Apocalypse Life/Issue 7

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Issue 7 - No More
Julius checked the gas; the needle was on the halfway between Full and Empty.

He turned the stop-light, which actually wasn't working.

In the next turn, he saw a few parked cars, and empty streets as usual. No signs of life on the small apartment buildings on his sides. No walkers to worry about as of yet.

It's been a year since he visited his parents. Mostly, it was because he wanted to plunge into his college life more, and live for a time where he had no parents. It was glorious, in his thoughts.

"I thought there'd be more people running around," Alice says, as she was observing the surroundings through her window.

It's been the same story like in his uncle's neighborhood; the streets were silent, since the walkers were hiding, probably in a spot where they'd least expect it. For now, he savored every last moment of peace.

"Looking quiet so far," Julius replies to her. He was driving at twent-five miles per hour, mostly to be careful, and a little bit of wanting to feel normal.

The gray skies were starting to clear, making way for sunlight and blue. It created a calm image in the surroundings, even though there were abandoned cars and spots of blood on the streets and sidewalks.

Julius makes a right turn to the next road, after passing all of the apartments. The big shade of leaves shadow their car for a bit, as they pass by a more empty street.

There were a set of streets to the right in the next block, while a whole field sat on the left-hand side of Julius. He drove past a few of them.

The streets were surprisingly cleaner this time. There were no garbage flying around, and there were also lesser cars parked. There were, however, a few walkers wandering that came into view.

Julius thought that he had to make this trip quick.

After passing by a few more streets, he finally turns right to one named "Parker."

The street he used to live in for multiple years looked the same. Everything, the way he remembered it, was left untouched.