Long Run

Chapter 9: What Are They Exactly?

It was March 17, 2043, and it has only been two weeks since they left Vel, one week since Elias' car broke down and they'd had to walk, and three days since they'd rested because not an hour passed by without them being attacked by who knows what.

Their original dream of exploring the outside world has become a nightmare that they can't wake up from as the world outside was far worse than they imagined. In the beginning, it was like an apocalypse had occurred because the towns they went through were deserted but as they ventured deeper, it wasn't deserted and the humans had been replaced by scary creatures.

"We're doomed!" Lucas exclaimed. He dashed into the empty room and plopped down on the floor, looking like a dried fish. It didn't look like he would be getting up anytime soon.

Crashing beside him, Nova complained. "Exactly. If we had known that things would go terribly, we'd have just stayed in Vel." She added, "I'm so exhausted."

"Same here," Ben said, dropping his bags.

"What ar