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to drive, unable to deal with the current condition that her mother was in. Something about restraining the woman that had raised her didn’t sit right with her. Abraham was not entirely comfortable with detaining his wife either, but the church was only a ten minute drive from their home.
As they rode on, mostly in silence, the only noise coming from Muriel’s constant growling and attempts to bite Abraham, they noticed the town coming to life. It was not uncommon to see traffic in town, albeit very light, but it looked as if the entire town was out doing something.
The morning activity sparked Lucy’s curiosity, so she switched on the radio in Abraham’s Cadillac. As soon as she did, she was greeted immediately by the Emergency Alert System sound. After the familiar but unsettling sound finished, instructions were given for everyone to remain in their homes. If they felt as if they needed to seek medical attention, they were told to go to a local facility. Due to the close proximity of Atlanta, doctors from the CDC would be in Chattanooga and Knoxville within the hour. There were no other indications of anything amiss, just a feeling that Abraham had that something wasn’t right.
Power was out all through town as Lucy crossed the railroad tracks and made a right hand turn towards the church. There were several people at the station fighting over what little gasoline that was left. The tanker truck was due to deliver that morning, but after the rush to grab what was left, it didn’t take long for the tanks to run dry. Lucy watched as one of the clerks came outside and placed a hand drawn sign on the door.
NO GAS - NO WATER - DON’T ASK
Lucy shook her head. It was going to be a long day at the church if the gas station was already running out of water and gasoline. The church had a stash of both in case of emergency, but she had a feeling that it wouldn’t last long enough to make a dent in the demand.
Lucy’s cellphone buzzed as she passed the gas station. She fumbled in her pocket and procured the device. There was a single message from her brother, Bobby. The message did not look good.
I’M AT DAD’S. WHERE THE FUCK ARE THEY?
Lucy swallowed hard. She’d never had the best relationship with her brother. On more than one occasion as teenagers, Bobby had touched her inappropriately. The touching went on for several years before finally leading up to sexual assault and rape. Lucy had not dared say anything to her father; it was Bobby’s word against hers. Although her mother loved her, she could never bring herself to say anything to her either. The shame of being the victim of incest was more than she could bring herself to bear. She buried the feelings down as far as she could and tried to imagine that it had happened to someone else, like a horror story told through someone else’s eyes.
Lucy knew that the repercussions of not telling Bobby would far outweigh the shitstorm that she would have to endure if he was with them instead. She tapped away a message on her phone. Her father would not be happy, but it was much easier to deal with him than Bobby.
HEADING TO THE CHURCH. MOM IS SICK AND POWER IS OUT.
A few moments later another message beeped in.
NO SHIT, LUCY. BE THERE IN FIFTEEN MINUTES.
Lucy choked back emotion. It was hard enough to deal with the situation without Bobby’s bullshit. She tossed the phone into the passenger’s seat. She gripped the wheel and looked back into the back seat. Abraham was still bear-hugging her mother and she was still trying her damndest to take a bite out of her husband.
Lucy frowned. “Daddy, what is wrong with her?”
Abraham shuffled to see her daughter in the rearview mirror. “I don’t know, Lucy. I could have sworn that she stopped breathing this morning when I called you. I don’t know if this gas has anything to do with it or not, but she needs help.”
The car’s radio repeated the Emergency Alert System noise, followed by an alarming
As they rode on, mostly in silence, the only noise coming from Muriel’s constant growling and attempts to bite Abraham, they noticed the town coming to life. It was not uncommon to see traffic in town, albeit very light, but it looked as if the entire town was out doing something.
The morning activity sparked Lucy’s curiosity, so she switched on the radio in Abraham’s Cadillac. As soon as she did, she was greeted immediately by the Emergency Alert System sound. After the familiar but unsettling sound finished, instructions were given for everyone to remain in their homes. If they felt as if they needed to seek medical attention, they were told to go to a local facility. Due to the close proximity of Atlanta, doctors from the CDC would be in Chattanooga and Knoxville within the hour. There were no other indications of anything amiss, just a feeling that Abraham had that something wasn’t right.
Power was out all through town as Lucy crossed the railroad tracks and made a right hand turn towards the church. There were several people at the station fighting over what little gasoline that was left. The tanker truck was due to deliver that morning, but after the rush to grab what was left, it didn’t take long for the tanks to run dry. Lucy watched as one of the clerks came outside and placed a hand drawn sign on the door.
NO GAS - NO WATER - DON’T ASK
Lucy shook her head. It was going to be a long day at the church if the gas station was already running out of water and gasoline. The church had a stash of both in case of emergency, but she had a feeling that it wouldn’t last long enough to make a dent in the demand.
Lucy’s cellphone buzzed as she passed the gas station. She fumbled in her pocket and procured the device. There was a single message from her brother, Bobby. The message did not look good.
I’M AT DAD’S. WHERE THE FUCK ARE THEY?
Lucy swallowed hard. She’d never had the best relationship with her brother. On more than one occasion as teenagers, Bobby had touched her inappropriately. The touching went on for several years before finally leading up to sexual assault and rape. Lucy had not dared say anything to her father; it was Bobby’s word against hers. Although her mother loved her, she could never bring herself to say anything to her either. The shame of being the victim of incest was more than she could bring herself to bear. She buried the feelings down as far as she could and tried to imagine that it had happened to someone else, like a horror story told through someone else’s eyes.
Lucy knew that the repercussions of not telling Bobby would far outweigh the shitstorm that she would have to endure if he was with them instead. She tapped away a message on her phone. Her father would not be happy, but it was much easier to deal with him than Bobby.
HEADING TO THE CHURCH. MOM IS SICK AND POWER IS OUT.
A few moments later another message beeped in.
NO SHIT, LUCY. BE THERE IN FIFTEEN MINUTES.
Lucy choked back emotion. It was hard enough to deal with the situation without Bobby’s bullshit. She tossed the phone into the passenger’s seat. She gripped the wheel and looked back into the back seat. Abraham was still bear-hugging her mother and she was still trying her damndest to take a bite out of her husband.
Lucy frowned. “Daddy, what is wrong with her?”
Abraham shuffled to see her daughter in the rearview mirror. “I don’t know, Lucy. I could have sworn that she stopped breathing this morning when I called you. I don’t know if this gas has anything to do with it or not, but she needs help.”
The car’s radio repeated the Emergency Alert System noise, followed by an alarming
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