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vi. the survivor's story part 2

Willie

I knew trying to find people wasn't going to be easy, but I was willing to try. As soon as I got up, we set off. I had almost forgotten the food, but I packed it in a backpack. I woke up before Carrie, but she agreed with me when I told her we should leave immediately to see if there are any survivors.

It wasn't too hard to find a car, there were tons all around. We had to be careful with which one we chose since Carrie told me she saw dead bodies in some of them, and I didn't want to be even more traumatized than I already was.

We ended up hijacking a bright green smart car. Carrie somehow knew how to do it, "Where did you learn how to do that?" I ask curiously.

"A movie. They do it surprisingly accurately." Carrie shrugs and starts the car.

I turned the air up immediately since the car was hotter inside than it was outside.

Carrie turns on the radio before putting the car in drive and pushing down on the accelerator.

"So.. what exactly are we looking for?" I ask her, not entirely sure. The plan is to search for more people, but how exactly are we going to search? Are we going to just drive around and hope to see someone lurking on the streets? Because that's a bit unlikely.

"People," Carrie says simply, about to continue talking but I interrupted her.

"I think we should check prominent places. I think most people would've been like us and would've looked for food as well. I saw some restaurants down the street on my way here. We should check there," I explain.

"Okay, yeah, good idea," Carrie tells and I grin. "We should check neighborhoods too," She adds. "Even if they're in houses, they'll hear the car driving outside."

Carrie stops at a stop sign and I raise an eyebrow. "You realize you don't have to stop, right?"

"One, did you forget what we're looking for? Other people could be driving! And two, it's a habit." Carrie argues.

"Okay, okay," I put my hands slightly up in defense when Carrie moves the car again.

I look out the window, watching all the buildings move by as if I was in a dramatic movie scene, which honestly, I kinda was.

One of the buildings we passed had an 'OPEN' sign flashing at us. I glance at it and that's when I noticed what looked like a silhouette of a person.

I perked up in my seat and tried to take a closer look, but it was unsuccessful as the car was moving.

"Carrie, stop the car," I command.

"Why?"

"Because I think I just saw someone."

Carrie didn't think twice about what I said and quickly parked against the sidewalk. I get out of the car and start walking back towards the building with the OPEN sign. As I got closer, I soon realized it was an arcade. I hadn't been to one of those in years.

I walked into the arcade and looked in the direction where I thought the person had been, and then I see that the person is still there.