We Found Food!
Author: ALPHA-PEN ORIGINALS
last update Last Updated: 2024-02-24 06:40:56

Drake trudged lazily as hunger gnawed at his stomach, feeling like worms were eating up his intestines.

It had been over four days without food and water, his saliva so dry he couldn’t even gulp it down.

Throughout the day, they walked and encountered numerous zombies, which they fought off, leaving them extremely exhausted.

“I think I’m going to die,” Rachael said, halting in her steps. Drake, equally fatigued, couldn’t push himself any further.

“We need to try; we're just a stone's throw away from my apartment,” Drake said, his eyes gloomy and his gaze weak. Breathing became a problem for him.

“We’re already on the street where my house is. Let's keep walking; we'll get there soon enough,” Drake reassured her, and she nodded.

Night had fallen, and they relied on the moonlight, as the streetlights flickered sporadically, casting an eerie atmosphere.

“I can’t shake the feeling that this won’t end well,” Rachael confessed, startling Drake.

“What do you mean?” Drake asked, puzzled.

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