CHAPTER 73

The unfortunate man sets off on a reckless run and is only interrupted by the times when he gets his feet stuck in the mud and has to insist on removing the boots he is wearing and is forced to use in front of the branches, twigs and sharp stones that exist on the path.

The feared actually happened. The river is covering the bridge that connects the small village to the Reid family mansion.

Now he has no alternative but to make the long journey outside the property to avoid risking his own life trying to swim across.

Almost an hour later, crossing some fences and corrals, he arrives at the mansion and, upon entering through the back door, grabs a handful of keys and leaves with them hidden under the cover, until he arrives at the large vehicle garage.

Now in possession of one of them, the man will have to make an even longer journey through the center of the city, which, at this point in the storm, had streets similar to water and sewage channels.

The electricity remains interrupted,