Prepper Central: A Prepper Fiction Novel (Prepping - Together we will Survive Book 1) by Chad Evercroft Read Free Book Online Page A

already know,’ Tommy continued. ‘Anna was attacked in her home last night.’
    A series of gasps filled the room. I was one of the members to let out a big sigh of horror.
    ‘Yes, some coward broke into that poor old lady’s home, in search of money, supplies or only god knows what.’ Tommy went on. ‘Thank goodness, she’s okay.’ Now the roomed filled with sighs of relief; relief that we hadn’t really lost one of our members. ‘But you know what. I don’t blame that imb e cile that wiggled his way in. No. I blame each and every one of us. We’re supposed to be looking out for each other. We’re supposed to be the ones who ensure that our community-even in the midst of chaos- stays safe. It seems as though we’re all living too relaxed. When I look back at what I was doing at that moment, I’m ashamed to say that the television drowned out the noise of the community and any chance that I would have had to hear Anna’s cries for help. We need to stay more alert. We need to be more aware. Together we will survive.’ Tommy paused and glanced around the room and when his eyes wandered over me, it felt as though they were penetrating my conscience. ‘We shouldn’t only become aware of a situation when it’s too late. This man should have been caught the minute he strayed into our neighborhood. But instead, we were only able to react when Anna placed the phone call saying that she’d been hurt. This can’t happen again. This will not happen again. Look out for your neighbor and rest assured that your neighbor is looking out for you. That’s how things should be. Does anyone have any questions?’
    My hand shot up and with a nod of his head, Tommy instructed me to speak. ‘I just wanted to ask where Anna is now and also, if there are any measures you’re considering putting in place to up our security.’
    ‘Great question, Jimmy,’ Tommy nodded. ‘Cindy and Edward are looking after Anna as we speak. The injuries she sustained weren’t bad and Cindy believes that the main thing that she’ll need to overcome is the shock of it all. So I want you all to say a big thank you to Cindy and Edward for stepping up to the plate. As far as security measures go, we’re looking at running the neighborhood watch a little differently. Instead of just having everyone peek out their windows, we’re gonna have a couple guys on patrol at each corner of the Cul De Sac- and those men will need to ensure that they’re armed, aware and alert- the three A’s.’
    Everyone in the room applauded.
    ‘Joseph,’ Tommy said.
    Joseph- another member of our group- cleared his throat before speaking. ‘Did anyone manage to get a look at the guy?’
    ‘Another great question. This man happened to be the person in charge of bringing Anna her groceries and such which goes to show that pretty much no one can be trusted. His name’s Dan and many of you have probably seen him at some point in time as he’s been helping her out for over a year now. We’ll be putting up pictures of this guy around the neighborhood, just so that we all know who we’re looking for.’
    ‘What do we do with him if we find him?’ A woman blurted out.
    ‘Shoot him,’ dad said under his breath.
    ‘Well, I’d say shoot him,’ Tommy mimicked dad’s words, even though I’m confident he didn’t hear them. ‘However, because no one needs to have blood on their hands, I’d say we get the cuffs out and call the cops. Mind you, in a few months, we may not have the cops to rely on, so a justice system is something that we’ll need to come up with for the future.’
    ‘Okay, so if no one else has any questions. I’ve just got one more thing before I hand the microphone over to Stewart. Before you leave, I’d like all the guys to sign up for a night watch.’
    ‘Only the guys,’ Marge spoke quickly.
    Tommy laughed. ‘Excuse my sexism. Absolutely not. Ladies, except for you Marge,’ he winked, ‘are welcomed to sign up for night watch. I