What is it?

The morning sun was now starting to fade away showing a low haze above the trees. Julie slowly made her way to Damien and shook him hard to awake him.

"W...what"? He asked blinking the sleep from his eyes.

"They are gone. But it's also getting dark". She replied.

He nodded and sat up rubbing his eyes. They were at the school a little too long. He couldn't help but think that their parents came looking for them and left thinking they were dead.

"I noticed they had left back into the school. The front doors must be open". Julie replied.

"Maybe. But for right now, we need to get out of here".

Damien opened the car door feeling the cool wind of the coming night. Julie got out as well slowly closing the door as carefully as she could. Then looked around and hurried off toward the car. Damien just watched her lost in thought. He knew he should follow, but he also felt like he shouldn't. Maybe it was about his turn to freak out and not accept everything that was going on.

"It was just a simple day". He replied as he let those words fly from his mouth.

"Come on Damien! We don't have time to spare"!

He nodded and jogged over looking around. Julie got in the driver side and smiled at him as if it was a time to joke.

"Get in Damien. We get to drive". She spoke.

"No, you get on the passenger side. This will be your first time driving not mine. So as in right now, I need to drive to get us out of here".

She complained but agreed crawling over to the other side of the car with a plop. He wanted to laugh about it, but knew it wasn't the time. She would get upset and demand for herself to drive or she won't go. But with the amount of fear running through him, he might just leave her. Getting in, he shut the door and looked at the gas hand.

"Dang, we won't make it anywhere with this". He snapped.

"It doesn't matter. Just hope we get somewhere at least".

"Yeah, hope". He replied running his hands through his hair.

He placed the car in drive and drove off to the right. He felt safe even though the window was smashed in from the creature earlier. He drove across the grass to make it to the edge faster and exit into the lane of trees. Everything was silent except for the sound of the car and the wind pulling against it.

"See, we had enough".

Just as the car hood poked out of the trees, the car jerked and tires begin to come to a stop. It made an effort to keep going as he pressed on the gas but nothing more as it came to a slow stop.

"Oh...I take that back".

They both got out and walked to the front of the car looking around at the town. It was an awful sight to see occur in the last hours. The smell of smoke was strong in the air. They could even hear crackles from a fire somewhere they haven't yet seen. Cars were crashed and flipped everywhere. Almost like the school but worse. Bodies were displayed all over the place from accidents and what they believe we're the creatures.

"M...mom! Mama"!

Julie darted forward running towards a body that was face down. He wanted to stop her just incase if wasn't her mom, but he knew he really couldn't do much about it if it was. She flipped the woman over and stepped back with a hand over her mouth. The scene was something that no one ever wanted to see.

"Nope, not my mother". She replied as she stepped back.

"Now come over here. We will get to your house soon. She have to be there". He replied.

"Ok...".

She rushed back to him as they both begin to gaze around unaware of what they should do next. Even if the car was still able to drive, they wouldn't have made it through the heap of mess in front of them. Julie pointed to the left side towards a store. It wasn't large due to the fact it was suppose to be a store for travelers. But it was something for them to search.

"We need some food and water. Also something to defend ourselves". Julie spoke.

"Yeah...of course".

Julie begin to lead the way since she said something about it first. And he didn't even mind that she was. It took a lot of pressure off of him knowing that she would lead him. They went to the grass looking down some as they had to step over car pieces and large unknowing rocks. Further to the left was a massive hole that no one knew where it came from in such a short time.

"Watch the body". She called skipping over one.

He came to a stop and decided to walk around it before joining her.

"If you could, try not to step or jump over the dead people". He snapped.

"Sorry...just trying not to think about how they died".

He sigh nodding his head. It was a lot going on that they both needed to clear from their minds. It was only so much a teen could go through.

"I understand".

They walked across the grass and into the store lot. There was only two cars there that seemed untouched. Damien slowed and stopped at one looking inside as he noticed that the doors were locked. He then looked towards Julie who had also stopped to look inside the other car.

"Lock"! She called out.

"Same here"!

Walking over to her, he noticed something under the car she was at. His pace slowed and he crouched down seeing a little girl staring at him. He didn't know if she died with her eyes open or if she was still alive. But that was solved for him as she spoke first.

"Please don't hurt me". She begged with tears in her eyes.

Julie quickly crouched down on the other side peering in at the girl.

"Where are your parents"? Julie asked.

The little girl turned her head from Damien to Julie.

"They told me to hide under the car before they left somewhere".

Damien frown and stood up breathing in deep. He hope they didn't do what he was thinking they did. She was too young to be left alone. Julie stood soon after him looking at him with the same worry look.

"They left her here to die. We are taking her with us correct"?

"Yes, get her out and I'll check the doors".

She nodded and he walked off towards the store. The windows were slightly cracked like someone was trying to break into it and couldn't He stepped on the dirty mat and the door strain to open. It seemed to scream as it forced its way open splattering black goo inches from him on the ground. In front of him was a massive puddle of the same black goo boiling. Black bubbles popped up and burst sending tiny green liquid everywhere. It seemed to sizzle as it touched anything. He took a step back and looked back at Julie.

"Julie"! He yelled.

"Yes"?! She asked as she helped the little girl from under the car.

"I don't know what this is, but it's a massive black blog in front of us".

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