Free Bug Out! Part 5: RV Flight from Terror by Robert Boren Page B

craggy face. He had a warm smile.
    “What’s your wife’s name?” Jane asked.
    “Mary,” Kurt said. “Nice to meet you folks. Any friend of Charlie and Hilda’s……and all that.”
    “You guys have room for twenty five rigs?” Frank asked.
    “Oh, yeah,” Kurt said. “This hasn’t exactly been a sell-out season.”
    “Running into any trouble here yet?” Jerry asked.
    “Not so far, thank God,” Kurt said. “We have a good Sheriff’s department. Lots of ex-military folks on the force…and of course we also have a well-armed group of citizens here.”
    “This town looks bigger than I expected,” Frank said.
    “It’s because of I-70,” Kurt said. “This is the last decent sized town before you get to Colorado. This place is a zoo during ski season.”
    “I could image,” Jane said. “You really haven’t had any enemy fighters here?”
    “Not so far. They might be a little nervous about coming here, because the Army is using this stretch of I-70 a lot. It’s really well guarded. The only down side is a lot of chopper traffic. Gets a little noisy sometimes.”
    “Sounds like we might have found a place we can stay for a few days,” Jeb said as he walked in the door.”
    “Jeb, is that really you?” Kurt said with a big grin.
    “Yeah, how are you, old man? Been a lot of years.”
    “I’ll say. How come you never get north anymore?”
    “Oh, you know,” Jeb said. “Lazy, I guess. Getting old.”
    “Wait a minute, you guys know each other too?” Jerry said, laughing.
    “Charlie’s pop and my dad were friends. They both started their RV Parks at about the same time. They sent a lot of customers to each other, and shared a lot of knowhow and such. I used to play with Charlie when they would get together, and Jeb was with him pretty often.”
    “That reminds me,” Charlie said. He had a somber look on his face. “We lost Chester a few days ago.”
    “No!” Kurt said. “How?”
    “He died in a fight. He saved us,” Jerry said.
    “God, I’m so sorry to hear that,” Kurt said. “When I saw your group coming in, I was hoping he might be with you. Mary is going to be really upset about this.”
    “There is other news too, on a little happier note,” Hilda said.
    “What’s that?” Kurt asked.
    “Charlie and I got hitched.”
    “You’re kidding,” Kurt said. “You didn’t learn your lesson when you two dated all those years ago?”
    “Guess we didn’t,” Charlie said, grinning.
    “Well, I’m happy for both of you. Tell your party to go ahead in. They can get settled and come back tomorrow morning to settle up. You guys are welcome to stay as long as you like.”
    “Thanks, Kurt,” Charlie said. They all went back outside. Most of the group was standing out of the covered porch next to the office.
    “The owner said we can all go in and find a spot. We can come back and settle up in the morning.”
    “Does it sound like its safe here?” one woman asked.
    “So far,” Jerry said. “Lots of Army activity here, and lots of air patrols.”
    Everybody got into their coaches, ready to stream into the park.

Chapter 07 – Carnage at Camp
    “Good,” Frank said. “We have just enough light left to get setup.”
    “Are you going to put out all of the slides and unhook the toad?” Jane asked. “Maybe we should stay ready to go, just in case.”
    “I’ll just hook up the electrical. That only takes a second.”
    “I like that idea, Frank.”
    “Better safe than sorry,” Frank said. He climbed into the driver’s seat and started the engine back up. The gate opened, and Charlie drove through, followed by Jerry. Frank got behind them.
    “Wonder if they have pull-through sites?” Jane asked.
    “I’ll look for one. That way we won’t have to back up.”
    “Good,” Jane said. Lucy looked up at Jane, wagging her tail. “Oh, all right, come on up.”
    “Look,” Frank said, “that row that Charlie and Jerry are pulling into are all pull