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“Hey looky at that!”

Cory and Terry had ridden their trail bikes along the railroad tracks to the rear of the Wal-Mart store. They had coasted in to park in the shadows made by two idling semis. This part of the parking lot Wal-Mart allowed overnight parking. Almost midnight and the truck’s Drivers would be sound asleep; at least that was Cory’s and Terry’s past experience. From here they could watch the front of the store and most of the parking lot, out of view from the store’s surveillance cameras.

They both had drop out of high school together. Terry’s current girlfriend was pregnant and pressuring him for a commitment. Gofer at a tire repair shop didn’t pay much. Ribbing from Cory about the situation wasn’t helping. When they were short on cash they come to Wal-Mart. Taking purses left in shopping carts was their specialty.

“Where?” Terry asked.

“There. By that cart coral.” Cory was pointing at a couple having a hard time with four over loaded carts.

“You thinking drive by and grab for her purse? Kind-of risky isn’t it?” Terry started glancing nervously around. He wasn’t sure he wanted to go that far.

“No. I just think it’s strange they got so much in one trip. They just got back from vacation and need everything?”

Cory’s answer made Terry relax. “Yea see what you mean. Looks like they are going back inside for more. Could you see if they lock the pickup’s cap?”

“Can’t tell. We could go look quick. Just keep our backs to the store cameras?”

“No let’s watch them and see what they are up to…hey there’s another doing the same thing! Four rows up to the right.”

“I see them. You think they know something we don’t?”

“Yea something’s up. Let’s follow them and find out. I’ll take the red truck and you the other. Then we will meet back here. Deal?”

“Deal”

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“Cory what took you so long? The Rent-a-cop starts patrolling at three.”

“My place where we can talk. Mom will be at her boyfriend’s for the weekend and we’ll have privacy. We can swing by and get your girl…if she’s got a friend we’ll pick her up too. Might as well make a party out it. You can’t get her knocked up again.” Cory smiles at his joke as he kick starts his bike, cranks the throttled as he roars out of the parking lot. Hoping he startled the semi Drivers awake.

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Terry had followed the SUV with the bike’s headlight off. The SUV pulled into the subdivision just down the road from Wal-Mart and into a garage. Terry watched until the house lights went off before returning to meet back with Cory.

Cory had a longer drive. The red truck had headed to the country over thirty miles before pulling into what looked like an abandoned farm. The red truck was pulled into a shed. The couple exited from the shed looked around like they were looking for something before closing the shed’s door. They then walked to the back of the house, out of sight. Strange no lights were turned on. Cory thought he heard a short yap from a dog. He was breed and born in the city with lights all night long. All this country dark was spooky Cory had thought.

Cory thoughts were distracted as he worked on unhooking…what was her name? Brenda...unhooking Brenda’s bra. Terry and his girl were in the other bedroom. After three beers Brenda was acting like she was willing to go all the way. They’d figure out what was going on later.

_____

“They nuts? Where are the cops, Cory”

“How should I know? You think this has anything to do with the power being off?”

Now it was Cory’s turn to be sarcastic, “How should I know?”

They both had stopped as they were driving pass the Wal-Mart on their way to the Liquor Store. They woke late Saturday morning to find the power to Cory’s mom’s house wasn’t working. While the girls were taking showers, Cory and Terry head to the liquor store for more beer. They both were underage but since the Store Owner bought the stolen credit cards from them, he’d sell them beer too.

The Wal-Mart parking lot looked like a war zone. Carts lying on their sides, car windows broken out, and people carrying all they could carry out though the broken glass doorways. From the road it looked like what could be dead bodies too.

“Jake will know. Let’s go get that beer and ask him.”

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“Strange. Sign says ‘CLOSED’. Door is locked too. Let’s try the back.”

Liquor store was built like a bank. Thick poured concrete windowless walls, steel bars over the front door. Back door was like a bank vault door, all steel and heavy. Jake (the owner) said this was once a bad part of town and he had worked too hard and too long to have anyone steal his life’s effort. Cory and Terry secretly thought it was just to give Jake time to hide if there was ever a police raid. Jack had always treated them fair, like an older brother. That’s why they were shocked speechless when they knocked on the back door only to find themselves swiftly pulled into a darken room, belly down on the cold concrete floor with boots holding them there. They heard the heavy door close before their eyes were blinded by a bright light.

“You know them?”

“Both are regulars. Small time but steady.”

“Jake.” Cory had recognized Jake’s voice. “What’s going on? Electric is off, Wal-Mart is crazy and now you treating us like this. What’s going on?”

“What do you mean Wal-Mart is crazy” asked Jake.

“It’s like a riot. Looting, windows broken, dead bodies and cops are nowhere to be seen”, replied Terry. “We just came here to get some beer and see if you could tell us what’s going on.”

“Where have you been? Didn’t you see the TV broadcast?”

“No. We got a couple of girls and kind of busy. You know what I mean?”

“Let them up. Jake turn on the lantern.”

When the lantern was lit and the boys eyes readjusted they saw four men in the room. Jake and three strangers. All four were heavily armed.

“You sure Wal-Mart was looted?” one of the three strangers asked.

Cory and Terry looked at each other before nodding their heads in unison.

“We waited too long.” One of the other strangers said.

“You need food? We know where there is a bunch. Some in a house not too far from here and more east of the City at an old farm…”

The End - For two families.​
 
That's a nice start. I want to hear more, and see where this is going.
 

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