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drive on. How about this, after we feed all of the critters in the morning, we take a ride. Maybe see if we can find Bo and Penny.” Her eyes lit up.
    “That’d be nice,” she said with a smile. “I’d love to see Rhonda and her kids too,” she added.
    I nodded slowly before responding. “Yeah, I’d like to as well, but I’m not so sure how Tonya will greet us.” Kelly’s smile left her, but she didn’t protest. I reset the chessboard.
    “There’s only one way to find out I suppose, we’ll go over there tomorrow and test the waters, alright?” Kelly's smile returned.
    "I think that'd be nice." She got up and went into the kitchen, returning a moment later with a glass of water.
    “You didn’t say anything about the Marines. Do you really think Colonel Coltrane and his people will come back?” I nodded.
    “In one respect, I hope they’re far, far away. That would negate them coming back to look for me.”
    “And me,” Kelly added. I shook my head.
    “They think they killed everyone else, including you. So, if they come back, it’ll either be to take me prisoner again, or kill me outright. We have to be cautious.” I may be immune, but I sincerely doubted they’d let me live after everything that had happened, and if they found out about Kelly, it was possible they’d kill her merely on general principle.
    She nodded thoughtfully as she mulled over what I said and looked at me.
    “If they’re far away, that means…”
    “That the chances of ever seeing my kids again are pretty remote,” I finished. She nodded slightly. “Yeah. I think about it constantly, just in case you’re wondering.”
    “I know,” she said quietly. “I didn’t mean to bring it up, I’m sorry.”
    “”Don’t be,” I replied. “One day something is going to happen. I’ll have an epiphany, and I’ll figure out how to get my kids back.”
    “ We’ll figure out how to get them back,” she admonished. I offered a smile.
    “You got that right. Alright,” I said, changing the subject. “Final game of the night. I’m going to be black and play without bishops. Let’s see how you do. Oh, let’s make a wager on it.”
    “What kind of wager?” she asked.
    “How about, the winner gets to have their way with the loser,” I said as I eyed her. This brought another smile to her face, which is what I was hoping for.
     
    Kelly drove, allowing me to keep watch and she slowed to a crawl as we neared the school. The fencing was supplemented with additional strands of barbed wire and it looked like they were starting to build a wall, which was a good sign. I directed her to stop when she turned in the entrance. The gate was standing open. So much for the reinforced fencing. Kelly pointed.
    “What is that?” I looked at what she was pointing at and nodded in understanding. They had found a large boiler somewhere and relocated it to the side of the building. There were various weld patches, pipes leading to and from it, and a large partially enclosed fire pit was under it. Fog was emanating from around the boiler and the smoke stack from the fire pit had a thick plume rising in the air.
    “Well I’ll be. It looks like they’ve put together a steam-powered heating system. Damn, that’s impressive,” I admitted.
    “Should we go in?” she asked.
    “I’m not sure. I would’ve thought they’d at least have a guard on duty,” I said, shaking my head in disapproval. Kelly suddenly gave a short gasp as the door to the bus suddenly opened and a man peered out.
    “I guess he’s the guard. Boy, nothing can get past him,” I quipped sarcastically and gave him a halfhearted wave. He nodded, stepped out of the bus and stretched. He was a rather homely looking man, perhaps in his early thirties but already starting to look older than his years. He sported a long beard with wisps of gray starting to peek out, and even longer hair of the same color scheme tied in a ponytail and sticking out of a farmer’s hat. My