The Survivalistas

Chapter 8- Part 4 At the gate, Ryan hopped down and opened the lock, pushing the rusted metal out of the way. Fred rolled through and Ryan shut and relocked the gate. Not that it would really keep anything out. Indie noticed immediately that several of the vehicles were missing. Others had gotten away, a wave of relief passed over her only to tense back up. Her mom and dad wouldn't have abandoned her or the school, not unless they absolutely had to and then they would've let her know where they went. Somehow. Before Fred had fully stopped, she jumped out and ran over to her jeep. Peering in the window first, she yanked open the driver side door. On the backseat sat a bag of guns and a box of MREs. Canned goods and various supplies sat on the floor boards. A white sheet of folded paper lay on the bag. Shakily Indie picked it up and unfolded it. Her father’s scratchy handwriting filled the page. Indiana, I'm sure you doubled back probably hoping to find a safe haven. It...

Chapter 8- Part 3 Indie peered through the cab of the truck at the old farm house. Fred, Eugene and Susie sat inside and had left the slider open. She had a clear view through the back and front window from where she sat in the truck bed. The place had seen better days. It was in need of a fresh coat of paint and some major TLC. They'd nailed chicken wire to the upper floor windows and metal stall doors with chicken wire under it to the lower floor windows. “Nice work.” Earl shot her a cocky grin. “Using the stall doors was my idea.” She gave him a small smile, turning back toward the house. A tingle of worry skittered down her back. She stood, looking over the cab. Nope she wasn't seeing things. The front door hung open, swaying in the breeze. Fred eased the truck to a stop. As he did, something moved in the shadows just inside the door. Leaving the truck running, Fred got out. “You all stay here, if anything happens get the hell outta here.” “Yes, sir.” Eugene slid into th...

Chapter 8- Part 2 Indie awoke with a piece of paper stuck to her face. Pulling it from her cheek, she blinked to focus her eyes. Indie, I know you two are going to veto my plan so I'm taking off. If you guys want to play house in the woods, it's fine by me. Sorry . This isn't my thing. Xoxo Susie “Crap!!” Indie scrambled up. “Ryan.” She shook his shoulder. “Get up. Susie took off by herself.” “What?” He groaned, rubbing his eyes. Indie waved the note in his face. “Susie took off in the middle of the night.” “Good, now we don't have to worry... Ow!” He jerked up, rubbing his leg where Indie kicked him. “We have to go after her.” “Why? She clearly doesn't want our help.” Indie clenched her teeth, trying hard not to yell. “Because she isn't going to have enough food or water to get to town on foot.” “Her problem, not ours.” “Ryan!” “This is survival, Indie...” He trailed off as he looked up at her. Hot angry tears slipped down her cheeks. “You and Susie are a...

Chapter 8- Part 1 Indie poked at the fire then settled back against Ryan. “When I said we should bug out I didn't mean like this.” “I know,” she replied, taking his hand. “None of us wanted it to happen like this.” “I can't believe we're reduced to this.” Susie pouted on the other side of the fire. “What the hell was everyone thinking?” “Susie, you can understand what they were thinking, can't you? It's hard to kill a friend or family member. It goes against everything we're taught, heck, our nature.” Susan shook her head. “Each of us has done what we needed—” Ryan interrupted her. “And none of us has felt good about doing it.” Susie glared at him, then fell into a sulky silence. Indie sighed. This situation was changing them all. “We need to make a game plan. Living off the land during the summer will be easy, but...” “Forget it! I know you're having fun, it's just camping with your boyfriend, Indiana, but I want to go back to town.” “Hell no!” Ryan r...

Chapter 7- Part 2 Susie stepped out of the kitchen as Indie stormed into the cabin, followed by Dan who slammed the door. Smiling she started toward her friend, relieved that they'd found Indie safe, but stopped when Dan growled at his daughter. “Why didn't you stay with the truck, young lady?” Indiana whirled on him. “Because there was more of a risk staying than leaving.” “We would have found you faster.” “So could those things, hillbillies, animals...” Indie clicked things off on her fingers. Dan shook his head. “Sweetie, you guys would have been safer in the cab. Also, how could you forget gas?” “We're not all super survival guys, Dad.” Susie blinked and stepped back into the kitchen. She'd never heard Indie talk to her parents like this, it was kind of a shock. Indiana continued. “I weighed the risk vs. reward. We didn't know if you would or could come get us. We didn't know if those things were following us. We didn't know if there were scavengers ar...