Scarlet Memories (Book 1) Read Online Free Page B

was just talking to Ethan from the Lighting Department and he told me that there is a school that’s about 3 miles north of here. It’s pretty fortified. Built with three levels within. High walls, small windows and plenty of food. The locals there fixed it to double as a shelter for the town. Texas was prone to severe weather at odd times.’ He looked at Ian with an excited tone to his body behavior. ‘What do you think of that?’
    Ian weighed their options. What very few they had left. He still needed to get Jaime. And that was something he had to do. ‘Where is this school at exactly?’ he asked.  ‘There is something that I have to do before we make it there. Susan’s kid is stuck at the hotel near the highway about five miles back. You know the one?’ Ian pointed towards the back of the warehouse. ‘We can’t just leave him there. It’s not a very big hotel so we can be in and out quick… And if we don’t?’ He paused. He didn’t even want to think of what Susan would do without her son. She would be alone in this world. ‘Well, I don’t know, he’s just a kid. ‘ 
    ‘Why don’t we all head that way? Said Jeremy. It’s on the way and you can take a few guys with you to go check it out. The rest of us will head to the school and prepare it. Along the way we can look for weapons and supplies.’ 
    It wasn’t a bad plan. The only thing that Ian didn’t like was the part about splitting the group up. But, it was the safest bet when it came to getting the kid and the group to safety. ‘Alright, we can do that. I’ll go round up some volunteers.’ Ian set off to find four other guys to help him grab the kid from the hotel. It wasn’t much further from the school. And he felt that since they were dealing with saving a kid he might actually get volunteers.
     
    Ian managed to round up four other guys to help him go the extra two miles passed the school to check on Susan’s kid. They weren’t the best group but, it was better than going alone. Which he never wanted to do again if he could help it. He decided he would have to go and get a few things from his dressing room. Ian hated the idea but, knew that he had no other choice. Figuring he would be alright since it was just in and out. He walked straight back. Trying to ignore any signs there might be of Kendra and Jim’s struggle. That’s the last thing that he needed.
    Quickly passing by the break room as fast as he could, Ian finally came to his dressing room door. Slowly opening the door, he went inside and stood in the middle of the room. He only had a few moments to decide on what would stay and what would go. So, he had better hurry up. He hated being rushed. But, there is nothing like a crisis such as this to light a fire underneath you. Ian grabbed the gym bag he had thrown on the floor this morning and walked over to his fridge. He pulled out a few snack cakes, nutrition bars and all of the water that he could find. He also found some bread and a few small bags of assorted chips. That should be more than enough to get me 5 miles down the road, right? Plus, they would be passing several places along the way.
    Ian also found a few miscellaneous items that he needed to bring for the memories. Because he had a feeling he would never see this warehouse again. Even if the government found a way to control those things. He reached for a photo he framed when he first got here. It was of his mother and father. They were at a waterpark back in their hometown. Ian stared into his father’s deep green eyes. Those stern eyes ….And his mother with a care free smile. How he missed them. He tucked the photo into his wallet that he kept in the back right pocket of his pants. He wanted it on him in case he lost the bag. He never wanted to forget what they looked like.
    Ian grabbed a few other things. Things that wouldn’t put a damper on the weight of the bag with everything in it. And at last he grabbed his cell phone. He swiped the screen and