Prepper Central: A Prepper Fiction Novel (Prepping - Together we will Survive Book 1) by Chad Evercroft Page A

in with a group of seven men behind him.’
    ‘Are you sure it’s him?’ I whispered back.
    ‘Positive.’
    I peeked out from behind the side of the house to see that these men were armed, not only with weapons but also with a pissed off and determined look on their faces.
    ‘What do we do?’ I asked. ‘Do you think they saw us?’
    ‘I don’t know, but it doesn’t look like they’re headed in our direction,’ Stewart replied.
    It wasn’t common knowledge that our community consisted of as many preppers as it did and thus, I doubted that the guys walking in were headed to just about any house. They seemed to have a purpose and with their guns dangling from their hands I didn’t doubt for a minute that they intended on fulfilling it, regardless of the cost.
    Tommy reached into his pants waist and pulled out his 9mm. ‘I’ve got an idea. I don’t know if they saw you guys, but there’s no way they didn’t see me standing on the ladder and they just didn’t care. My guess is that he’s headed back to Anna’s house, so let’s give her a call and tell her to make sure that she locks her doors and hides. We’re also gonna have to call some of the other guys and have them meet us, because as it stands, we’re outnumbered. For now, we need to follow them. We’re gonna have to be quiet, and try to get close enough to grab them before they can even think about attacking.’
    ‘Got it.’ I replied.
    ‘Got it.’ Stewart agreed.
    We crawled to the left side of the house as the guys turned onto the road leading in the direction that Tommy had predicted. Tommy stuck his head out to ensure that we were safe to make a run for it, before whispering, ‘ now’ .
    We got to our feet, hopped over the fence that stood in between us and took cover behind the next house.
    ‘Who’s there?’ one of the guys yelled.
    ‘Shh,’ Tommy pressed his index finger against his lips.
    ‘Who the fuck is there?’ another voice thundered. 
    I reached behind me, taking hold of my gun in preparation for the threat I knew we would soon face. I could hear as their boots stomped on the ground, moving closer and closer to us. Then, one of the guys said, ‘let’s split up’ and they all took off in different directions.
    ‘What do we do?’ I whispered to Tommy, who seemed to have run out of plans.
    ‘We stay here,’ Stewart answered for him. ‘As soon as one head pops around the corner, we shoot. Of course, the others are gonna come running when they hear the shots so we’ve got to prepare to move fast. Don’t peek out, let them peek in.’
    Less than a minute passed and a firework of gunshots sounded through the air. Panic set in as the combination of gunshots and screams rang through my ear. I cocked my gun in preparation for the brave soul who dared to cross my path. Stewart and I took the right side of the wall, with me crouching, and him standing. Tommy guarded the left side of the wall, waiting, just as we all did.
    ‘Three of them are down,’ my dad’s voice sent me spiraling into a whole new level of terror. He was brave. He knew how to shoot. But he was my dad. He was the last person that I expected or wanted to play the hero. ‘Where the hell are you cowards?’ his voice came again.
    I wanted to get to him, to tell him that he should excuse himself from the chaos and get the hell inside but I knew that would just put the three of us in danger.
    ‘Shoot,’ boomed another voice that most certainly came from Edward.
    We weren’t alone. The fact that we weren’t alone and that some our men had taken matters into their own hands allowed me to feel the slightest amount of relief.
    ‘I think we should make a run for it,’ Tommy said before sticking his head out to check if it was safe.
    ‘NO,’ I reached out to pull Tommy back noticing that a gun was pointed directly at him.
    Bang- right through his chest. Stewart stepped up to the plate, sinking a few bullets into the shooter’s chest. Tommy’s feet gave