chapter Lv

the hottest time of the year

The thing about Houston Texas there are bad winters when the winter leapers and winter wolves come out, there are bad summers where it is extremely too hot to go outside and especially now that the Summer Pronghorn and the deadliest thing that hunts it, the summer Ocelot, that just summer, the Spring is just as bad to right up there with summer, the Spring Mule deer, another thing give off its scent, and what hunts, the Spring Cougar, Fall is not bad just the wettest every serpent that is thirsty and hungry comes out to drink and eat, is the Fall Badger, like all things that slither on the ground this one hunts it, the Spring Massasauga, Autumn is another wet season in Houston, it never stops raining what comes out looking for to feed and drink, is the Autumn Fire Ant, you know what feeds on it, The Autumn Wolf spider, what the Garrett family and the people who lives in homesteads faces during the terrible season and threats that comes with it, right now it is Summer over 102% outside, to hot to go to work, with the Summer Pronghorns out and the Summer Ocelots out hunting them, " it's 102% out the grand kids to go out, even for us. said, Jordan, " what we boing to do for breakfast to hot to cook, even to dangerous to cookout on thefire, Hank and Thomas walked in whipping theirfaxes, " even hotter in here what we going to do. asked, Hank, " like we did twenty-five years ago when we was on retirement to take careof them, andit wassummer here, take everyone down to thecellar with water, and meat andbean pies, lucky that we madethem before today, be breakfast, lunch, anddinner, lock the locks on the doors andwindows,guys in the cool celler come on, they locked thenewlocks on the doors andwindows , they went into the celler, Jordan got the jugs of waterand traysoff glasses and Jessiegot the trays of pies andthey walked in the cellar and locked it and the bolt lock they put on it, " mom what we going to do? asked, Teeno, " we agree it too hotto work today, so we calling a day off, said. Jessie, " it to hot to stay in the house, so we going to stay, eat down here to stay cool take a glass to tell your mother and aunt what pie you want, said, Jordan, " Meat and bean pies, like I living a dream, Lily when its summer and hot we come down here, drink water and beforehand they make meat and beans pies they are soo good, said. Daytona, they take the glasses she pours them water, they tell Jessie what pies they want, and are about to eat, " you all know better bless the food first, Jessie tells them, they say their prayers and start to eat, " you all miss our cooking like that? asked. Jordan, " mm, oh mom and aunt Jessie, you don't know, this good so good, said, Preston, meanwhile outside a herd of Pronghorns are crossing down the valley looking for some food, as they stop to eat grass from the fields, in Dollar county, at the house, " first a terrible winter, now this, please tell me they not in the heat, said. Josie, " honey, the gals know they need to stay home and call it a day off, especially if summertime animals and predators are going to be out, said. Marco, the Pronghorns move on and enter Morgan town crossing the street, business were closed everyone is staying in because it is so hot out but following them are the Summertime Ocelots, they are out in their dens, they finished eating and drinking and just relaxing in the cellar, there is a loud howl coming from outside, " grandma, they called, " you are safe boys the Ocelots can't get in here or through the gates, more anything the pesticide will move them along, said. Jessie, " what about the animals will they get eaten, asked, Tom, Jessie turn her head and look at him, " they are safe in the new Barnhouse, Farmhouse, Duck fence, and Henhouse, with the doors locked and the bolt locked, plus to get to them you got to get through the doors and locks by the wire pesticide fences, she, told her grandson. as the Pronghorns left the town and head east to grease, The summertime Ocelots tracking them to feed, themselves and their young, " maybe we should send a telegram or a telovoice, said, Josie, " no one is going out in this heat, they home they probably in the cellar to keep cool this morning and evening, said. Marco, send them a telegram since the house is skulling hot and unbearable to stay in, they will get later, the threat moved on out of the town, but that doesn't mean they left, they are still outside, a few hours in the sun went in that 102 degrees is now 100 degrees outside, everything is starting to cool down a bit, " Jess, you wake? asked, Jordan. she looked at her, she yawned, " mm, yeah we need to see is it any cooler upstairs, they got up and unlock the door and walked in the house, it bit warm but not hot as it was this morning. " you know what am I thinking now? asked. Jessie, " take the morning off, work at night, and have a bounty of law office in Dollar county, so we can actually get supplies in town and wagons, sai, Jordan, " but we come up at nighttime, still warm in here, they walked back in the cellar, " hows the house, asked. Hank, " not as bad as it is, but during the night we go back in, plus we work tonight where cool and the threats are less, said, Jessie, " that actually a good idea, doing night work, said. Thomas, " plus we need to open an office for us in dollars, and a depot for all three wagons, and check on uncle Marco and Josie and bring them water and food, said, Jordan, " we just thinking about that we got a perfect office for you, we check out when we are in Dollar, said, Hank,