Chapter 79
“Until we come up with a way to protect ourselves,” Michael said when the group gathered after a restless night, “we're sitting ducks if they come after us.”
“Sam Black and Arnie Tieg had rifles when they first picked us up,” Melisse said, “and they had ammo clips. One day they headed northeast from the village with the rifles, and when they returned they no longer carried them. I saw some caves out that way when Rachel and I were picking tubers. I’d look there.”
“Give me directions to find the spot,” Michael said.
“I'll join you,” Jake added.
“We should all go,” Charlotte suggested. “I don’t like the idea of splitting up.”
“No,” Jake told her a little too quickly, a little too abruptly. “It’s going back near the compound, back to danger.”
“It’s best if you, Lionel, and Q
