by Hunt, James
“I’ll do it,” Alex said. The words came out hoarse, tired. “I’ll do it.”
Gordon lowered the pistol. “Excellent. Now, everyone here in your community will remain alive and well as long as you do your job. We’ll let you heal up and then brief you on the specifics. We’re going to need you healthy.”
Chapter 11 – 1 Month Later
The bits of dried wax from the candle were crushed in Todd’s grip as he picked it up from the barrel. He lit it, and the candle illuminated the still-healing wounds on his face. He spit on the plaque and entered the community hall. He joined Emma, Nelson, and Ray at the bench, where Billy’s spot was vacant.
The orange glow of the candle cast half of their faces in shadow and half in light. Everyone was sullen, quiet.
“When did it happen?” Todd asked.
Ray’s voice caught. “Last night. Ben said he thought it was some kind of aggressive cancer. There wasn’t anything he could do.”
Todd remained silent. Billy was the community’s hunter, and the only way for Todd to stay in contact with the other communities in Wyoming. “If we move forward, we remain on guard. The process doesn’t change. Does everyone understand?” Todd asked. Everyone agreed. “We start back up in the lab tomorrow. Normal time.”
The group extinguished their candles, exited the community building, and headed their separate ways. As Todd made his way up to his house, he saw a sentry truck drive by, splashing his ankles with mud. The vehicle stopped by Emma and rolled down the window. Todd watched the two go back and forth, then the truck pulled up to the sentry housing. Todd waited for Emma to catch up, and the two of them headed back to their homes. “What was that about?”
“It’s the new hunter,” Emma answered.
Todd looked back at the man getting out of the sentry vehicle, grabbing his bag out of the back seat, and favoring his right shoulder.
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Starvation has wreaked havoc on the United States, and the Soil Coalition’s fascist communities aren’t making the situation any better. Alex Grives is torn from his community by the Coalition’s founder, Gordon Reath, and blackmailed into locating the scientist who Gordon believes has found a cure for the damage done by GMO-24.
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