I need to save you
Chapter 1
Surviving
It's been about 3 weeks since the war; I am still alone in this world so far. I have never gone far from the city I was previously in because I feel that there are far worst dangers out there than what I have encountered so far. It has been hell surviving in his world with so little food and so many monsters all around me, due to this; I have been using the crown more and more. My hair has grown whiter and my skin bluer along with the length of my eyebrows and hair. It is strange but I stopped recording my findings on the effects of the crown, the war had proven to make the life I had back then to be difficult. It all doesn't matter what I was before, I was a professor yes but in this world; none of it matters so why does my findings on what the crown does to me even matter anymore?
I snapped out of my thoughts when I finally reached my destination; an old food store. I went inside, the doors still unlocked even after the war. It made me chuckle one what the owners were thinking about letting people take this. I walked in; the food items on the shelves still had another year or two on them before they expire; which means I have another year or two to eat before I starve. I chuckled at the thought as I walked down the aisles. There were a variety of food in here but I wasn't looking forward to eating everything; I rather conserve my food supply.
I grabbed some canned food; vegetable soup, chicken soup, mushroom soup. Anything, I loved soup anyways; of course these were not to be compared to Benjamin's cooking, it was always the best soup ever. I smiled at the thought of my dead fiancé, oh how his picture haunts me so. I missed him so much.
I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard a crashing noise, I ducked down and pressed my back up against the shelf. I listened for footsteps and sure enough I hear them; they sounded to be shuffling which meant I was going to face a monster, those oozing green jokes. I growled as I stuffed whatever I wanted into my backpack and quietly sneak out; I was in no mood to fight with the crown. I rather keep some of my sanity while I still had it. I kept sneaking until I was out of ear shoot for it to hear me break out into a run. I ran for what seemed like hours from that monster, I stopped to catch my breath, it was rather peaceful being alone in this world.
I smile at the quietness before it was interrupted by crying. I flinched, crying? I sounded like a child but how? I thought I was the only one in this world? I went to investigate and sure enough I see a little boy in overalls and a red t-shirt. He looked to be no more than 7 years old, I looked around to see if anyone else was around but I saw no one other than the boy. I thought of going over there and helping the poor boy out but I can't, I had to look out for myself. If that boy is here and alive then surely his parents are as well so I don't need to look after him. I left the little boy alone without him noticing me, rather not have a child on my hands at the moment. I walked away from a potential problem that could get me killed, I rather live longer than this, a kid on board would just complicate things for me and of course which means death. I don't want to die; I must live on; for Benjamin.
I sighed and made it too my little camp outside of the city limits and into the forest that was little ways from it. It was an ideal hide since those monsters haven't appeared to left the city for whatever reason so my camp was the safest place around here; well not completely but it was the safest thing here. I still had risk of getting eaten by hungry unmutanted animals but it was better than being eaten by those green goops. Anything is better than being eaten, my mind wondered back to that child as I unpacked my bag; I remember him crying. He was all alone by the looks of it and his crying would call those monsters over, I felt bad but if they had his to snack on then I get to live for another day or so which was good enough for me.
Sorry kid, this old lady's got to live more than you do.
I got up the next morning to rustling in the bushes, I stood up quickly. I looked around me for any signs of danger- oh hell; everything is dangerous in this world right now. I made a small circle around my camp fire, the noise seem to have vanished along with whoever made it. I sighed; I decided it's best for me to eat. My old self needed some nutrition every day to keep myself healthy and fit; just something I quote from my nutritionist when Benjamin and I tried for a child. It was nice to know I would be pregnant but they later on found out I couldn't have children due to me being infertile; I remember how I cried about that and how I apologized to Benjamin. He told me it was alright but it doesn't matter now; me with a child is the worst thing to ever grace this planet- aside from the war.
I opened up my bag, gasping at the sight; my can supply dwindled down to a few cans then what I had when I left the store. I growled and tossed my bag to the side of me, I huffed with rage; going to the nearest tree and kicking it while screaming obscenities. When I was done I went back over to the bag, I looked it over to see if there was clues to who took my stuff but nothing other than claw marks on the remain can's labels. I tried to think of the unmutanted animals that were around here but none I could think of that could smell the contents of the soup due to being sealed tightly. I thought and thought but nothing came to mind, I sighed. Emptying the soups into a little hole I dug into the ground and buried them; for when I want to eat them and besides- I had to hide my food now that I know someone is stealing from me.
Time for another trip into town for food, again.
here's the next chapter
someone is stealing Simone's food and she's angry
i bet you know who it is haha
-A
