The Road to Winter (2016)
“We’ve just finished lunch when we hear a gunshot. And—with my heart rising into my mouth—the low throttle of a trailbike. Harry reaches behind the dresser and pulls out a double-barrelled shotgun. He lays it on the kitchen table, along with a small bag.
‘Stell,’ he says. ‘It’s loaded and there are more cartridges in the bag.’ Seeing me standing in the doorway, he starts talking fast.
‘Finn, get Kas. Rachel’s place is the one closest to the woolshed with the lemon tree in front. Get her out of h...ere. Head straight up the ridge, as high as you can. Keep climbing until you hit the old logging track. Turn right and eventually you’ll get to Pinchgut Junction.’ He moves quickly toward the front door then but stops short of it.
‘Good luck, son,’ he says.
Then he opens the door and steps outside.
The rumbling of the trailbike comes closer. I look out through a crack in the curtains and see a dozen Wilders standing in the yard. They’re armed with an assortment of weapons, from chains to hoes and large knives.MoreLess
‘Stell,’ he says. ‘It’s loaded and there are more cartridges in the bag.’ Seeing me standing in the doorway, he starts talking fast.
‘Finn, get Kas. Rachel’s place is the one closest to the woolshed with the lemon tree in front. Get her out of h...ere. Head straight up the ridge, as high as you can. Keep climbing until you hit the old logging track. Turn right and eventually you’ll get to Pinchgut Junction.’ He moves quickly toward the front door then but stops short of it.
‘Good luck, son,’ he says.
Then he opens the door and steps outside.
The rumbling of the trailbike comes closer. I look out through a crack in the curtains and see a dozen Wilders standing in the yard. They’re armed with an assortment of weapons, from chains to hoes and large knives.MoreLess
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