Day 11

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A woman can take care of the family. It takes a man to provide structure, to provide stability. | Tom DeLay

                Around 2 in the morning, Owen pulled up to the entrance of the neighborhood that they had left the days before.

                Andrea glanced back at him, “Something isn't right about this place.”

                Owen pushed farther into the street as there were more and more bodies now covering the streets.

                Stiles looked out his window when he felt Katie’s hand.

                Stiles glanced back at her, “Everything is gonna be ok.”

                Katie didn’t say anything back to him when they saw the houses that they had once been living in burnt to the ground.

                Owen looked back at Andrea, “Stay in the car with them.”

                “I didn’t leave that house to be ordered around anymore.” Andrea snorted back at him.

                Owen shook his head as he got out of the car and saw the once 2 story house burnt to the ground with just the first story visible to them.

                Andrea covered her mouth as they walked up to the house, “This wasn’t a mistake.”

                Owen glanced back at her, “What are you talking about?”

                Andrea bent down picking up a bag, “This was a fire that was started by someone to draw something here.”

                Owen glanced over his shoulder when he heard the growling.

                Andrea shot up when she saw them.

                Owen looked down at the car as Stiles was looking at him confused and worried. “We have to run.”

                “My sister, I can't leave my sister.” Andrea took a step toward when the growlers moved toward them.

                “Run Andrea, run away from them!” Owen reached over for her when the growlers started toward them.

                Andrea looked back at Katie, “I can't leave my sister! I am not leaving her!”

                Owen grabbed her and pulled her back as the growlers rushed past the truck and ran at them. “Leave them and come on!”

                Andrea finally turned to him and ran off into the darkness with him.

                Katie watched as the growlers ran past the truck rushing after Andrea and Owen.

                Stiles jumped into the front seat shutting the door that Owen had left open.

                Katie looked up at him as all the growlers were off after their older siblings, “We have to help them.”

                “NO, in the darkness we could get ourselves killed by a growler or by them.” Stiles said back to her.

                “I will not watch my sister die.” Katie shouted back at him.

                Stiles looked at her when he saw the growler standing next to Katie outside her window. “Katie, shut up.”

                “No, I won't be silent! I have to go get my sister!” Katie shouted back at him.

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