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A/N: Thanks for the reviews, watches and favourites!
If you didn't notice, the name has changed to a song by Death Cab for Cutie which is more relevant to the story, check it out some time.
This chapter was so difficult to write. I had major block which is why it finished it a little early, and I'm really sorry for that but for some reason I have been able to write some really good hefty future chapters which will hopefully more than make up for it.

They had been playing Monopoly for well over two hours now, which was a challenge in itself as the room, even during the day was so dark.
'Is this it? The rest of my life..' She asked, gently hitting her head against the coffee table.
'No.' He laughed whilst moving his piece across the board. 'Of course it's not.'
'Are you sure?'
Leaning across the table, he lifted her head up, tucking a stray bit of hair behind her ear and kissed her.
'Positive.'
Hannah smiled at her friend and they carried on playing the game in relative silence.
She wouldn't mind much if this really was the rest of her life, apart from the eventual vitamin d defficiancy, as long as they were together.
It made her sound dependant, like she was unable to go a day without him and that wasn't true, she was just happier when he was around, and in a world where most peoples lives had been ripped apart it made her feel lucky to know he was still in hers.
A loud thud came from upstairs and the both looked up. They could just about make out Maddie and Connors voices but they soon went quiet.
'I wonder what that was about.' Hannah thought out loud as she stood up. 'I'm gonna go see.'
'Just stay down here.'
'It's okay, I need to use the bathroom anyway.'
'Be back in five or I'm coming to find you.' He said.
'It's just a house, but okay, and don't cheat whilst I'm gone, I know how much money you've got!'
She walked by the kitchen where the others were and up the stairs where she followed the noise.
'What did I tell you? Next time, I swear..'
Hannah was standing outside Maddies room trying to listen to the one sided conversation being held by Connor but it was muffled by the door and any words she could understand were just swearing.
She stood there for a while until there was another loud thud and the sound of someone walking to the door. Not wanting to get caught eavesdropping, especially by someone who seemed angry she quickly ran halfway down the stairs and turned around to come back up.
She was three steps from the to before Connor came out of the room and went towards her.
'What are you doing?' He asked.
'I was going to the bathroom.'
'You sure about that?'
'Positive.'
'You're lying, what did you hear?'
He was standing on the same step as her now and pressing her against the wall.
'I didn't hear anything.'
'Don't let me catch you sneaking around again, okay?'
'Or what?' She spat. She didn't like being intimidated by anyone, especially people like him.
'Or,' he grabbed her by the neck, 'I'll feed you to the zombies.'
'Good luck with that.'
They both turned their heads to see him standing at the bottom of the stairs with his arms crossed. He had a blank expression on his face but was staring at Connor.
He let go of Hannah who winked at him and ran into Maddies room, shutting the door behind her.

Maddie was sitting at the desk in the corner, head in her hands.
'Yes?' She turned around to face Hannah.
'I just wondered if you were okay, I hea-'
'As long as you're here, you stay out of other peoples business.' She took something out of a box on the desk and handed it to her.
It was money.
'What's this for?'
'To get away of here.'
'The house?'
'No, the country.' She moved to sit on the edge of the bed and patted the space next to her. 'Come and sit down.'
'Okay.'
'You and your friend, I don't know much but you have two things that we don't. Hope, and each other.'
'A bit lame, but carry on.'
The look on Maddies face suggested she didn't like being interupted.
'This country, it's doomed, there is nothing left anymore. It's beyond help from this world, but I believe, somewhere there is a place where things are better but I cannot go.'
'Why not?'
'I am alone. No one survives alone. My spirit has been crushed and all I have is faith to put in God, and someone else and hope that they make it out.'
Hannah wanted to tell Maddie the chances of there being a better place were slim, but didn't want to dampen her spirit.
'You and him, you need to leave soon. It's not nice here, I know you think it's safer but these people have lost their hope. Please, soon, promise me you'll go?'
The girl looked at the money in her hand and nodded. 'I promise.'
'Thank you, and make sure you stay away from Connor. He's the worst.'
'Will do. Are you sure you're okay though?'
Maddie nodded. 'Yes, I'm fine now.'

'Boys, please! Stop it now!' Lizzie was standing in between the two arguing over Hannah.
'What's your problem, I wasn't doing anything!'
'I was saw you with your hands on her neck.'
'We were just messing around.'
'No, you were messing around. Just stay the hell away from my girlfriend okay?'
'She's not your girlfriend!' Both Connor and Lizzie said in unison.
'You said you weren't together last night.'
'Agreed.' Lizzie smirked. 'She told me the same.'
'I don't care. Just leave her alone.'
Connor laughed, shook his head and walked into the kitchen. 'Don't tell me what to do.'
'What an asshole.' He muttered.
Lizzie looked at him upset. 'So she is your girlfriend?'
'No. I don't know. Why does it matter?'
'It doesn't. I'd keep an eye on this one!' She directed at Hannah as the girl came down the stairs.
'I'm sorry?'
'This one's a bit of a live wire.' Lizzie winked at him before muttering something about needing food and going towards the basement.
'You've seduced the old lady..'
'Don't even go there.'
'What was with you and Connor?'
'I told him to stay away from you.'
'I can do that myself, anyway, I need to talk to you about something.'

They had resumed their game but had lost all interest in it, all they could focus on was the money in the middle of the table, around five hundred dollars give or take a few. Neither of them had left his house with much and it was the most money they had seen in a long time.
'Do you really think there's still going to be flights?'
'Yeah, of course, whilst there's still people around they'll keep them going.'
'It's hardly safe out there now..'
'What other chance have we got? You never know, it might go somewhere nice. Permenant vacation!'
His optimism sounded forced, like he was saying it just to make her happy but he didn't believe a word of it himself.
The truth was, he was doing all of this for her. There was nothing else worth waking up for. No more family, friends. Sometimes he was grateful this had happened because it bought back a need to fight for survival, one that he was losing daily when everything was normal. As selfish as it sounded if he knew he was the reason for someone elses happiness, then he could feel a little better.
'I win.'
'Huh?'
Hannah was staring at him from the other side of the table.
'I win the game.'
'Oh.'
'You weren't listening, we're you?'
'No.'
She sighed. 'I was saying when shall we leave, if you wany think we can get away.'
'Tomorrow. We'll go tomorrow.'