I absolutely adore this chapter. I uploaded two today since they're both so short.
Alicia yawned and stretched as she got off the bike. She watched Elyza run her hands back through her blonde, wavy hair as she approached the gas station. "Or 'servo' as Elyza had called it earlier." Alicia thought. She tied her plaid shirt around her waist and sat back to watch Elyza.
"G'day!" Elyza shouted as she approached the station. It didn't appear as looted and run down as most of the others she'd seen. She walked up closer and peered through the front door. It was certainly abandoned, but it looked as if there were still items on the shelves. "Jackpot!" Elyza exclaimed as she turned back to motion Alicia to join her. Alicia jogged up towards the door and tried pulling on it.
"But it's-"
Elyza removed her shotgun off her back and used the butt of it to smash the glass above the handle. She reached through and unlocked the door.
"...locked" Alicia finished her sentence as the blonde started sauntering into the building looking very pleased with herself.
The two girls looked around the shop in awe: there was candy, soda, chips- "And best of all," Elyza walked over towards the convenience aisle. "tampons and motor oil." Elyza held each up in her hands with a huge grin on her face.
Alicia found plastic bags behind the counter and began filling them with everything she could grab. She first raided all the bottles of water from the drink coolers. She glanced over at Elyza who was simultaneously scarfing down a Twinkie while loading a few plastic bags with any kind of medicine or personal items she could find. Elyza hopped up and set her haul down by the door. She walked behind the counter and started looking around the cash register.
Alicia watched her out of the corner of her eye as the blonde gave up that search and started rummaging in one of the back rooms.
"Fuck my life." Alicia heard the blonde's murmur from the back. She came out looking irritated. "There's no ammo here. I thought they'd at least have something."
Elyza grabbed her bags and headed out towards the bike. Alicia followed her as she struggled to carry all her bags. "Hey, so where are we heading?"
Without turning around, Elyza replied, "Well, you said your family was in New Mexico last, so that's where we're heading." She wheeled the bike over to the gas pump and began filling up.
"Well, here's the thing. I don't exactly remember where we were. I know we got past Santa Fe, but I have no idea where..." Alicia trailed off, hoping she didn't upset Elyza.
"No worries, sweetheart." Elyza turned over her shoulder and winked at Alicia.