Chapter 10
Hank’s snoring woke Robbie up before daylight. He reached for a stick and whacked his leg. Hank snorted, turned over on his side, and breathed a heavy but relatively quieter tone.
Robbie lay looking up at the stars. The clear night made the air a bit cooler than the night before. It seemed a little too easy yesterday. Better pay attention today. Expendables? Can the lives of a few be so unimportant that they can be so quickly thrown away for their security? Maybe they don’t have a security problem . . . perhaps they have been relatively safe over the years . . . maybe they have not had the intruder problems we’ve had. I think the flag helps.
The eastern sky showed a hint of light. Robbie got up and grabbed some food out of the Jeep. He nibbled on some leftover bacon while he
