Walkers (Book 2): The Rescue by Zelda Davis-Lindsey Read Free Book Online Page A

When he turned away I said, "and that means you think I am beneath you so you don't have to reply."
         "Well!"
         "That one means you can't believe I said that and you're insulted."
         "Whatever".
         "That's my favorite... you think you're right and I don't know what I'm talking about."
         He started to say something, thought better of it, then he lifted one eyebrow, fluttered his lips, and walked out of the room also.
         George just stood there and stared at me.
         "Close your mouth, sweetie and show me where the food is.  When everyone calms down we really need to plan to leave."
         "How did you do that?"
         "Years of hard work and dedication to the dilemma of NUB or Northern Uncle Bill.  We would spy on him for hours and then talk about it for days trying to figure him out.  The really sad part was, no one had an answer."
         "It's his work."
         "No, George it's not his work.  Remember the Christmas your mom had the family over for dinner?  If was the first time for her and she was so nervous.  She had the table set, dinner getting cold while she kept checking the driveway to see if he was home yet.  He never showed up, didn't call, nothing.  There is NO excuse for a man to be away from his family on Christmas.  When he did show up, he was clearly mad at your mom for having 'these people invading his home'  when he knew we were all coming because we RSVP'd, per his request.  I believe that was the reason he didn't get you or your mom gifts for Christmas."
         "No, he always got us something, even if he couldn't be there."
         "No, George, your mom bought the gifts for you from your dad and she bought herself one labeling it from your dad so you wouldn't know.  I don't think he ever gave her a gift for anything.  There was no praise, no love.  She just covered for him to the absolute aggravation and embarrassment of everyone else in the family. 
         But that doesn't have anything to do with right now.  He has to relinquish control of the situation to us because we just drove the route.  We know more than he does ab out what it's like out there and that's chapping his ass.  We'll lead the way, once we're get clear of this place but until then you and I and Ken have to diffuse the bomb building between your dad and Mason.
         Now, we need to eat, sleep some and find a way out of this prison the pixie has engineered before we all become toxic waste."
         The lab was vacant when we finally emerged from the storage area.  It took us a bit to find the others, who had wandered into the lab dorms and were gathered around some bunks.  Northern Uncle Bill was not present but I didn't expect him to be, because he'd lost the argument.  Mason turned as we approached and smiled.  That made me smile too.
         "The way we have it figured, we're near the base of the mountain.  Is that right, George?"
         "Yes, that's very good.  We aren't far from the exit door hidden in the mountain.  The general doesn't believe it's even there and won't let the men check it out.  She's afraid they won't come back or worse bring back enforcements."
         "How did she respond to the fact that the place will blow up in three days?"
         "Disbelief.  She thinks it's just a ploy to get out.  Says the place wasn't designed to self destruct.  Read it somewhere, she says, but not from the information we got.  When the fuel that runs the generators run out, the computer is programmed to self destruct.  End of story."
         "Well, I plan to be far enough away when it happens to avoid it but I was just wondering what the radiation is going to do to the earth.  Are we looking at a world ending event?  Nuclear winter?  What?"
        "Dads been doing some figures and assures me it will mostly be localized with some radiation poisoning in this general area.  Further away, it won't be so bad and Montana is