Chapter One
It was the worst of times; it was the worst of times.
Rayford Steele's knees ached as he sat behind the wheel
of the rented Lincoln. He had dropped to the pavement at
the crushing realization of his pastor's death. The physical
pain, though it would stay with him for days, would
prove minor compared to the mental anguish of having
yet again lost one of the dearest people in his life.
Rayford felt Amanda's eyes on him. She laid one
comforting hand on his thigh. In the backseat his daughter,
Chloe, and her husband, Buck, each had a hand on
his shoulder.
What now? Rayford wondered, What do we do without
Bruce? Where do we go?
The Emergency Broadcast System station droned on
with the news of chaos, devastation, terror, and destruction
throughout the world. Unable to speak over the
lump in his throat, Rayford busied himself maneuvering
his way through the incongruous traffic jams. Why were
people out? What did they expect to see? Weren't they
afraid of more bombs, or fallout?
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