North to the Gas Station

"We might as well see what is going on up there with those lights on" I say to the twins.

Trying to stay in shadow and darkness we make our way up the road towards the lights. We can hear the generator and then we see four jeeps parked by the pumps making it impossible for anyone to get gas.

"You two stay here in the darkness" I tell the twins as I scuttle around the jeeps towards the open work bay where there is another jeep parked and two uniformed women are standing there talking.

"Look Kim" I hear the one who obviously is in charge say. "I do not give a rat's ass what you think. You go out there and get your brother and bring him here so we can process him. If you get lucky he might be a positive donor if not well, you can decide his fate."

"Yes mam" Kim says not sounding totally positive about it.

"Dismissed" the one in charge says and they salute then she goes inside the open bay.

Kim, picks up a back pack and hoists it on, then walks around to a old rambler and gets it after putting the back pack in the trunk. With barely a look around she drives off.

I move closer to the lit office of the garage and there are 4 women in there all in uniform questioning some guy. I cannot hear them and dare not get any closer. I know what is going on here from their stance as one of them slaps his face hard enough to cause blood to ooze out of the corner of his mouth while he glares at them.

Joining with the twins I tell them this is not a safe place at all and we should avoid it and all jeeps that we see.

We meld back into the shadows of the buildings as we decide where to go from here.