The Breakout

By Matthew Stephens

When Steve observes a line of army tucks pulling into town and taking the lives of his neighbors, he hooks up with two friends in order to attempt an escape.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Matthew Stephens
• Release date: Jan 21, 2012
• ISBN: 9781466105713

Matthew Stephens

I'm an avid reader and love to write. I am married with two boys and reside in Minnesota. Some of my favorite authors are Stephen King,Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Peter Straub, Suzanne Collins, J.K. Rowling, Thomas Harris, Dan Brown, Cormac McCarthy, My new favorite- Bentley Little, and many many more. I'm willing to read any author who has a great idea and is able to express his ideas in a way I can relate(at least with the characters) and understand clearly. I revise constanly and still don't end up satified, but i guess that is something that will come in time, hopefully. I hope you enjoy my stories as much as I enjoy writing them. I am currently working on a novel, but I will try to upload new short stories from time to time, mostly free to read. I believe if I'm going to charge anything it should be at least 4,000 words or more. A lot of the stories I post are old and had been written years ago, but I think they still have good potential (After endless revising and I know they're still not perfect). P.S. you can find my newest stories under M.D. Stephens. I will no longer be posting stories under this pen name. I am taking a different approach and trying to appeal to a broader audience. I thank all of you who have read these stories, and I urge you to check out my other profile where there is some exciting stuff to come. My attempt from now on is to write stories without all the sexual situations and extreme graphic violence. I believe if I'm a good enough writer, I should be able to entertain without being so gritty and explicit. I'm not going to completely abandon the darker side, but for now, I'm going to tone it down. the link for my new profile is below. Thanks for your time. Matt

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-1The Breakout

By Matthew Stephens

Copyright by Matthew Stephens 2009

Published by Smashwords

Steve was just sitting down to watch the evening ball game. The Cubs were about to finish their three game series with the Brewers when a loud rumbling of engines came from outside. He went to the bay window and peeked through the drawn curtains. A line of army vehicles (tanks, jeeps, etc.) were slowly rolling down the street. The vehicles came to a stop and several soldiers leaped out on to the pavement. They were wearing gas masks and had large tanks strapped to their backs. They held rubber hoses that appeared to be connected to their backpacks.

Steve's neighbor, old man Whitney, was in his front lawn taking out the trash when a soldier approached him. At first they were just conversing, then the soldier held the hose up to his face and released a white cloudy substance. The old man immediately put his hands to his throat, his eyes were wide and his face was as red as