where:Ā anĀ abandonedĀ neighborhood,Ā venturaĀ county when:Ā summer,Ā 2Ā monthsĀ post-outbreak,Ā midĀ day who:Ā openĀ toĀ independentĀ survivorsĀ orĀ thoseĀ scavengingĀ inĀ theĀ communityĀ !
daenaĀ makesĀ herĀ wayĀ cautiouslyĀ throughĀ someĀ overgrownĀ shrubbery,Ā knifeĀ grippedĀ tightlyĀ inĀ herĀ hand.Ā sheĀ hasĀ yetĀ toĀ getĀ herĀ handsĀ onĀ aĀ gunā¦Ā thoughĀ evenĀ then,Ā sheĀ doesn'tĀ exactlyĀ knowĀ howĀ toĀ useĀ one.Ā sheĀ knowsĀ there'sĀ stuffĀ likeĀ recoilĀ toĀ watchĀ outĀ for,Ā butĀ it'dĀ beĀ aĀ hellĀ ofĀ aĀ lotĀ saferĀ toĀ haveĀ aĀ gunĀ onĀ herĀ ratherĀ thanĀ justĀ aĀ knife.Ā it'sĀ aĀ bigĀ huntingĀ knifeĀ butĀ still,Ā youĀ gottaĀ getĀ closeĀ inĀ orderĀ toĀ useĀ it.
sheĀ spotsĀ aĀ loneĀ infectedĀ makingĀ theirĀ wayĀ throughĀ theĀ emptyĀ street,Ā makingĀ thatĀ awfulĀ noiseĀ thatĀ infectedĀ make.Ā itĀ makesĀ herĀ stomachĀ turn,Ā evenĀ still.
āc'monā¦Ā getĀ outtaĀ hereĀ alreadyā¦āĀ sheĀ mumblesĀ underĀ herĀ breath.Ā stillĀ notĀ confidentĀ enoughĀ toĀ justĀ jumpĀ andĀ takeĀ theĀ kill,Ā sheĀ waits.
marie was getting good at scavenging being on her own for these two months. she had two weapons on her including a gun she had gotten off an infected she had killed with just enough bullets. she had never used one before but learned pretty quick, she couldn't look weak. she had to make her mother proud right? she was searching through a neighborhood when she heard that familiar noise. she glanced around before spotting the body walking near her. she wasn't one to watch people suffer unnecessarily so she took out her gun and got close enough but not too close. one shot was all it took and the body fell. then she thought she spotted more movement. ''is someone there ?''














