Chapter 2: Home

As I hurried my family into the car late that night. I hoped to disappear before anyone would realize it. I would hope to remain out of sight but if not I would be able to defend myself. Early in the morning we arrived at a cabin that I had bought from a survivalist shortly before his death. He had died in a skydiving accident. I chuckled to myself thinking it was a dangerous hobby for someone who was worried about surviving a worldwide catastrophe.

The house was as he had left it 3 years ago. I had paid for someone to do maintenance and hadn’t been there. I knew the place was furnished had 4 bedrooms, solar and wind power. It also had a safe-room and stores to last ten years. It had its own water a safe room and a bomb shelter. It had a security system and video surveillance. It sounded almost like a fortress. I opened the door and turned on the light switch. Although it was dusty and the furniture was covered I turned to my wife and children. “Welcome to our new home.”