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

know that quite a few of you know how to handle your weapons so please forgive me for not initially making it clear that you’re included. Oh and just one more thing. For all of you who want to brush up on your gun skills, we’ll have target practice in the coming week, so be sure to check your emails for the date. Okay, I think that will be all, and now to you, Stewart.’
    Stewart jumped to his feet and made his way to the stairs of the stage, squeezing past Tommy as he always did, except this time he gave him a pat on the shoulder and mumbled something that I couldn’t decode.
    ‘Ladies and gentlemen,’ he started. ‘Firstly, I want us to say a silent prayer for Anna, so if you’ll just bow your heads.’
    I placed my hand on dad’s leg, ensuring that I’d be able to pull him down in the event that he decided to leave. He did say he’d be ready to skip out once someone started to pray. However, he was on his best behavior, proving that I had nothing to be worried about.
    ‘It’s such a sad thing that happened to Anna,’ he resumed, ‘and together, we can make sure that no one gets as far as they did last night. I want us to remember that today, we’re living in a society that’s been shaken. The constant loss of jobs, houses and security have led to an increase in crime and evidently, we’re not immune from feeling the repercussions of a shaky economy. We’ve got our supplies. We’ve got our resources and we’ve got each other. So with this, we’re all in a better place than many members of today’s society. However, this also makes us a target. Those who get wind of our wealth while finding themselves at the bottom of the food chain will not hesitate to find their way in. We’ve got to prevent them from causing harm to Prepper Central.’ His eyes traveled around the auditorium, observing each and every member. I knew this look. It’s the one that I gave my class whenever an exam was in place. He wanted to ensure that everyone’s head was in the game; that everyone was absorbing the words that left his mouth. ‘Now, for our regular update. Due to the three recent notable riots that have left two-hundred and forty people killed in three states, the president has requested to increase the budget for police spending and a shorter recruiting time for new cadets. This request was done in order to combat the increased uproar that seems to be happening on a daily basis. Congress, however, shut down the request. I won’t even bother to go into how this is their way of saying fuck you as a means of discrediting the new party and garnering votes for the new election.  What this simply means is that we need to be aware. We cannot expect the police to be as responsive as they were in the past. It took a whopping four hours for police assistance to arrive and while there were promises of a further investigation and the collection of fingerprints, you can imagine that the crime labs are overloaded and Anna’s case will and probably already is forgotten.’
    Before the meeting came to a close, I stood up and took my turn at the microphone. ‘Good evening everyone.
    ‘Good evening, Jimmy,’ they replied.
    ‘I’m not going to take up too much of your time but after the notice that Stewart just gave us, I think now’s the time to ensure that we’re all as prepared as we can be. I know that most of us have managed to get our stockpile to the point where it’ll be able to last for a good year. However, we’ve got some cash left over from collections and I’d love to have some suggestions as to what needs to be purchased. I’ll be making a final shopping trip either today or tomorrow and so it would be great if I could have those suggestions in as soon as possible. There’s paper at the back of the room, so if anything pops in mind while you’re signing up for night watch, feel free to jot it down. If, however, you think of something between tonight and tomorrow, feel free to shoot me a quick email.