61. The occupation

Yolandi grabs Deon when he opens the front door and hugs him while she talks over his shoulder. "I’ve been out of my mind with worry, my dear. Don’t do this to me ever again! Where are you coming from?” Deon is still holding his .303 rifle in his right hand. "I rose at first light while you were still sleeping to visit our people to see if they are all okay. They are keeping well but worry about empty shelves and they wanted to know when I will take them into town. I had to explain to them that it might be extremely dangerous and that only the strongest of us can go well-armed into town looking for provisions.” Yolandi hugs Deon tighter. "Armed? We only have this single gun. Do you think Chloe’s warning is true that those spiders that came from heaven changed the people in man-eating monsters? She even told us to wait for seven days before we could even venture to go to town.” Deon frowns. "It is ten days already, darling, and everything has run out since last week. There is no ele