"Okay, let's get going now." Chris says as you arrive back to the parking lot. You all get back into the cars and drive on. Still no one talks, as if all of what has happened is coming back. The only sound is the radio. -"Well, we should at least make the most of this, am I right?" "Absolutely, now, we have been getting multiple calls from our listeners regarding recent events. All we can tell you is that the police are working hard to discover what is happening. No one knows what the answer truly is, but there are rumors about what caused it all and what it is." "Yes, there are, for example, that it's the end of the world, that it's a curse, and so much more. But those are the most popular.-"
"What do we do now?" Ray asks outloud. No one answers, no one knows what to do.
"I guess…. we'll do what we can do." Your mother says after a while. "What can we do then?" "...We can keep going." We see Chris move onto the highway and your mother follows suit. It's a long straight road that goes on, until a toll booth appears. A woman appears into view. "How much is it?" Your mother asks as she gets her wallet. "1.90." She says as she chews gum in a bored manner. "You got kids?" "Yeah why?" The woman looks around for a second. "Well, not really supposed to tell people this but, yknow those weird people that keep appearing? The ones that they say attack and eat people?" "..yes, why?" "Well the towns after this road keep getting lots of those. Look how many people are leaving and how many are coming." You look and see that there are more people leaving, for a long time it seems, they have boxes and things tied to the roofs. "Ah, well thank you for the heads up, here you go." Your mother says as she hands the money to the woman. "'Have a nice day." You drive along and the silence commences once more.
Soon you see the welcome sign of the town. You keep going, you roam around the roads trying to find a place to rest for a little. Soon you come across a park. Small, but nice, most of it is just a walking trail and trees except a swing set. You stop in the parking lot and get out. "Okay, we should stretch a little, not good to stay in one position for too long." Everyone is walking around the trails. You go around and see a clearing to a little lake with a dock. You go and sit down and look at your phone. You turn off Do no Disturb. Lots of notifications pop up, but there's one that sticks out. -32 missed calls; Ruth-
Ruth Rolar, your best friend since you were 6. You never told him what was going on. You decide to call him, tell him what's going on and maybe chat with him.
-trrrrrrr- "Hello?" "…..Serran?" "Yeah, hey Ruth, how've yo-" "Oh thank god, I've been trying to call you for so long!" "Yeah sorry about that, so much happened, and my phone has been on do not disturb and-" "It's fine, you're fine. Just talk slowly, now from the start" "…Well I can't really tell you everything but, basically we ran away from my stepdad. " "Man, I told everyone your mother would never do that, yet they still go on white what he says." "What do you mean? Do what?" "Well your stepdads been running around, crying and saying your mother probably kidnapped you all and wants to do this and that. You get the gist of it I think." "Yeah, no that's completely off the mark-"
"SERRAN" you hear someone scream. You whip your head back and see your sister, Maya running towards you. "What? What's wrong, what happened?" "Nothing, we just couldn't find you and we're about to leave." "Oh okay." You get up and put your phone to your ear. "Sorry Ruth, let's talk later, we have to go." "Okay, and good luck, don't worry, if you ever need someone to talk to I'll be here for you." "Thanks." -beep- You walk back with Maya to the car.