Chapter 5

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Raven walks into the store and heads to the women's clothes section. She looks around and is amazed to see the clothes still there and available to take for whatever they will need. She takes a couple pairs of jeans, a few shirts, and some basic undergarments for herself. She looks over to Jake and smiles.

"Take whatever you like. You can get some male clothes." She explains to him. Jake nods and heads over to the men's clothes section. He starts to grab a few pairs of jeans, shirts, and other clothes that he might need. Raven grabs a portable suitcase from the shelves and puts the clothes inside of it.

"Good thinking, we'll get all of our clothes and supplies inside of this suitcase." He says as she grabs the suitcase and puts it onto the ground. Jake walks out of the male clothes section with his own clothes in a suitcase as well. He walks over to her and smiles.

"Okay, we're ready to go." He says. Raven and Jake both head to the checkout to pay for their clothing items. She laughs and looks back to Jake who smiles down at her.

"Well, I don't think the cashier is going to be upset. There isn't exactly anyone left in this store." He chuckles. Jake and her walk out of the store without paying for their clothes, grabbing their bags and heading toward the car. They both seem to be in decent spirits, and not in too much panic about their current situation. Raven climbs back behind the wheel after putting her suitcase in the backseat with the chickens. Jake gets in the passenger seat with his luggage bag and smiles at her.

"Alright let's go." He says. "How long of a drive do we have to get to your uncle's place?" He asks her, interested in the distance they have to travel. He has no idea how far away the mountains are, so his curiosity is peaked.

"12 hour drive but we might get stopped along the way to a car pile up or something so then we would have to go onto horseback." She replies. 

"Twelve hours... wow, that's a long drive." Jake says with a look of awe on his face. "We'll just have to make sure we don't run out of gas or get caught by zombies. And if that car pile up happens, we can use the horses and you can teach me how to ride." He smiles at her.

"Yep sounds like a plan." She replies. Raven starts up the car and begins the 12 hour drive to her uncle's place. Jake sits back in his seat and takes in the scenery outside as they drive along. This is definitely not how either of them thought their day would go, and yet here they are. They travel through various towns and areas, seeing a few zombies here and there but no massive hordes. The day progresses throughout their drive as they gradually make their way deeper into the mountains.

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