Chapter 99

"WE HAVE TO WHAT?" Mike demanded.

"We're being relocated, possibly out of state, I don't know. All I know is that we're wasting daylight by standing here talking about it. We need to start packing for not only ourselves, but our kids as well", David said.

"But, a DEATH SQUAD?! What the hell did we do to warrant a DEATH SQUAD?" Dan yelled.

"I piss people off, Danny. That's just what I do. Now, can we stop talking about it and get walking about it?  We have four hours to pack as much shit as we can to get the hell out of here", David said, perfectly calm.

Brie came from upstairs carrying two suit cases. "David, honey, I have the kids packed. We need to get our stuff packed."

David glanced over his shoulder. "Did you get toys and all, baby?"

"As many of them as I could. These suit cases will only hold so much."

"Bottles and baby food for Maddie?"

"Bottles, yes, baby food is next on the list."

Tina stared in awe. "She's already started?"

"Yeah, she takes this seriously, as we all should. Now, once you all decide to push your shock aside and jump into action, then do it. I've got to help my wife pack our stuff to get out of here." David walked off.

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David and Brie were in their bedroom packing their things to be evacuated that night. "Do you know if they're going to keep us all together or separate us?" Brie asked, breaking the silence that had fallen over the room when they got the suitcases out and laid them on the bed.

"No, honey, I don't. I know that the families themselves will be together, but I'm not sure if we're going to be kept together as a group."

She nodded. "David, give me a pistol."

He looked at her. "Give you a what?"

"You heard me, David. I want a pistol, just in case."

He pulled one out of the drawer in his bedside table. "Here, it's fully loaded, I've got mags in my suitcase. I'll give you a few in a little bit."

She put the pistol in the back of the waist band of her pants, then went back to packing.