Woof had been laying quietly by the Old man. He felt the Old man scratch between his ears, "you like that boy?" came the voice he knew since he wandered up to the Old mans place five years ago. He still remembered his pack, his family where he came from, but his instinct told him that he belonged here.
:Josiah how long have you had that dog?" Amanda ask him.
"Going on six years now, came home from work one day and found him curled up on my front porch, never knew where he came from, but when I walk up to him he raised his head, looked at me, wagged his tail a bit, and went back to sleep. been with me every since, wouldn't know what to without him Amanda,"
Woof got up, and started walking to north side of the mesa. "wonder what he's going to do now?"
Country said.
Josiah didn't say nothing he just watched his dog walk over to a spot and sit on his hind quarters staring off in the distance,
"Want another cold one anyone?" J.L. said.
"I'll take one".
"Wait a minute Doc, I never took you for a drinking man before".
"Oh he isn't, but you need to ask him about his whiskey drinking with the Old man back in East Texas", Amanda replied.
"Well Doc tell us about it", Ericka shot in.
The Doc had just smiled, he hadn't drank that much since he turned twenty one,. Josiah smiled "yeah Rich tell them how our sweet little Amanda into our shit over that".
Josiah turned his head and looked for his dog. Woof was standing now ears high, he leaned over and whispered something to Carla,. Carla got up and left. "Hey Carla you're going to miss the story" Linda said.
Carla turned and smiled, "I already know it, Amanda called me when it happen" Carla made her way down into the mesa.
"Well Doc go for it", Doug said.
"Okay, when Amanda and I went to inform Josiah about Leo's death, and to take him all the paperwork that he would need to claim all this place we are at now."
"How did he take the news about Leo?" Dave ask.
" He took it, with a grain a salt, I still believe to this day he knew when he saw us walking up, anyway thats getting away from the tale my fellow survivors. We went to house, settled in, Country showed up about two hours later, Amanda took a shine to Country that night", Amanda blushed on that one.
No one had noticed that Carla had handed Josiah a pair of night vision binoculars, for that matter no one really took notice of him leaving, and walking behind the entryway to the mesa.
" So the two youngins as Josiah would say left us be, Josiah pulled down a bottle of Beam, and when I started telling him everything, He poured us both a shot, and from that point on, the talking didn't cease and the shots keep coming, that went on for about hour and half, then Amanda came back in sneered at both of us, Country laugh about," and thats about it.
Josiah peered through the glasses, looking in the direction that woof was staring. He spotted them, Pulling the glasses down he shock his head. Went back to his chair, again everyone was talking and having a good time, not really noticing him sitting.
Sarge stop talking about his time back Kansas state, he had an eerie feeling that feeling you get when you know someone is watching you, but you just can't pin point it, he turned and looked at woof. it was then that it had struck him, that the Old man had gotten up and was gone for a while and returned before anyone had taken notice. He looked at the Old man.
Josiah knew that Sarge knew something, "listen up everybody, don't react to what I'm going to tell you, but we are being watched right now, I knew something wasn't right when woof walked away from us, nothing like a dog's keens sense of hearing, to alert us, I don't know who they are or why they are watching us, but I do know they are out there".
No one knew what to say at that moment. "Well now whats the matter cat got your tongues people? Come on now forget about them, we need this what we are doing, there will always be something out there, don't you all feel good? I know I do, and piss on them if they know we know", Carla turned and flipped the finger at them.
"Hey boss they know we're here, I just got flipped off",
"Thats alright I've seen enough, need to get back to the encampment and let the boss man know what we found, I'm sure he will figure out a way to get into that place, besides like you said fresh pussy, and I want some of it!"
The men left Woof stood his ground until they had all gone, and came back to the Old man. "They gone now boy?" Woof looked up at him and if you could read dogs mind you would know his answer Yes!
J.L. spoke up first, " I figure who every they are, there not alone,"
"You're right about that J.L., we need to go out there and follow them, find out where they are going" Sarge said as he stood up.
"What are you doing?" Lindas ask him.
"Something that needs to be done, just give me thirty minutes and follow my marks", Sarge left.
"Go with him boy",
Woof got up as if knew exactly what to do, and followed Sarge.
"What about thte zombies won't Sarge be in trouble?" Gail ask.
"No mom, he won't as long as he stays quit they won't mess with him, and I know Sarge he don't go anywhere without his long knife, life the rest of us", Country answered her.
"Okay here we, J.L. Doug, Dave, you three come with me, bring rifles, Country you take charge here, I figure they will try to hit this place in the morning from the east with the sun in our eye's, take care of business brother, lets go guy's."
Country, Cappy, Carla, Amanda, Ericka, Doc, Gail and Rebecca, were left standing.
"Aaron I know what we can do, to slow any advance on us, we did it in Israel, and it will work here". Amanda said.
Country smiled he loved it when she called him by his name, from the first time they met, she had taken his heart, "I know you told me, lets do it, Cappy we need as many empty bottles you can find, Rebecca help him, The rest of ya'll met me at the weapons lockers, everyone moved, no one questioned Country, which after the day was over they would glad they didn't.
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