Crashing Down - A Post-Apocalyptic Novel (The Ravaged Land Series Book 3) by Kellee L. Greene Page A
Authors: Kellee L. Greene
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you are doing,” Jake said winking at me. “Now if you don’t mind kid, we’ll just be on our way. We aren’t looking for any trouble.”
Just then I heard the footsteps racing up behind us. For a second I thought we were being ambushed, but realized quickly it was just Dean and Dominick’s two men approaching.
Dominick raised his gun and pointed at one of the two men. Now that his backup was here, he bravely took a step closer. “Get down on your knees,” he ordered.
“Aww come on, man! We just want to be on our way. We’re not looking to do nobody any harm!” the one named Shawn said sounding exasperated. This wasn’t how he had planned his day to go. But neither had I, yet here I was.
“GET. DOWN,” Dominick shouted so loudly I thought it would alert any nearby dog-beast to our location. They would be coming any second to feast on us.
Jake and Shawn both knelt down on the ground and both put their hands up behind the back of their head as if they were being arrested. This probably hadn’t been the first time they had been through something like this.
It wasn’t like Dominick was arresting them. Then again, in a way maybe he was, but I preferred to call it kidnapping. This was probably the first time they’d been kidnapped.
“Tie them up,” Dominick said to his men, who instantly obeyed. They pulled out long pieces of rope from their pockets as if they had planned on this happening. Based on how we had been captured, they probably were always prepared for this type of thing.
His lackeys tied them up, checked them for weapons and then helped them into the back of the truck. They slipped the burlap sacks over their heads as Dean and I climbed into the truck. Everyone was silent as we headed back towards camp.
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ten.
W hen we arrived back at the camp instead of parking in the same spot, Dominick drove the pickup truck right to one of the houses he said they used for storage. He cut the engine, jumped out and instantly started barking orders at his men.
Off to the side there were a couple of people walking back towards the main building and he called out to them to help haul the supplies inside the storage shed. Before I could even blink he had a small army assisting him.
Instead of Dominick taking the two men inside like I thought he was going to, or to a basement, he gestured towards the stage with the nooses. His men pushed and jerked the strangers towards the stage.
“Wait! Dominick!” I yelled out shaking my head. I was confused. Why was he bringing them to the stage without question? I thought he would interrogate them first like he had done with us.
I could hear Dean charging after me and I knew without him saying anything that he wanted me to shut up. What was happening had nothing to do with me and he desperately wanted me to keep my nose out of it.
“What?” Dominick said sounding annoyed, but lucky for me he was distracted. I was surprised he even bothered to stop and listen what I had to say.
“Aren’t you going to check them?” I asked carefully. I was sure he wouldn’t like me questioning his actions in front of his men.
“Hmm? Oh. Right, I almost forgot. There are so many of these HOME creeps roaming around here. Say, why don’t you check them?” he said as his evil smirk found its way to his face. He looked as though he even surprised himself with this idea.
I took a step away from him and bumped right into Dean. He put his palm against my back to steady me. “Why me? This isn’t my thing,” I said trying to take another step away.
“Could have fooled me. You’re part of this camp now… just check them,” Dominick said, his eyes turning dark as he furrowed his brow. I knew he wasn’t messing around. But I didn’t want to be the one to reveal the mark to everyone. It would somehow make me feel responsible for what would happen to them after the markings were revealed.
I rubbed my hands against one another as I walked up to the first man and gingerly
Just then I heard the footsteps racing up behind us. For a second I thought we were being ambushed, but realized quickly it was just Dean and Dominick’s two men approaching.
Dominick raised his gun and pointed at one of the two men. Now that his backup was here, he bravely took a step closer. “Get down on your knees,” he ordered.
“Aww come on, man! We just want to be on our way. We’re not looking to do nobody any harm!” the one named Shawn said sounding exasperated. This wasn’t how he had planned his day to go. But neither had I, yet here I was.
“GET. DOWN,” Dominick shouted so loudly I thought it would alert any nearby dog-beast to our location. They would be coming any second to feast on us.
Jake and Shawn both knelt down on the ground and both put their hands up behind the back of their head as if they were being arrested. This probably hadn’t been the first time they had been through something like this.
It wasn’t like Dominick was arresting them. Then again, in a way maybe he was, but I preferred to call it kidnapping. This was probably the first time they’d been kidnapped.
“Tie them up,” Dominick said to his men, who instantly obeyed. They pulled out long pieces of rope from their pockets as if they had planned on this happening. Based on how we had been captured, they probably were always prepared for this type of thing.
His lackeys tied them up, checked them for weapons and then helped them into the back of the truck. They slipped the burlap sacks over their heads as Dean and I climbed into the truck. Everyone was silent as we headed back towards camp.
10
ten.
W hen we arrived back at the camp instead of parking in the same spot, Dominick drove the pickup truck right to one of the houses he said they used for storage. He cut the engine, jumped out and instantly started barking orders at his men.
Off to the side there were a couple of people walking back towards the main building and he called out to them to help haul the supplies inside the storage shed. Before I could even blink he had a small army assisting him.
Instead of Dominick taking the two men inside like I thought he was going to, or to a basement, he gestured towards the stage with the nooses. His men pushed and jerked the strangers towards the stage.
“Wait! Dominick!” I yelled out shaking my head. I was confused. Why was he bringing them to the stage without question? I thought he would interrogate them first like he had done with us.
I could hear Dean charging after me and I knew without him saying anything that he wanted me to shut up. What was happening had nothing to do with me and he desperately wanted me to keep my nose out of it.
“What?” Dominick said sounding annoyed, but lucky for me he was distracted. I was surprised he even bothered to stop and listen what I had to say.
“Aren’t you going to check them?” I asked carefully. I was sure he wouldn’t like me questioning his actions in front of his men.
“Hmm? Oh. Right, I almost forgot. There are so many of these HOME creeps roaming around here. Say, why don’t you check them?” he said as his evil smirk found its way to his face. He looked as though he even surprised himself with this idea.
I took a step away from him and bumped right into Dean. He put his palm against my back to steady me. “Why me? This isn’t my thing,” I said trying to take another step away.
“Could have fooled me. You’re part of this camp now… just check them,” Dominick said, his eyes turning dark as he furrowed his brow. I knew he wasn’t messing around. But I didn’t want to be the one to reveal the mark to everyone. It would somehow make me feel responsible for what would happen to them after the markings were revealed.
I rubbed my hands against one another as I walked up to the first man and gingerly
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