Kaleb And Stan walked away from the Buick which had previously ran out of gas. They were now walking eastward down a highway in West Virginia. Two days had passed from the last chapter.
Kaleb had found a pair of hiking boots which were only a size too big. The heels of them sagged down when he took a step. His last shoes were torn up as they had been performing they're method of looting infested stores.
They walked in silence, large dirt stains And sweat spots littered all across there shirts. Kaleb reluctantly broke the silence."hey, h-have you ever killed anyone?"Kaleb stared at the ground.
"Naw, man. Only monsters."Stan responded."but, what if you felt, threatened, or maybe in danger."Kaleb now glared at the ground."uh, gee,i don't know man."Stan said, confused.
"N- never mind."Kaleb stammered, shoving off the conversation.
It was around seven thirty in the morning. Kaleb And Stan began walking off of the exit.a long, rural dirt road trailed off through a small seeming forest."we should cross through it, we have enough daylight to make it out before dusk."Stan reasoned.
Kaleb agreed And they both began to tread inside of the woods. They were slowed from they're normal walk as they had collected an abundance of supplies.
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5:51 pm
Still in the forest
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Kaleb And Stan were sitting opposite each other across a fire. They had gotten lost once around noon for a few hours then found there way back onto the road And ended up caught in the forest And decided to wait out the night.
As night grew closer they enjoyed a meal of a TV dinner roasted over a fire with bottled water. Once they both finished Stan offered to take first watch while Kaleb slept.
At around one in the morning, Stan woke Kaleb up And slept until morning. Stan crashed almost immediately And slept soundly.
8:12 am
"Stan, Stan get up!"Kaleb whispered while shaking Stan. Kaleb had destroyed the remnants of their fire And drug Stan And their supplies off of the road, behind a tree."w-what,waddya want dickteeth?"Stan rasped as he woke up.
Kaleb slapped a hand over Stan's mouth And waited for the group of vans And trucks to pass. After they had passed, Kaleb snuck a look down the road seeing the caravan take a turn.
"Stan, Stan, I'm gonna check it out."Kaleb said. Stan rubbed his eyes And began taking in the situation. Kaleb hurriedly grabbed his kukri And retrieved a m1911 handgun from his duffel bag.
He switched off the safety switch And tucked it into his waistband And folded his shirt over it."wait, what are you doing?"Stan said, as he struggled to stand up, barely awake."don't worry, I'll be back. I won't be gone long, I'm just checking it out."he said And dashed down the road after the mysterious group.
Stan stood in shock, debating wether to run after or pack up their gear.
Kaleb sprinted full speed just like his very first middle school track meet. It didn't take him long to find out where they had went.
As soon as he turned the corner he saw a large valley. Down the hill in front of him, a large city establishment sprawled across the valley plains. Kaleb looked back And couldn't turn down the opportunity.
He drew his kukri And crouch walked down towards the city.
He easily climbed up a fence with barbed wire coil at the top. He carefully, but easily deassembled it.
A little trick he had picked up from his father. Kaleb felt like a child on Christmas. What building should he investigate first.
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Ruins
خيال (فانتازيا)Kaleb,a young 14-year old boy survives alone, in a pathetic excuse for a world. after all off humanity rushed to obtain a mysterious resource that could've helped the entirety of the race survive longer without resources, instead, caused them to use...
