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Chapter Two: The Day The Whole World Went Away
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It had to have been hours, but it felt like forever. By the time Carly had woken up, Sam and Freddie were nowhere to be found, mainly because she was immersed in total darkness. She couldn't breathe, and began to attempt to move. Her fists struck something solid in front of her, and she began to push on it. With enough force applied, she finally moved a good-sized chunk of brick from her, seeing light finally. It stung like acid, but was welcoming. She could hear screaming in the far distance, and looked around. Miles upon miles away, she could see a large black plume of smoke, which eventually became familiar to her.
It was a mushroom cloud.
The realization of this hit her harder than the fall had to have. She could feel herself weakening again, and gave way to blackness just as she could hear Sam informing Freddie that she saw her move.
"Alright, you grab her shoulders, I'll grab her legs. Put her up on the chunk there! No, not over there! Fredward, are you dense? THAT one!"
Slowly, she began to stir. She could move, but didn't want to. "Hey! Freddie! She's moving again, drop that and get over here!" She heard Freddie running, and slowly sat up.
"W-where am I?" Carly replied, looking around. She could see the apartment building, which was now reduced to nothing more than piles of brick and the like. "Actually, never mind. I think I know."
"You were out for a good hour or so. Freddie was the first one to get up. He woke me up and we began looking for you. We found you under that pile, and you weren't moving, or breathing. We gave up hope after a few minutes... at least we were wrong. Freddie, grab some of that water. Yeah, toss it over here. Alright. Here, Carly. Drink this." Carly drank, and felt somewhat better.
"You guys, we can't just stay here. Sam, Freddie, any of you have an idea on how far away we are from... the bomb?" Sam shook her head, and looked at Freddie.
"Far enough. Some radiation over here, that was inevitable, but we are at a somewhat safe distance. We need to leave and get away from here, and fast." Sam looked at Carly.
"Where's Spencer?" Carly thought for a second, and responded.
"Out of town on a trip. In fact, he's at least a state or two away." Carly finally stood up, and looked around. "I never thought this would happen..." She walked back to the ruins, and picked up a floor lamp's body. Unleashing her anger, she swung it at the remnants of the front desk, bending it in the process. She tossed it to the side, and sat down. Sam sat next to her, and put her arm around her.
"Carls, it's gonna be tough, but I have a feeling we can make it."
"Do you really?" Carly spoke, never once looking up. Her head was full of so many thoughts.
"Yeah. In fact, I think that it's lucky the three of us survived. I don't think we would stand a chance alone. I know Freddie wouldn't. If he can't handle a hobo, he'd be soiling his little anti-bacterial undies."
"Sam, I heard that. And I already said, I don't wear them anymore."
"Shut up Freddie. Go do something useful, like see if your nerd gear will work anymore." Freddie rolled his eyes, and walked away. "So come on, if anyone can make it, it's Freddie's brain, my brawn, and your motivation's combined power that will make us stronger."
Carly nodded, and stood up. She looked at the ruins. "Well, Sam, I guess we should try a way to get away from here. Freddie, wasn't there a bus depot down the road away from here?"
"Uh, yeah, but it's a couple of miles. Do you plan on-?"
"Yeah. Let's go, like you said. We need to leave, fast."