Looking around [open]

[katreese]

Life. As if it wasn't hard enough before, now we have to scrounge around and eat whatever we could find, we lived like rodents, our dogs were savage or rabid, making them too, inedible. Me, I preferred can foods, cat food, dog food, canned fruits and vegetables, or human flesh that wasn't contaminated, that and twinkies, yes they maybe a little fattening but why you walk around, run, fight, and stuff like that, wight gain is not a worry, not only that but sometimes we wont eat for weeks, giving us painful ulcers and such. No, I didn't lead a healthy life, who knows what my immune stem was fighting at this very moment, or what kinds of parasites were feasting on my innards. Ruby whined, obviously sensing my disturbing thoughts, she tenderly licked my dirty hand, I smiled at her "Everything is fine" I murmured and looked ahead.

"A junkyard?" I cooed, "well. We better watch our backs" I whispered and stepped forward, such a dangerous place, but god only knows what kind of weapons I would find. I grinned wickedly "Looks like more sharp objects to add to our collection Ruby" I said picking up a rusted peice of metal and shoving into my hand bag. I found all kinds of things, glass, metal, hooks, flint rocks, and sticks i could carve into spears.


I carefully climbed over a broken down car to take a look around when the was a sharp pain in my leg. "God Damn it" I growled and lifted it up, I had been cut, badly too. Blood oozed and tricked down my pale legs and the cut throbbed "Fuck, how am I going to keep this from getting infected" I muttered, Ruby whined, i chuckled " I know, I know watch my language" I joked. I ripped the long sleeve off my left arm and wrapped it around my leg, and winced as i tightened it "That should help for a while" Ruby licked my leg "Yes, we will go to the hospital later to find a first aid kit" I said gently petting her head. She woofed and i crawled over the car picking up a fancy trinket, a silver necklace with a medallion of a cat, I smiled and put it on around my neck, the little bauble shone in the sunlight.

I sighed and sat under a dead tree just outside the junk yard. Ruby curled up and fell asleep, I admired her for a while and feared for her. It was amazing that this single dog was the main reason I was still alive... Without her, then I would be nothing. That little mutt was my biggest weakness, and It scared me to know that if she was killed, I would commit suicide, after all, I would have nothing to live for, unless she died of old age, then I could just go and find another faithful companion, but she was my lifeline. Ruby twitched and whimpered as she slept, sometimes I wondered what she was dreaming about... I smiled at her "I wish I could sleep..." I whispered, I hadn't slept in three whole days, for fear ruby would get killed...or I would. I would most likely rest at the bowling ally, that was by far the safest place i could think of... I would hide somewhere and sleep...

I stopped thinking about sleep, it made me drowsy. I dug around in my bag and pulled out an old energy drink, i popped it open and sipped it, it tasted ok, so I chugged it down, it helped a little bit. I looked around so I wouldn't miss anything, just in case someone was watching me.... someone always was watching.... and I knew it well... I waited to see if todays stalker would stay concealed or reveal his or her face.