“He tapped on my hand gripping the bar then scurried off around the side of the building to hide. A moment later the mound opened up and people poured out of the bunker.The men lined up, rifles loose and at the ready; a bound woman was dragged forward and tied to a post against the high fence.“They wouldn’t,” I whispered. I couldn’t hear the commands given, but as the men raised their rifles I whispered, “Ready.” I waited a heartbeat and the tension rose, “Aim.” Another heartbeat and the woman b...egan to thrash within her bonds, “Fire.”Even knowing it was going to happen didn’t prepare me for the boom of ten rifles going off at one time. The woman’s body jerked and jumped, blooms of red spreading from her legs up to her forehead.I swallowed hard, nausea making me weak at the knees, and I slid down the wall with my head against it. Was that how they made room for the new people? My gorge rose at the thought that my presence had somehow caused the woman’s death. I had to get out of here; this was worse than we’d ever had it at the farm.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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