Apocalypsis 03 - Exodus

just simple math.”
    I shook my head, dropping my arms. “I love the delusional.” I turned to leave the hut, going into a slow jog. I heard her response floating out from behind me.
    “I’m not delusional! I’m a realist!”
    I broke into a run, ignoring the sounds of branches swishing past my body as I pushed through and the leaves crunching under my feet like little firecrackers, echoing all over the place. Our departure had been pushed forward and I had no time to lose.
    ***
    I arrived at the pool area to find Fohi and Rob sitting on the walkway, getting dressed, surrounded by giggling girls.
    “Oh, hey, Bryn. What’s up?” asked Fohi, separating himself from two who were sitting next to him.
    I took him by the arm and pulled him away from the others before saying in a quiet voice, “Don’t freak out, but we need to leave now.”
    “What?!” he said in a high-pitched, panicked voice.
    I squeezed him arm painfully, whispering loudly in his face, “I just told you not to freak out, stupid!”
    “Ow, that hurts,” he said, trying to brush me off. “Sorry, you just surprised me. Next time warm me up a little with a, Hello, how ya doin’ kinda thing, before you tell me we gotta run out in the middle of the night.”
    Rob had walked up in time to hear the last part of his speech. “What’d he just say? We’re leaving tonight?”
    “Yeah, you heard right,” said Fohi, bending down to lace up his moccasins. “She says we have to leave now.”
    “Like now now?” asked Rob, looking at me.
    “Yeah. Like now now. No time to explain. Can you guys get your hands on the grenades without anyone finding out?”
    “I don’t know. Why?” asked Rob.
    I sighed. “Isn’t it obvious? I plan on taking them with us.”
    “Are you sure that’s a good idea?” he asked, doubt in his voice.
    “Do you have some other way to protect us against canner attacks in our new home?” I asked sarcastically. “A bazooka maybe? Rocket launcher? Flame thrower? Tank?”
    Rob held up his hands. “Easy there, I was just asking.” He dropped his hands. “Yeah, I can get them. You need them now?”
    “I’m only gonna say it one more time, Rob. We are leaving now .”
    He looked at Fohi who shrugged his shoulders in response. “Okay, then,” he finally said. “I’ll go get them. Where should we meet you?”
    “Meet me at the canoe launching site. Make sure you have what you need for our trip and the weapons. If you have a gun and bullets, bring them, too.”
    He started to walk away with Fohi, leaning down to talk to him. I grabbed his shoulder to stop him, taking a step closer to the two of them so I could whisper in both their ears at the same time.
    “Listen … we had a little run-in with Coli. Winky’s taking care of her, but we need to get out before she wakes up. Don’t say anything to anyone about us leaving early. We need to do this on the down-low, if you know what I mean.”
    Rob nodded, but Fohi had to question me. I should have known he would, but it was making me frustrated, wasting time like this.
    “What’d she do? What’d you do?”
    “I’ll tell you later. Just go, okay?”
    “But what … you mean Winky’s going too?”
    “Yes!” I whisper-yelled. “Would you just go , please?”
    “Well, that means we’ll need two canoes, not just one,” he said over his shoulder as I pushed on his back to get him going.
    I stopped, realizing he had a point. “Is that a problem?” I asked.
    “Nah,” he smiled, turning to face me while he walked. “I can get you ten canoes if you need ‘em.”
    Rob slapped him on the back of the head. “No you can’t, idiot.”
    Fohi punched him in the ribs. “Don’t hit me on the head, a-hole. And, yes, I can. I know where everything is, unlike you .”
    “Do you know where the bikes are?” I asked, suddenly hoping we might not have to walk the entire way.
    “Of course I do. I’m in charge of all that stuff,” he said, puffing out his chest.
    “You used to be in charge of it. Now you’re in charge of shutting up,” said Rob.
    Fohi’s mouth thinned, and I could see he was getting ready to tackle his friend, so I put my hand gently on his arm and stared him in the eyes. I don’t try to use my feminine wiles on guys often -or ever-but this was an extreme emergency.
    “Um, Fohi?” I said softly, almost flirtingly.
    He smiled lazily, looking a litte stunned. “Yyyeeeah?”
    “Do you think you could get us two canoes and some bikes also?” I