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Chapter 9
We crouch down behind a large black cow. He flips his tail and rolls his head back for a moment eyeing us in the darkness. Iām sure this is strange for them, too. But the cows seem more content to watch manās end of days than the two whoāve just taken refuge in their midst.
āWhat is that smell?ā the girl says in a tined voice and when I glance at her, sheās pinching her nose.
I noticed the aroma too but when youāre in a life-and-death situation, those things seem to skid past the brain cells while youāre kneeling in what you hope is mud but know thereās cow shit oozing between your toes. Then when my eyes start watering from the ammonia, I have to blink hard as I take out my phone and flick the tiny power button. I wipe my hand on my expensive slacks and as the screen lights up, I see a myriad of missed calls and messages but the most predominant is, āWhatās going on???ā
Iām hesitating because Iām not sure what she knows. Hell, even I donāt know whatās going on. So, I decide right there to delay calling my frantic wife back before I have some information. And I try to check the news.
āKeep an eye out,ā I tell the girl when I catch her looking at my screen and I start swooshing all the insane notices to the left but hesitate when I see the top grayed-out Emergency Alert. āUnknown weather event! Stay indoors!ā
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