As Danny hit the 4oth floor, he stopped to rest, he could feel the hunger pains and decided to go to his eating station before picking up his supplies, he couldn't stop thinking about that morning 7 years ago.

 He had awoke to the sound of shovels scrapping cement, he knew right away, Mark, Lisa and the kids were all over the snow, his body was racked with fever and he had the chills, He wondered if his youngest son Lee and his wife Terry were shoveling away.

He slowly got up and headed towards the kitchen, Katie was standing in the living room in front of the tv, Slowly she turned and with knowing accusation, she said,

The President has declared Martial law!

What?

Martial Law, Katie said, There's been rioting all over the country over tennis shoes.

Danny went straight to the window, He didn't see Mark or the kids and went to the phone,

Great! Danny exclaimed, the phones dead, he went and grabbed his cell phone, no signal there either,

Katie, go e-mail Lee, I'll go next door to Marks and see if they know anything.

She looked at Danny with fear in her eyes, we don't have internet either, Thats why I turned the tv on! The computor is working, but no news, no mail, no going on line.

Danny grabbed the remote and starting flipping through the channels, The same Anchorwoman was on every channel saying the same thing over and over,

" The President has declared Martial Law, Stay in your home"!

Danny and Katies house was the official meeting place for emergencies, they had a wood stove for heat, plenty of food in the pantry and a well stocked arsenal. He could only hope Lee and Terry were making their way here.

He threw on some clothes and headed out the door, He wasn't more then a few steps out the door, when Mark met him , Dad, the President has declared Martial law!  Just then, a VOICE IN BROKEN ENGLISH TOLD THEM BOTH TO GO BACK INSIDE, They turned and 4 well armed soldiers made it clear they were to do as they were told,

Danny looked over to the football field and realized , this was a camp for soldiers, slowly with hands raised, they both went into their homes.

Katie, was watching from the window in horror, Oh My God Dan, whats going on?

I don't know Honey, but, I do know, they were building that camp long before Martial law was declared, that soldier, he had a Russian accent and those uniforms they are wearing are not American.

 

 

to be cont.