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Authors: Terry Stenzelbarton, Jordan Stenzelbarton
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it wasn’t a long-term solution, and it would take days to get the all wiring made safe, but for the first night in three weeks, the people living on Ft. Ben Harrison had power for their lights, hot water heaters and microwave ovens.
For tonight, Russ was a hero to everyone.
He never had the chance to return to his home and when he finally had a chance to go into the house Eldred had pointed out, Lisa had a hot meal ready for him.
“Thanks for the power today. After cleaning out more than 300 houses, I smelled a little ripe and needed a hot shower.” He noticed she was in different clothes now and her hair was still a little wet.
“There were a lot of people in those houses?” Russ asked.
“Not many. We didn’t even fill the bus. But we cleared all the houses on this side of the road while the other group cleared out the other side. There were only about 30 bodies in each bus. The cold kept most of the bodies from decaying too much, but it still wasn’t as fun as it sounds.
“Myles had us drive them east of here about 15 miles and he set them on fire with thermite grenades. We didn’t stick around, but the fire won’t spread. We made sure of that.”
Russ, cutting up a piece of ham and covering it with gravy, tried not to think about the mass cremation. He’d seen too many others to let it bother him and he was very hungry. “You didn’t have to fix me supper, but I appreciate it. I was getting pretty hungry again.”
“By the way, which house did the captain put you in?”
“Oh, you and I are a couple. Didn’t anyone tell you?” she teased. “The captain assumed since you and I were together we are together. You seem like a pretty good guy, so to keep things simple, I didn’t tell him any different. He thinks we’ve been working and living together. I didn’t tell him I met you by stalking you this morning.”
Russ laughed out loud. The woman was a spitfire and he liked the way she thought.
“I’ve taken the master bedroom at the top of the stairs on the left. It has its own bathroom. Yours is the second room on the right down the hall. It has a queen bed and a shared bathroom with the third bedroom. We might want to work on plumbing real soon now that we have electricity.”
“That’s something for tomorrow,” Russ told her. “Right now I am tired and am ready for bed.”
He helped her clean up the table and dishes. There must still be water in the tower because there was some water pressure, but that wouldn’t last if they couldn’t get more electricity to the base. The same was with the septic system. It was working for now, but only because of gravity. Soon things would back up in the plumbing and there’d be a mess.
He looked at his watch and it was nearing 2300 hours, well past his usual bedtime.
Lisa was in the living room looking through the book shelves for something to read. Telling her he was going to bed, she pulled a book from the case and walked upstairs with him. He walked past her door and found the one she had indicated. “I found some Army clothes for you and laid them out,” she told him. “There’s a huge store just filled with this stuff. I hope I got the right sizes.” The clothes were the newest issue of battle dress uniforms and still in the plastic. She’d even picked up the colonel insignia and several sizes of headgear. He could tell the woman had been a military wife. She’d also gotten several different sizes of boots. The largest was size 13 EEEE which was exactly the size he needed, if a little wider than usual.
He nodded at the uniforms and told her they should be perfect. “The bathroom is through there and there is a room on the other side.” Russ nodded.
She seemed like she was waiting for something but Russ wasn’t sure what it might be. He said just what he thought. “I’m glad you found me this morning when you did, Lisa. I don’t know what’s going on in the world, but you’re a real anchor and I’m glad I’ve hooked up
For tonight, Russ was a hero to everyone.
He never had the chance to return to his home and when he finally had a chance to go into the house Eldred had pointed out, Lisa had a hot meal ready for him.
“Thanks for the power today. After cleaning out more than 300 houses, I smelled a little ripe and needed a hot shower.” He noticed she was in different clothes now and her hair was still a little wet.
“There were a lot of people in those houses?” Russ asked.
“Not many. We didn’t even fill the bus. But we cleared all the houses on this side of the road while the other group cleared out the other side. There were only about 30 bodies in each bus. The cold kept most of the bodies from decaying too much, but it still wasn’t as fun as it sounds.
“Myles had us drive them east of here about 15 miles and he set them on fire with thermite grenades. We didn’t stick around, but the fire won’t spread. We made sure of that.”
Russ, cutting up a piece of ham and covering it with gravy, tried not to think about the mass cremation. He’d seen too many others to let it bother him and he was very hungry. “You didn’t have to fix me supper, but I appreciate it. I was getting pretty hungry again.”
“By the way, which house did the captain put you in?”
“Oh, you and I are a couple. Didn’t anyone tell you?” she teased. “The captain assumed since you and I were together we are together. You seem like a pretty good guy, so to keep things simple, I didn’t tell him any different. He thinks we’ve been working and living together. I didn’t tell him I met you by stalking you this morning.”
Russ laughed out loud. The woman was a spitfire and he liked the way she thought.
“I’ve taken the master bedroom at the top of the stairs on the left. It has its own bathroom. Yours is the second room on the right down the hall. It has a queen bed and a shared bathroom with the third bedroom. We might want to work on plumbing real soon now that we have electricity.”
“That’s something for tomorrow,” Russ told her. “Right now I am tired and am ready for bed.”
He helped her clean up the table and dishes. There must still be water in the tower because there was some water pressure, but that wouldn’t last if they couldn’t get more electricity to the base. The same was with the septic system. It was working for now, but only because of gravity. Soon things would back up in the plumbing and there’d be a mess.
He looked at his watch and it was nearing 2300 hours, well past his usual bedtime.
Lisa was in the living room looking through the book shelves for something to read. Telling her he was going to bed, she pulled a book from the case and walked upstairs with him. He walked past her door and found the one she had indicated. “I found some Army clothes for you and laid them out,” she told him. “There’s a huge store just filled with this stuff. I hope I got the right sizes.” The clothes were the newest issue of battle dress uniforms and still in the plastic. She’d even picked up the colonel insignia and several sizes of headgear. He could tell the woman had been a military wife. She’d also gotten several different sizes of boots. The largest was size 13 EEEE which was exactly the size he needed, if a little wider than usual.
He nodded at the uniforms and told her they should be perfect. “The bathroom is through there and there is a room on the other side.” Russ nodded.
She seemed like she was waiting for something but Russ wasn’t sure what it might be. He said just what he thought. “I’m glad you found me this morning when you did, Lisa. I don’t know what’s going on in the world, but you’re a real anchor and I’m glad I’ve hooked up
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