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last that long. Water will be the biggest worry but we can hope for rain.” She stopped and took a breath. “Sir, David is really amazing with engines and Mason has some sailing experience. We have a lot of supplies and can take care of ourselves. If we stay here , we will die or worse. It’s too late for us to try and walk out of the city now. We have to go by boat as far as we can get. Will you help us? Will you take us with you?”
    The man took a step back in surprise as if he hadn’t even considered it. Before he could respond, she introduced everyone. “I’m Emily and this is Lisa. The boys are David and Mason. Our friend Mark is guarding the supplies over there. Twenty minutes ago we were shot at and almost killed. If Lisa and I are caught by the wrong people, we’ll be raped and then killed. I’m only sixteen. I don’t want to die. We have to get out of here and soon.” She looked at the man pleadingly.
    “I…I don’t…Oh , man!” he stuttered.
    David jumped in again . “We’d do anything you want. We can help in anyway and we’d stay out of your way. You can share all the supplies we brought and we can scavenge more from around here. We can get more gas from these boats and find more water. We’d do anything! Please, sir, help us get home.”
    The man looked up into the sky and then rubbed his hands over his face. “Argg! Okay, but I can’t take you to B.C. I’m only going as far as Washington. You’ll have to find your own way from there!”
    Emily sobbed out a ‘thank you’ and turned to Lisa and hugged her. She was so happy that they were getting out of here that she didn’t even care when the girl pushed her away. Mason and David were thanking the man who introduced himself as Tim Greyson.
    “Alright, we only have about an hour before we lose the light to navigate out of here. We should really just stay here for tonight but I’m worried about looters and gangs showing up, not to mention the fires that are burning out of control. So go get your friend. You should be able to just drive the golf carts right out onto the dock. We’ll load up and see about getting some more gas. Most of the boats will have jerrycans on board and extra water. We’ll grab whatever we can in the next forty minutes and then we’re out of here.”
    While Mason and David jogged back to get the golf carts and Mark, Emily and Lisa boarded the boat.
    “Ladies, welcome to the Lawless,” Tim said.
    Lisa just laughed at the name but Emily froze and turned concerned eyes to him.
    When he saw her apprehension, Tim was quick to explain. “No, no, it’s not like that! I’m a lawyer and sailing is my escape from work, hence the name. Don’t worry - you guys are safe with me. I’ve got two younger sisters that I adore and the thought of them being stuck in this city was one of the main reasons I agreed to take you guys with me.”
    Emily’s expression softened and she smiled gratefully at him. “You really are saving our lives. We probably wouldn’t have made it two days in there ,” she said as she waved towards the smoky cityline.
    “Hey , Tim, do you have a washroom on board? It would be great if we could get cleaned up. We’ve been walking all day,” Lisa asked with a flirty smile.
    “Oh, yeah, sure I’ll give you a quick tour while we wait for your friends to get back. Come on down.” He led them down into the boat and Emily was surprised with how much room there was. The main living area had a small kitchen and bench style dinette with a built -in couch across from it. Tim showed them the two bedrooms at the back of the boat and then went back to the stairs and opened a door beside them that led into another small bedroom. He finally turned to the side and opened a door that led into a tiny bathroom that had a toilet and the smallest shower that Emily had ever seen.
    Lisa brushed past them and with another flirty smile , shut the bathroom door in Tim’s face.
    “Oh, right! Sorry, forgot you had to