It was like any other day before. Full of misfortune and woe at knowing she and I were the last of our kind. The last humans on the planet. I don't know if I can remember how it was before this hell started but I know it was peaceful, full of life, unlike now. I turned to my silent companion.
We were hiding underneath the half blown house, some of it's walls gone along with the family that might have been blown up with it. The basement was the only kind of sanctuary we were able to find and it was a good thing because they were near by. So very near.
"How long is this gonna take?" I asked my friend, alert of my surroundings and ready to attack if anything happened. She looked up from the gizmo she was configuring, a tired yet fierce expression adorning her face, sweat on her brow and upper lip.
"It's almost done. Almost. Just one more adjustment and..."
"Hey, did you hear that?" A metallic voice was heard from above, making us both freeze with horror and fright. I clenched my fists, moving my head a, inch to the girl next to me, afraid they might hear me if I moved.
"It must be your imagination. You know how our processors like to play tricks in our heads."
'Yeah, maybe you're right. Let's go back before Boss-bot blows a wire."
I released a breath I'd been holding as the thuds of their foot steps became softer as they left. After scanning the ceiling to make sure they were gone, I sat down on the floor, gazing at her in silence. She had gone back to work on the infernal thing and she wouldn't tell me what it was and it frustrated me to no end. Every time I did, she'd answer with a "it's a surprise." Sighing, I just played with my shoelaces on my beaten down sneakers, glancing once in a while at my companion.
"I'M DONE!" she shouted in glee, before putting her hand on her mouth. I too had tensed up at her declaration, gulping as I tried to hear for anything. Silence. Glaring at her, I whispered, "Wake up the dead, why don't ya?" Grinning like a Cheshire cat, she shook the gizmo. "We won't have to." I raised my eyebrow in a silent question and circled my hand in a "go on" gesture. She explained about her little science project. Apparently it was supposed to be a portable time machine, the kind found in movies and such. She'd been working on it before the crisis ever happened with her father, who was the owner of Sumdac Towers. Unfortunately, it was never finished since they came in and destroyed everything on this earth, except for us both.
"But there's one problem with it." I sighed, rubbing my temples. There was always something wrong to happen.
"What's the prob?" Her smile slipped from her visage; not even a twinkle in her eyes. They were dull again. Lifeless. Looking me straight in the eyes, her next words were unexpected.
"It has only enough power to send one person."
"Will that person be able to come back?" I asked, shaking my head in disbelief. She looked to the ground sadly, her silence answered my question. I turned away from her, tears threatening to fall from my face. We didn't want this. Heck, I didn't want this. I didn't want to be separated from the only person I could count on, the only one I saw as a sister since my family met their doom.
"Sari." Sari turned to me, her pig tails swaying as she moved her head in my direction, blue eyes filled with sadness, betrayal and question. I had to force myself to look her in the eyes, even though I knew it was tearing me up inside. Hand in a fist with only my pinkie sticking out, I raised to eye level.
"Promise me that no matter what happens, we will always remember each other." Smiling, she linked her pinky with mine, chanting, "Always." three times. Chuckling, we both lay down and dozed off, praying that our dreams were peaceful for once.