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hoarded a supply, it expired within a year and became toxic.
    Mac would check the fuel and chemical stocks when it was time to head out for the supplies she had on her list. She’d also pour her oldest fuel into both the car and truck tanks, and take the truck in with any empty containers to refill them, adding a stabilizer so the fuel wouldn’t degrade.
    When they were finished checking all the bulk storage bins, and had eaten their sandwiches, Mac dragged herself off toward her room. She wouldn’t sleep just yet, but she wanted to lie down and relax with her boys. She needed the energy boost.
    “Mom, wait.”
    “Yeah?” Mac swung her head toward Cameron.
    “Have you thought of anything to help Kirk yet?” Mac nodded at her.
    “Yeah, if it’s possible. I’ve also got an alternate plan. Are their phones working? I’ll need to discuss it with them to see what they’re willing to do...” She trailed off. She had to find a way to convince them to leave their car. They couldn’t afford to wait for it to be fixed, when it probably never would be.
    “I think he uses the same carrier we do, and our phone still works.”
    “Okay, let him know I have a solution. If he’s still awake I’ll call him.” Cam turned into her room and Mackenzie went into hers.
    The ferrets were sleeping, which made her feel guilty for leaving them alone when they might be feeling stressed. They were snuggled up together in what was supposed to be a cat bed.
    Mackenzie leaned over to pet the ferrets as softly as she could to avoid waking them. They both shifted, and Squeaker grunted as usual, but then they snuggled up closer to one another and continued snoozing. She chuckled a bit when she heard the soft snores coming from Squeaker.
    “He’s still awake,” Cameron yelled from her room. Mac picked up her phone and pulled Kirk up on her contact list. He answered right away.
    “Hey, Mac. What have you got?”
    “I have a couple of options for you, and I don’t think you’ll like either of them, but I can’t think of anything else.
    “I’m assuming the mechanic had to order your timing chain, and the supply chain is already stuttering. Have they said anything about an ETA on your car?” Kirk laughed quietly, but she could hear the sardonic tone to it just the same.
    “Yeah. A week to never. At first it was a couple of days, but when a couple of days went by and he hadn’t called us we started to bitch. That’s when he told us it would be at least a week because they were still waiting on the part. They have the motor apart but no timing chain, and no way to set it up once they get it if the power doesn’t become more reliable. Without power they’re as fucked as we are.”
    “That’s kind of what I figured. So are you willing to leave your car there and rent a car to come up? If money is an issue, I can send it to you. It should still get there. Hopefully the rental agency can do a contract without their computers.
    “If that’s not an option, you might be able to get as far as Barrie using the transit system. It would be safer to do that than for me to drive back through to Oakville. I don’t know when this is going to break, but in the cities it’ll be soon.”
    “It’s already started. Those rich assholes have been stepping all over everyone, trying to clean out the grocery stores. It took us forever to get any supplies today, and we made sure we went in there with cash only.
    “We’re okay for money. If we can find a car to rent, we’ll do that. The car is a lease anyway. If they ever get it fixed it can go back to the dealer. Piece of shit.”
    “Look, if you can’t get a rental, try to get to Barrie. Let me know what’s happening and I’ll be down there in a heartbeat. If neither option works, I’ll come to Oakville. If I’d known you were having this issue, we would have called you before leaving Hamilton. You would’ve had to share the back seat with the ferrets, but you’d be here with us now.”