Gerald tore into Shirley's throat, gnawing away at her flesh. "Help me!" She screamed out, as the two both fell to the ground. Carlos reached into his pocket, and pulled out the small knife he had always carried around in case of emergencies. It was the only weapon on him at the moment, so that would have to work in killing these two. Flipping the knife open, he then drove it into Gerald's skull first, then Shirley's killing them. Their dead bodies lay on the ground, and Carlos felt a sort of remote sadness in him.

That was three that he had killed already. His wife Robin, Gerald, and Shirley. To him, he felt like it would never get easier. His hands felt hot, like he shouldn't have stabbed them. Hell, he shouldn't have even picked them up off the side of the road, but he did do it, for Sarah's sake. With a sigh, the doctor turned to head back to his car, and that was when he saw Sarah looking out the window.

"Dad...?" She questioned, tears budding in her dark doe eyes. She made eye contact with her dad first, then ever so slowly, they drifted to the dead bodies that lay on the side of the road. She didn't know what to say, and Carlos didn't know what to tell her. Maybe it was a sign that he really should tell her about the world, instead of keeping it a secret. Carlos got into the car silently, and just sat there for a moment, contemplating what he had just done. "Dad?" Sarah asked again. "Are you okay? What happened?" She added, and he didn't want to tell her the truth... He felt that she was still too young for it.

"They were bad people." Was all he could manage to get out, "Dangerous. They could have hurt you." He looked over to his daughter who was now listening intently, and she nodded in a somewhat understanding manner. She knew about bad people because her dad told her about them. After all, Carlos was just looking out for her in the long run. He didn't want anything to happen to her, or him either for the time being.

"Did they try to hurt you?" She asked, and Carlos shook his head. "Okay, good." Sarah said.

"We've got to go try and find some food. Are you up for that?" He asked, looking down at his daughter trying to change the subject and get her easily distracted mind off of what just happened.

"Yes!" She replied excitedly. Carlos nodded once again, then started the car. He was going to try and forget about the incident that had just happened, forget that he had just killed two people, and he had blood on his hands at the moment. Food was essential, and Sarah had already complained that she was hungry tons of times. They needed supplies too, just in case something happened.

They drove, still not really sure where their exact location was. Carlos was hoping to find a convenience store, or a gas station, or even a rest stop for all that matter. They just needed something that would hold them over until they got further away from all of this. It was unlikely that they would find any of that though because it looked like they were driving in the middle of nowhere. "Keep your eyes open for any stores, okay Sarah?" He asked, giving Sarah a job to distract her.

"You got it dad!" She exclaimed, and nearly kept her eyes glued to the window.

Carlos drove a little faster, "See anything?" He asked as he continued to drive.

"Nope." She said, "But I'll keep looking!" It seemed like they drove for hours though before they actually found anything useful. But finally, just when all hope was about to be lost, Sarah spotted what looked to be an empty gas station. "Dad, look!" She exclaimed, pointing out the window.

"Good eye Sarah!" Carlos praised as he made his way towards the gas station. He just hoped that it would be empty, because after all, he didn't want to kill anymore of those things than he had to. "There's probably lots of food in there." He noted, "So we're going to need your backpack."

"Okay dad." Sarah nodded, and began emptying out her bag. It was a gas station, in the middle of a highway. It didn't look like anyone had been here, so most of the food and other stuff was probably still inside. "Can I come in with you?" Sarah asked just as her dad was about to get out of the car. That was a situation that he hadn't even thought of. What if a walker or something was inside? He'd have to kill it in front of her... "Please?" She begged, pulling Carlos out of his thoughts.

"Okay, you can come in."

"Yes!"

"But you have to stay behind me, and stay quiet... Okay? Just in case there are bad people in there." Carlos explained. "Do you understand?" He asked, and she gave a solemn nod in understanding. "Okay, let's go." He said, and stepped out of his car. He made sure Sarah got behind him, and he got his knife ready just in case something were to pop out at them. They slowly inched their way into the store, but it literally looked empty.

"I don't see anything daddy." Sarah said.

"I know, just keep your eyes peeled, okay?"

"Okay." They went around filling Sarah's small backpack full of food and the different supplies that you could find at a gas station. This stuff would only last a few days though, then they'd have to hunt for more food and supplies so that they could survive. It wasn't much either, just junk like chips and donuts and stuff like that.

"I wonder if the gas pumps work..." Carlos pondered to himself. If they did, he could fill up his car and they could drive for more time. They began to head back to the car with all their stuff.

"Aren't you going to pay for this stuff daddy?" Sarah asked, looking back at the store as they got into the car.

Now that was something Carlos didn't really think about either, "The store is closing down." He lied. "We're allowed to take what we want." Another lie, but he didn't know what else to tell Sarah.

"Are you sure?" Sarah asked.

"Yes honey."

"Okay then." She shrugged, and began eating a bag of cheese flavored chips. Carlos pulled the car over to a gas pump to get some gas, and then they were on their way.