Ever Onward
““You’ll both probably get yourselves killed, you know that?”
Cobb sat staring out at the lake, his own drink untouched. It was a dull, grey dawn, suitable to his mood. Bobby, nursing a large bruise of his own, sat on the edge of his chair.
Doc turned to Cobb. “You were a policeman. You know the danger of confronting these killers. Hell, we don’t even know what direction they went!”
Cobb looked at the kindly old man.
“The garbage truck has ‘City of Plattsburg’ on it. The man I interrogated said ...they have a base there.”
Doc sighed deeply. “Well then, I suppose you must go. But just the two of you? If you took more men ---”
“They’d only slow us down,” Cobb put in. “Besides, there’s not many left to take.”
“What about Brad? I gave him a sedative, but when he wakes up...”
Again Cobb cut the older man off.
“Brad’s got a bullet in his shoulder. Besides, he’s needed here.
Along with Josh, the two of you are what holds this community together.”
Doc nodded sadly.MoreLess
Cobb sat staring out at the lake, his own drink untouched. It was a dull, grey dawn, suitable to his mood. Bobby, nursing a large bruise of his own, sat on the edge of his chair.
Doc turned to Cobb. “You were a policeman. You know the danger of confronting these killers. Hell, we don’t even know what direction they went!”
Cobb looked at the kindly old man.
“The garbage truck has ‘City of Plattsburg’ on it. The man I interrogated said ...they have a base there.”
Doc sighed deeply. “Well then, I suppose you must go. But just the two of you? If you took more men ---”
“They’d only slow us down,” Cobb put in. “Besides, there’s not many left to take.”
“What about Brad? I gave him a sedative, but when he wakes up...”
Again Cobb cut the older man off.
“Brad’s got a bullet in his shoulder. Besides, he’s needed here.
Along with Josh, the two of you are what holds this community together.”
Doc nodded sadly.MoreLess
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