Free Surviving Day by Day (Book 3): Still They Come by Audra Allensworth Page B

going on was not right. That does not mean that you personally were involved with all of the deaths. You can’t allow yourself to think that you are. What I am telling you is that now, RIGHT NOW, you have to listen to those feelings and only you can account for them now. You have no higher powers in office, so to speak, that can hold you back. This is an entire different world than it was and this world is how it was centuries ago. So listen to your inner feelings and never feel that you have done wrong. You will be doing wrong if you choose not to listen to those feelings and do something else.”
    Beth smiled and reached over giving Niz a hug and then sat back, “I guess I just needed somebody to tell me that, or that what I was feeling was right.”
    “Beth, everyone has those feelings, most people just refuse to listen to them and would rather be followers. As for the President..... those were his mistakes, and he will be judged for those by the Great Spirit when his time comes. Money has always been the root of all evil and even though he thought he was saving some, in the end, he knew down deep inside that what he was doing wasn’t right and that he will have to carry that with him, even in his afterlife.”
    Ceara was laying down looking out at the hills, her eyes were starting to droop and Charlie nudged her. “Honey, you’re falling asleep on guard duty... you go walk around and I’ll keep an eye out.”
    Ceara rolled over leaving her weapon lying on the wood flooring. After stretching, Ceara sat up wrapping her arms around her knees. “Maybe they are just camping and not even going to come here?”
    Charlie shook his head, “I wish, but with how often they are checking on us, I don’t think you’re right. What worries me is that Billy has been gone a couple hours and I don’t think their camp is that far away, even on horseback.”
    Ceara lip curled, “Yeah, I was thinking the same thing, where the hell is Alden? I hope Billy made it there ok.”
    Charlie looked out the window watching the visitors, “Ceara.....”
    Ceara looked around to him, “Huh?”
    “I think we may have company.”
    Ceara turned quickly looking out the window, she soon saw what Charlie saw, two motorcycles were heading their way. “Shit, at least it’s only two. But how do we warn the others?”
    Charlie crawled over to the edge, snapping his fingers, whispering “I hope this works... Tonto, go to the house.”
    As Tonto took off out the back of the barn, Charlie turned and smiled, “That’s how we warn them.” He moved back to the window, “They will be here in less than five minutes.”
Charlie glanced back to Ceara, “I hope the girls play this right, those two are not alone.”
    Tonto ran to the back door scratching, drawing Tabitha’s attention. She swung open the door and saw the motorcycles heading down the valley, “Girls, it’s showtime!”
    Niz and Beth joined her at the back door. After watching for a few minutes, Niz shut the door. “We are supposed to be alone, they won’t expect us to have a welcoming committee.”
Poncho and Lefty pulled up, “HELLO, ANYONE HOME??”
    Tonto growled pacing the kitchen and Tabitha went to the window letting them see the gun barrel first, “YEAH, SMITH AND WESSON! WHAT DO YOU WANT!?”
    The two men set the bikes and got off, “Calm down little lady, we don’t mean no harm... we’re just passing through, we are coming from Vegas and saw the vehicles and thought we would take a shot at someone being here.”
    Tabitha gave a sarcastic laugh, “So you ain’t seen any cars between Vegas and here?”
    The guy shook his head, “No, now don’t be twisting my words. I just meant that me and Poncho were missing real wom....”
    Poncho hit him, shaking his head, Lefty quickly changed his wording, “What I mean to say is living people. Are you ladies alone out here, maybe we could join up for protection?”
    Niz moved to the window, “If you are just passing through