Chapter 32-Lakay
The next morning Colt wakes up with his back against the sandbags. He feels something on his shoulder. He turns his head and sees Sadie's head on his shoulder. Her blond hair down and on his shoulder too. He turns and sees Charles sitting down and watching the woods. "How long have you been up?" Colt asks.
"A few hours. The gang should be waiting up soon. We have to get up," Charles says. Colt nods as she shakes Sadie. Sadie groans and opens her eyes.
"Come on, we've got work to do," Colt tells her. Sadie nods as she stands up. Sadie grabs her hat and puts it back on. Colt and Charles stand up and walk down the house. Miss Grimshaw comes over.
"We should be ready to leave soon," Miss Grimshaw says.
"Somebody should go ahead and scout," Sadie says. Colt nods.
"I know where Colt is thinking. I'll take Sean and head there. I'll send Sean back when it's all clear," Charles says. Colt nods. Charles walks away. Hosea comes outside. Hosea walks over and grabs coffee as Sean and Charles come over. "We'll be back as soon as possible," Charles says. The two men mount up on their horses and leave camp.
"Where are they going?" Hosea asks.
"They are going to scout out where we're moving to," Sadie says. Hosea nods.
"They'll be here by the end of the day," Hosea says.
"I'm hoping to be out of here by noon," Colt says. Hosea nods.
"Look, nobody else will say it, so I will. What do we do if they don't show back up?" Sadie asks.
"We need to stay off their radar. We also need a plan to get John out of prison," Colt says.
"John's too hot. They'll expect us. We have to wait to save John," Hosea says. Colt nods, agreeing with the man. Colt starts to help the gang gather what they need from camp. They wait about two hours when Sean rides into camp.
"It's clear," Sean says. The gang nods. They load up on the wagons and leave Shady Belle.
They ride the wagons into a place in the swamp called Lakay. Buildings and trees were blocking their views. They stop their wagons. "This place smells like shit?" Molly says.
"Well, it's the best we got, so deal with it," Miss Grimshaw says. "Let's turn this place into a camp!" Miss Grimshaw shouts. Everybody starts to unload the wagons and gets tents down. Colt walks into a building by itself. Colt looks around and sees a bed and a small kitchen. Miss Grimshaw walks in. "This place should suit you just fine," Miss Grimshaw says.
"No, Give it to Abigail and Jack," Colt says. Miss Grimshaw nods. Colt walks out. Colt walks over to Kieran, who was writing on a piece of paper. "What are you writing?" Colt asks.
"A letter," Kieran says. Colt looks at him, confused.
"Well, I assume the gang is gonna need a way to find us. They might look at the post office. This is a way for them to find us," Kieran says. Colt smiles at pats, the young man on the back.
"Good idea Kieran," Colt says. Kieran smiles and nods. Colt walks away. They take the day to get camp ready.
I know this is short. This is just a chapter to show their camp for this chapter. I have a story planned for chapter 5. As always, suggestions are welcomed. Until next time.
