9: Where to from Here

As Colby listened to the exchange of questions and answers, he wondered if his grandfather could tell that Viper was annoyed. He definitely could. It was a wonder that the big dude hadn't snatched his Gramps up yet. At this moment Colby wanted to. He knew his grandfather would keep with this questioning all night if allowed to. Instead, he sat back in his chair with his hands behind his head. He did what he often did when he was not fighting for his life. He thought about Haley.

Flashback

Running. What everyone seemed to be doing a lot of lately. Something was wrong. Where were all of these things coming from? How did they get here and what were they? Where was the damn government when you needed them? A million different questions. Not one solid answer.

Colby ran as fast as his legs would take him towards the ugly thing against the advisement of his sister. He could hear her trying to catch up with him as she screamed for him to stop, but he couldn't. He would not. Not until he had H