I woke up early the next morning, the sun was beginning to come in on my eyes. I sat up, looked around the inside of the hummer. Claire was gone, probably helping pack up the heavy things before we leave. I wiped my eyes, put my holster on and opened the back door of the hummer.

The sun was blazing out heat, making me put my glasses and hat on immediately, I saw some survivors hanging out under the awning to the entrance of the motel. Some carrying things back and forth from the bus to the cargo truck, I looked around the camp, not seeing Claire, I walked up on top of a huge sand mound.

I just stood there taking it all in again, there was so many of us left before, now there is less that twenty. I finally saw Claire back by the Hummer, she saw me and waved me down, "Time to go." I sighed out and walked. I jumped in the passenger seat, Claire started up the hummer and lead the pack.

Nothing but sand, tons of sand, I blew out a huge sigh. "What?" Claire asked, agitated. "There's so much sand, nothing else out there." I snapped back. "What did you expect at the end of the world? Carnivals and popcorn?" I didn't understand why there was so much tension between us today, we were completely fine yesterday now were ripping into each other, oh, poor choice of words.

We sat in some silence after that, I finally spoke. "What's wrong Claire? There's something up and don't tell me nothing because I know you better than anyone else at this convoy." Claire glared over at me then softened, "We need gas, we're beginning to run out, and food water." I sat back in the seat a little more now, "We're running out? How could we be running out? I thought there was some back at the motel?" Claire shook her head, "Bone dry K-mart."

"Shit." I said a little loud. "Yea shit." Claire followed in and giggled. I smiled and giggled too, "I'm sure we'll figure it out, you always do." Claire nodded, "Forever hopeful. Your pretty strong K-mart, you know that?" I replied, "I just learned from the best." Claire pushed her cap up and down to scratch her forehead, "Damn right sis." We went as far as we could before night fall and had to make camp on the side of the road. "This is going to be fun." I said with full sarcasm as Claire and I got out of the hummer.

Claire was in full leader mode, so that didn't even phase her, she just gave me the shut up look and met up with Carlos.