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Annie?”
“She’s fine, but she’s having a hard time adjusting with all of this,” Samantha said.
She fumbled with her hands and looked down at them. Her voice was catching a bit.
“We don’t know where Matt is.”
Samantha covered her face with her hands and her shoulders started to shake.
“What happened in Phoenix?” Jim asked.
Samantha tried to gather her thoughts as she went over the events of what happened since the attack in San Diego.
“We saw it on the news and I tried to call you, but I couldn’t get through. Then there were more reports of attacks happening in New York and D.C. The next day we got some alerts that there were gas leaks happening all around Phoenix and with all the other attacks that were going on the army started evacuating parts of the city.”
She continued as they walked through the crowded green and beige tents going up around them. “Thank God I was keeping Annie home that day for a doctor’s appointment. I tried to get a hold of Matt, but he left his cell phone at home before he went to work. We were evacuated here before I could get a hold of his office.”
Jim put his arm around her.
“I’m sure he’s ok. They probably have dozens of these camps set up around the city.”
She nodded her head in silence and rested her head on his shoulder as they arrived at the tent.
Samantha pulled the tent flap open and said, “Annie? Uncle Jim’s here.”
“Really?” an excited child’s voice said from inside the tent.
Suddenly, Annie came rushing out and jumped into Jim’s arms. He lifted her up in the air. She screamed and laughed as Jim let out a groan of how heavy she was getting.
“What have you been feeding her? She’s a tank!”
He held her in one arm and she kept her skinny arms around his neck. He kissed her on the cheek. It was the first time Samantha had seen her daughter smile since they got there.
The four of them walked into the tent and Annie sat in Jim’s lap while Coyle and Samantha sat across from them on the other cot. Jim tickled Annie who kept squealing for him to stop, then would tickle him back and keep egging him on.
She finally wiggled down off of him and ran back into the corner where she had a coloring book with a few crayons that they were able to scrounge up and pass out for the kids in the camp. Jim smiled as she went to work on her sunflower and then turned his attention back to Samantha and Coyle.
“So what else do we know?’ Jim asked.
Samantha shrugged. “That’s it really. There hasn’t been much communication about what’s happening outside since we got here. I’ve heard a couple things trickle in with new people showing up, but all the stories don’t mix. Someone heard there was a nuclear attack, someone else thinks we’re being invaded, another person said they saw aliens. The only things I know for sure that happened were the events I told you about before we got here.”
Coyle raised his hand trying to enter the conversation. “Um, how long do we have to stay here?”
Samantha looked at the two of them as she spoke, “They said we shouldn’t be here longer than a week. They’re working on checking any contamination issues in Phoenix, but as soon as it’s cleared they said we can go back.”
Annie piped up from the corner and frowned. “I’m going to miss karate practice. I was supposed to get my green belt this week.”
Jim smiled over to her. “Don’t worry. We can still practice. I’ll show you some moves. Coyle can be our practice dummy.”
Jim’s grin widened as he looked at Coyle who squinted back at him and Annie screamed, “Yay!”
Jim and Coyle went to set up their tent, and after a little haggling with the coordinator to get a tent right next to Samantha and Annie’s, they sat outside and had lunch. The bright desert sun shone down on them. Jim wasn’t sure when he would get to go back
“She’s fine, but she’s having a hard time adjusting with all of this,” Samantha said.
She fumbled with her hands and looked down at them. Her voice was catching a bit.
“We don’t know where Matt is.”
Samantha covered her face with her hands and her shoulders started to shake.
“What happened in Phoenix?” Jim asked.
Samantha tried to gather her thoughts as she went over the events of what happened since the attack in San Diego.
“We saw it on the news and I tried to call you, but I couldn’t get through. Then there were more reports of attacks happening in New York and D.C. The next day we got some alerts that there were gas leaks happening all around Phoenix and with all the other attacks that were going on the army started evacuating parts of the city.”
She continued as they walked through the crowded green and beige tents going up around them. “Thank God I was keeping Annie home that day for a doctor’s appointment. I tried to get a hold of Matt, but he left his cell phone at home before he went to work. We were evacuated here before I could get a hold of his office.”
Jim put his arm around her.
“I’m sure he’s ok. They probably have dozens of these camps set up around the city.”
She nodded her head in silence and rested her head on his shoulder as they arrived at the tent.
Samantha pulled the tent flap open and said, “Annie? Uncle Jim’s here.”
“Really?” an excited child’s voice said from inside the tent.
Suddenly, Annie came rushing out and jumped into Jim’s arms. He lifted her up in the air. She screamed and laughed as Jim let out a groan of how heavy she was getting.
“What have you been feeding her? She’s a tank!”
He held her in one arm and she kept her skinny arms around his neck. He kissed her on the cheek. It was the first time Samantha had seen her daughter smile since they got there.
The four of them walked into the tent and Annie sat in Jim’s lap while Coyle and Samantha sat across from them on the other cot. Jim tickled Annie who kept squealing for him to stop, then would tickle him back and keep egging him on.
She finally wiggled down off of him and ran back into the corner where she had a coloring book with a few crayons that they were able to scrounge up and pass out for the kids in the camp. Jim smiled as she went to work on her sunflower and then turned his attention back to Samantha and Coyle.
“So what else do we know?’ Jim asked.
Samantha shrugged. “That’s it really. There hasn’t been much communication about what’s happening outside since we got here. I’ve heard a couple things trickle in with new people showing up, but all the stories don’t mix. Someone heard there was a nuclear attack, someone else thinks we’re being invaded, another person said they saw aliens. The only things I know for sure that happened were the events I told you about before we got here.”
Coyle raised his hand trying to enter the conversation. “Um, how long do we have to stay here?”
Samantha looked at the two of them as she spoke, “They said we shouldn’t be here longer than a week. They’re working on checking any contamination issues in Phoenix, but as soon as it’s cleared they said we can go back.”
Annie piped up from the corner and frowned. “I’m going to miss karate practice. I was supposed to get my green belt this week.”
Jim smiled over to her. “Don’t worry. We can still practice. I’ll show you some moves. Coyle can be our practice dummy.”
Jim’s grin widened as he looked at Coyle who squinted back at him and Annie screamed, “Yay!”
Jim and Coyle went to set up their tent, and after a little haggling with the coordinator to get a tent right next to Samantha and Annie’s, they sat outside and had lunch. The bright desert sun shone down on them. Jim wasn’t sure when he would get to go back
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