You slowly get up and stretch out from your sleeping position before heading out to where Harry was staring at the strange land, the city still far in the distance.
"Morning." You smiled at him.
"Hey, we're going to have to get moving soon." He smiled back, looking out still.
"Yeah, have you eaten yet?" You asked him as your stomach began to grumble in complaint.
"No but I'm fine." He replied and shrugged.
"Can't believe we've nearly been out of the Rat Run for 24 hours." You spoke in disbelief and shook your head. "It's crazy."
"I'll tell you what's crazy, we've been out for nearly 24 hours and there's still no sign of them." Harry spoke whilst scanning the terrain, your eyes widened. You'd nearly forgot about the danger of them, it had been overlapped with the new dangers that you faced out here.
You turned around to see that most people were getting up now and you could see them moving around and getting ready to go soon. Some were eating their supplies whilst others were backing up their bags.
"So how long do you-"
You were cut off by the sudden piercing sound of someone screaming, causing you both to turn and run back to where the rest of you were.
"What happened?" Harry asked as people looked around panicking.
"She got up just now and as soon as she stood, she fell back down and began to fit on the floor." Another girl spoke, shaking slightly. Another person dead made you feel sick.
You kneel down and feel for a pulse just to double check, but you can't find one. She's dead.
Do you:
Stay and try to work out what killed her (49)
Or leave because you have to get as far as you can today and keep moving (55)
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Badlands// H.S
FanfictionThis city is disgusting, A corpse of what it used to be. The people are filthy, and there's no way out. The tops of the skylines buzz with a lack lustre enthusiasm. The ground level is caked in dirt and rust and grime and the people that dwell here...
