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Authors: Char Robinson
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The wires had been removed, all that was left was to go outside and face whatever was out there.
They decided to stay together as a group, only splitting up to check each building. One group would stay in front and the other would head around back. Since there were so many buildings, they would only go in them if there was a breach of some type. If a building looked secure, they’d move to the next and search more thoroughly later. Their goal was to secure enough of the area to move everyone to a two story apartment building a block behind the town hall. Gordon Reeves, the current mayor of Shady Oaks, figured that was the best place since it sat on two lots and from there they would be able to see anything coming from a distance. At sixty five, Gordon was a tall, slightly stooped stick of a man, with thick white hair, gray eyes, and a permanent smile etched onto his face. Charlie liked him immediately; he could see why the guy was mayor.
Leaving two people behind to guard the town hall, Dexter quickly turned off the still running SUV. Then they split up and made a quick sweep of the nearby buildings. Only the post office was found unsecured, but it was empty. Gordon had found a set of keys inside and after locking the door, he slipped the keys into a front pocket of his jeans.
“ Listen up,” Dexter called out. He was clearly relishing his role as temporary leader, Charlie thought in amusement. “Let’s head back to town hall for a bit. We’ll take a break and grab a quick bite to eat before we check out the apartment. Does that sound ok to everyone?”
Without waiting for a reply, Dexter marched off and the rest followed silently. Darrell caught Charlie’s eye and made a face, Charlie grinned back and shook his head.
Once again, it was Jenny who opened the shelter door. “That didn’t take long,” she remarked as she gave Charlie another big hug.
“ We’ve checked out the immediate area and decided to take a break before we head over to the apartment,” Charlie informed her as he found a place on the floor to sit. Jenny handed him an MRE and as he tore it open he continued. “The plan is to make sure it’s safe, and then we’re moving everyone over there. I think this place has outlived its usefulness,” he added through a mouthful of energy bar.
“ I can’t wait to get out of here,” Jenny muttered as she sat down next to him. “You don’t know what it’s been like down here. If I wasn’t claustrophobic before I came in, I probably am now.”
Charlie patted her knee sympathetically. “Hopefully by tonight, everyone will be able to get cleaned up, fed a decent meal, and sleep in a real bed. How does that sound?”
“ Like heaven,” Jenny acknowledged. She leaned against the wall with a sigh. “I’m so glad you made it here, I don’t know how much longer we could have taken it. I’m ready to get out and do everything I can to take this town back from those nasty things outside.”
“ Speaking of that,” Charlie said, glad she had reminded him. “We’ve only seen the one creepy crawly we told everyone about, and it’s really odd. I saw a few bodies on the ground, but they’re obviously dead.” Charlie thought it was kind of strange he hadn’t noticed them when they came into town, but at the time they’d only had eyes for anything that moved. “None of us really knows what’s going on with them, maybe they keel over and stay dead after awhile, or maybe they just wandered away. I know the town is small, but still...I dunno...we didn’t expect this.”
“ Sounds to me like we got a big break and we’re going to take advantage of that. Once we get over to the apartment, we’ll be able to branch out and get this place cleaned up.”
“ That’s the plan,” Charlie said with a grin. He looked up to see Dexter and a few others shouldering their guns. Break time was over. He leaned over and kissed the top of Jenny’s head.
They decided to stay together as a group, only splitting up to check each building. One group would stay in front and the other would head around back. Since there were so many buildings, they would only go in them if there was a breach of some type. If a building looked secure, they’d move to the next and search more thoroughly later. Their goal was to secure enough of the area to move everyone to a two story apartment building a block behind the town hall. Gordon Reeves, the current mayor of Shady Oaks, figured that was the best place since it sat on two lots and from there they would be able to see anything coming from a distance. At sixty five, Gordon was a tall, slightly stooped stick of a man, with thick white hair, gray eyes, and a permanent smile etched onto his face. Charlie liked him immediately; he could see why the guy was mayor.
Leaving two people behind to guard the town hall, Dexter quickly turned off the still running SUV. Then they split up and made a quick sweep of the nearby buildings. Only the post office was found unsecured, but it was empty. Gordon had found a set of keys inside and after locking the door, he slipped the keys into a front pocket of his jeans.
“ Listen up,” Dexter called out. He was clearly relishing his role as temporary leader, Charlie thought in amusement. “Let’s head back to town hall for a bit. We’ll take a break and grab a quick bite to eat before we check out the apartment. Does that sound ok to everyone?”
Without waiting for a reply, Dexter marched off and the rest followed silently. Darrell caught Charlie’s eye and made a face, Charlie grinned back and shook his head.
Once again, it was Jenny who opened the shelter door. “That didn’t take long,” she remarked as she gave Charlie another big hug.
“ We’ve checked out the immediate area and decided to take a break before we head over to the apartment,” Charlie informed her as he found a place on the floor to sit. Jenny handed him an MRE and as he tore it open he continued. “The plan is to make sure it’s safe, and then we’re moving everyone over there. I think this place has outlived its usefulness,” he added through a mouthful of energy bar.
“ I can’t wait to get out of here,” Jenny muttered as she sat down next to him. “You don’t know what it’s been like down here. If I wasn’t claustrophobic before I came in, I probably am now.”
Charlie patted her knee sympathetically. “Hopefully by tonight, everyone will be able to get cleaned up, fed a decent meal, and sleep in a real bed. How does that sound?”
“ Like heaven,” Jenny acknowledged. She leaned against the wall with a sigh. “I’m so glad you made it here, I don’t know how much longer we could have taken it. I’m ready to get out and do everything I can to take this town back from those nasty things outside.”
“ Speaking of that,” Charlie said, glad she had reminded him. “We’ve only seen the one creepy crawly we told everyone about, and it’s really odd. I saw a few bodies on the ground, but they’re obviously dead.” Charlie thought it was kind of strange he hadn’t noticed them when they came into town, but at the time they’d only had eyes for anything that moved. “None of us really knows what’s going on with them, maybe they keel over and stay dead after awhile, or maybe they just wandered away. I know the town is small, but still...I dunno...we didn’t expect this.”
“ Sounds to me like we got a big break and we’re going to take advantage of that. Once we get over to the apartment, we’ll be able to branch out and get this place cleaned up.”
“ That’s the plan,” Charlie said with a grin. He looked up to see Dexter and a few others shouldering their guns. Break time was over. He leaned over and kissed the top of Jenny’s head.
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