What Lies Ahead
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 39
by
copier
· original author:
pats2015
Beth, Debbie, and Steve drove around in silence. The mood was one of uncertainty. They had the prototype, a car, and a plan. They were all also traumatized by the day's events even if they didn't show it. Debbie and Steve were worried about Beth in particular. The young woman had seemingly gone from day to night in the last hour. Maybe they could all go to group therapy together once this was all over.
The road they drove was desolate of other cars, at least ones that were running. Several had been abandoned on the side of the road by drivers forced to make quick escapes. Others, it appeared, the drivers and passengers weren't so lucky. Several had streaks of blood going across the doors while others were missing roofs completely.
Death. That's all Beth could think about. That's the only thing in this world now, ever since that giantess had come into their lives. Maybe this was the new norm and their truly was no going back. People would would just have to live their lives and scavenge for resources while a monster roamed around trying to eat them. If that was future of humanity then fine. Beth didn't care. She had hardened her heart. She wouldn't end up just a pile those bones in Erica's crap.
Guilt. That's what Debbie felt. With every bit of carnage she saw on the side of the road she took great care to account for every gory detail. Every single car now without an owner. Every bloody hand print. Every life now destroyed because of her mistake. How could she go on living. Maybe the solution was right in front of her?
Legacy. What would the world think of Steven Jordan at the end of all this. This disaster was easily traced back to him. He never wanted any of this, but also he never fought against the steps that made it possible. If you leave a loaded the gun in a room, you can't be surprised if it goes off. Steve had come into this project with the best of intentions. Would history care about the good intentions of the man who may have caused the end of the world?
Beth continued to drive zoned out and just barely focused on the road.
"Beth slow down I see something up ahead." Steve said as the pink convertible came to a slow stop.
A few feet ahead a line of broken down vehicles blocked the road in both directions.
"A roadblock? You don't think?...Erica?" Debbie said.
"I don't think so? This seems a little too... well timed." Steve said.
"I don't like this you guys. We should turn back." Beth said.
"I agree Beth. Put it in reverse. We'll find another way." Steve said.
As Beth looked in her rearview mirror she noticed a shadowy figure step out from the side of the road and approach the car and they weren't alone.
The road they drove was desolate of other cars, at least ones that were running. Several had been abandoned on the side of the road by drivers forced to make quick escapes. Others, it appeared, the drivers and passengers weren't so lucky. Several had streaks of blood going across the doors while others were missing roofs completely.
Death. That's all Beth could think about. That's the only thing in this world now, ever since that giantess had come into their lives. Maybe this was the new norm and their truly was no going back. People would would just have to live their lives and scavenge for resources while a monster roamed around trying to eat them. If that was future of humanity then fine. Beth didn't care. She had hardened her heart. She wouldn't end up just a pile those bones in Erica's crap.
Guilt. That's what Debbie felt. With every bit of carnage she saw on the side of the road she took great care to account for every gory detail. Every single car now without an owner. Every bloody hand print. Every life now destroyed because of her mistake. How could she go on living. Maybe the solution was right in front of her?
Legacy. What would the world think of Steven Jordan at the end of all this. This disaster was easily traced back to him. He never wanted any of this, but also he never fought against the steps that made it possible. If you leave a loaded the gun in a room, you can't be surprised if it goes off. Steve had come into this project with the best of intentions. Would history care about the good intentions of the man who may have caused the end of the world?
Beth continued to drive zoned out and just barely focused on the road.
"Beth slow down I see something up ahead." Steve said as the pink convertible came to a slow stop.
A few feet ahead a line of broken down vehicles blocked the road in both directions.
"A roadblock? You don't think?...Erica?" Debbie said.
"I don't think so? This seems a little too... well timed." Steve said.
"I don't like this you guys. We should turn back." Beth said.
"I agree Beth. Put it in reverse. We'll find another way." Steve said.
As Beth looked in her rearview mirror she noticed a shadowy figure step out from the side of the road and approach the car and they weren't alone.
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