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Jennifer Lacewing is a lonely teenager whose father is too important to be around. Surviving in Helix, one of the last bastions to the small human existence on a decaying Earth, she longs to be a peaceful farmer. But things never go as planned. When Jennifer and Collins, her best friend, are forced to join the Wanderers, a small group that can mysteriously survive outside the safety of Helix’s fences, she is devastated.

And something else is amiss. Was it a coincidence that she became a Wanderer at the same time her father has been falsely accused of murder?” In a rush against time, Jennifer must complete her Wanderer training and clear her father’s name…or lose him forever.9781943050833-ebook Curse 290pg Rework.jpgAvailable on Amazon.com

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Day 340 “ It was a cool Ghoul  party”

The path of the judge has been  real trail. Since we left the last shelter it has been one long battle. Every trail and alternative path has some sort of monster on it. At one point we tried to turn around to head back to the shelter only to find it blocked. Ammo is starting to run real low. Unless we run into something big and bad it is melee weapons and running from here on out. At least most of these ghouls are not in the best of shape. Though even with them being in bad shape does not make them any less dangerous. We have to rest at some point they don’t. (more…)

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Day 338 “The path to home”

 

Once we leave this shelter there will be no turning back. There is only 1 hideout left then a straight path home. We are headed to  “the beast” our family’s bug out RV. There will be no need to hold back on using our weapons anymore. As we get closer to Daikon the shoots will only help us this time. Soon I will be back with my family back where it is safe. Back to Daikon safe at last. Well that is the plan anyways. First we have to get there.

 

Now this last shelter is not called the Judge, but this last path home is. Either you are worthy of making it or not. It will also be the longest trail without a shelter to hide out in. Yes there will be a few temporary places, but nothing that could withstand an attack. We are walking on a path full of monsters, slicks roads and no help. I know if we  made it this far we can make it the rest of the way. What is the end of the world to stand in our way back home. It would have been nice to stay here for a little while longer, but that is not in the cards for us.   (more…)

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Day 336 “lest ye be”

We made it to the judge late in the night. I could barely work the lock on the door on the small cabin. My whole body shook from pain and exhaustion. Once inside we headed to the small bunker down below. It was an old root cellar convert to be a temporary shelter. The large steel door will give us some protection. There working water in here I have no clue how. I think it has a water storage tank somewhere nearby the collects rainwater and snow run off. Once I get back to Daikon I will ask Dad about it. Also no need to worry about borrowing beast here. They would have to dig through solid rock and thick walls to get us. Which should make enough noise for us to hear them coming. What was odd is the power was up and running when we got here.

It does not take a lot of power to run a few lights and a fan, but the batteries were charged and topped off. Someone must have been here recently. If the others made it here why not leave a note? There are MRE wrappers and trash all over the place.  Not like what an animal makes, but from people. I hope it was at least Lily that made it here. If they made it here there is hopes that they will be back. Unless they started the last leg of the journey to Diakon without us. Why would they not wait for us?

After we cleaned the place up a bit and made warm meal. It was time for some rest. Beth and I are still taking shifts on watch. As always I took first watch. Giving me a chance to look through some supplies and look for a radio beacon to Daikon. Once I found it, though it was already switched on. The Lily and the others must have been here. Why didn’t they wait for us? Something must be wrong from them not to stay here. What could it have been? I will have to ask them when I get to Daikon. Which will be so much more difficult with just the two of us. Beth and I have made it this far I know we can make it back.

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Here is Thursdays post “The shot heard around the valley”

What to Do If You Get Lost in the Woods

What Oskoreia means 

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Day 334 

Well so much for not firing our weapons out here. During the night something found us. I guess we could only hide out for so long. A group of ghouls found our cave. Once we dispatched them and made it out the whole forest came to life. There were more thing looking for us out here than I thought and knew just where to find us now.  It would have been nice to rest a little longer. My legs were still sore from yesterday. Now we have to move or lose it.

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Day 332 “Oskoreia”

Yesterday was another full day of running for our lives. After my nap two days ago the monsters found us. I haven’t even had a chance to figure out if we  heading the right way. Just making a break for the Hill I think is right. At least I got my compass out and got our heading due west. If I am right, we should make it to the judge in a few days. Though can our bodies hold up? During the last rest stop Beth pulled  her boots off to find that two of her toe nails have just come off. I didn’t even know that could happen. She handled it way better than I did. She said that it happened to some of her gymnastics friends before. Still yuck I could have gone my whole life without seeing that. (more…)

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Day 330 “The Wild Hunt”

 

Finally after another day of running from whatever is chasing us we got a break. Beth and I are hiding out under some fallen trees near a small stream. We had no choice, but to stop I can hardly walk due to cramps. It was time to hydrate and rest otherwise our bodies are going to hit the hard stop button. Like passing out or cramps so bad you can’t move then stroke out. After seeing SUV I now know we are alone out here. There is no help coming we are long out here. (more…)

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Day 328 “ SUV down”

 

Today was more of the same as yesterday. Our boots sinking into the ground as we marched. More than a few times one of us had to be pulled from a pit. The near freezing muck making us shiver uncontrollably.  My jaw aches from all the chattering it was doing. Everyday I miss the old world lived. It seems like not that long ago after a day of playing in the mud I could just walk back into our monster free house and take a warm shower. Just a few more days until we are back in Daikon. Where I can  bathe, get a warm meal and rest. Or at least it was only going to be a few days until we found the SUV.

 

It was late in the afternoon when we reached the base of 50/50 rock. The next resting point to Diakon. The road leading up the hill is winding and one lane. A small stream of water was pooling at the base of the hill. Slowly we made are way up the hill. That was when we ran into trouble.  There was a group of Charred on the path. They were eating something I could not make it out. Carefully we tried to make our way back down without them noticing us. Unfortunately Beth tripped alerting them to us. At least it was down hill run. Everything would have been fine until a larger group of ghouls came crashing down from on top of the hill. Blocking our path down.  There was only 1 option at that point we jumped off the side into the forest below.

 

With the ground soaked it did not seem like a bad idea jumping off the side of a hill. We landed on the opposite side of where we started. There was no time to stop after our jump. Once we landed a flood of ghouls came crashing behind. I did not think that many could have fit on top of 50/50, but life finds a way. A few yards into the forest is when we found  the remains of the SUV. There was gore all around the site, but I had no time to check it out. We had to keep moving deeper into the woods. Only stopping for little break to catch our breath. It was early morning the next day when we finally had to rest for the day. Even now I can hear movement of monsters around us. Time to wake Beth up and head out. I guess I will sleep some other time. 

 

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Day 326 “Off the beaten path”

The trail to 50/50 Rock was difficult to travel after the storm. Most of it was washed out or thick with mud. I slipped more than few times. The plan for today was to make it at least farther than we did last time and try to camp close to the base of 50/50 rock. We ended up just barely passing the halfway point. Before having to stop due to fatigue. Our campsite for tonight was a large rock far off the wet ground. A nice exposed spot out in the open. It would have been nice to find a hiding spot, but we were just too tired to look. (more…)

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Day 324 “The Thunder Rolls”

The sky threatened rain all day today. Dark storm clouds are gathering around the forest. This late in the season it might be a big one. Once we reached the halfway point to 50/50 rock I had us turn back. The road up that hill is one lane and not safe traveling in the rain. There is no cover just one long winding road to the top. I don’t want to risk being exposed to that much elemental forces and monsters. Once I had a good long look at my old home  we headed back to our campsite from last night. (more…)

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Day 323

The Sun was just starting to rise when we left for 50/50 rock. It was eerie leaving the safety of the mausoleum. Over the past year I have left a lot of shelters and it has never gotten easier. The only noise outside was our feet as we made our way deeper into the forest. We traveled without speaking to avoid being detected. At this peace it will take longer than  expected to make it to the next shelter. Also means gun fire is to be used as a last resort. If and when the monsters show up running will be the first thing we do. I taught Beth how to read a map as best as I could and gave her an old compass. Our destination is a fixed heading as long as the compass is pointed. Once we pass the halfway point there is no missing it.  Just have to make it there first. (more…)