. He couldn’t afford to let her convince the others to go back. “The golf course has an impressive irrigation system that we turned to our advantage. Rainwater collects in several drums and stations that are situated discreetly throughout the property, and it’s channeled into a tank and a series of pipes. The greens and lawns are kept pristine even in summer. There are sprinklers spread over the grounds which we turned off to preserve our supply. There’s a recycling system that purifies the wastewater, and it feeds into the showers and
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