The Strange Hereafter

Chapter 1

((A/N:I decided to go back and change a few things, the original sucked ass. You're welcome))

I slowly opened my eyes, and felt an arm on my shoulder, it was Chloe, still asleep. I smiled, she looked so cute and peaceful. I didn't want to wake her so I slowly got up and examined outside the window. There was wreckage and two cars thrown across the yard.

It was barely even a yard anymore. My heart jumped when I saw a small creature, I couldn't quite tell what it actually was but it was dead, laying on the ground. It was sad, that poor animal.. I saw three birds fly by and that was the only sign of life I really saw. Some life at least.

What if there were survivors? There has to be. Maybe we could search, Joyce and them could be okay..

"Good morning, Super Max," Chloe yawned, slowly lifting herself off the bed.

"Good morning, sleeping beauty" I smiled, looking away from the window, giving Chloe my full attention. She looked tired but I found it adorable

"Um, I was thinking about searching for survivors, I feel like that's my responsibility. I mean, I caused all of this.. Joyce could be okay and maybe even Warren," I looked back out the window, my head was pounding and my brain was fried. I can't even think straight really, but one thing's straight, we're searching for people, today.

"Of course, Maximus! Let's go on a badass, sympathetic.. FUN adventure! I'm sure we'll find someone, hopefully my mom is okay. And step.. - David." Chloe sighed, correcting herself. She opened the door and began towards the car. Funny, she actually called her step dad David.

"Hm, David? The name isn't familiar." I laughed, heading out the door, following behind her.

"Shut up or I'll start calling you Maxine."

"Oh you did not"

"Oh but I did, Maxine" Chloe smiled at me, starting towards the car

"Please, no" I laughed, shaking my head at her.

Surprisingly the car was okay. As we drove off, I rested my head on the car window, emotions and guilt started to find it's way back to me. I caused all of this shit all for one girl. I was too terrified to let her go, I just started hanging out with her again. She's my best friend, I'm not losing her, not again, not for good. I love her too damn much. The only destiny she has is being with me, my partner in crime. We're destined to be together, forever. Nothing will ever change that.
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The car jerked to a stop, Chloe put her hand on my shoulder alerting me that we were at the place, the Two Whales.

"You ready Maxy?"

"Maxy? That's definitely a new one. Yeah, I'm ready but are you?"

She looked at me again for a sec and got up out of the car, I guess that's a no. Or perhaps she wasn't sure, I'm not even sure if I'm ready, but I know that I need to fix all this shit. Like what if Joyce didn't survive?.. God I don't even know what I'd do, Chloe would probably run off not knowing what to do or how to react. Fuck, that can't happen. I can't let that happen, she'll be fine..

I walked right beside her but soon she started sprinting her way to the restaurant, and I followed by her side as always. Thoughts were just running along with me too, they scared me. My own mind seemed to be such a scary place, I couldn't really run from it. As we ran inside the world went in slow motion, my vision blurred and I didn't know what was going on.

It then seemed that everything was now going so fast, they were dead..? It was all my fault. I screamed, and screamed until I couldn't go on and I just fell to the ground sobbing. I still couldn't grasp what was happening but I remember Chloe calling my name and that's it. Nothing.