Li Jiefan and Chen Liechu walked into the kitchen and silently sat on stools at the counter.
" So how do you want to do this?" Li Jiefan asked.
Chen Liechu ran a hand through her hair," I think we should take three rooms each and write a list of the the most important items in the house."
" Okay, as long as I take the kitchen because we both know I am the only person here who can recognise ingredients in this house." Li Jiefan joked trying to lighten the mood.
Chen Liechu replied with a weak laugh," Of course, I would not be able to tell you the names of half of those ingredients."
Li Jiefan smiled and said," I have a notepad in my bag, I will go get it so we can write what we have down."The stool scrapped against the ground as she got up and walked towards the room she slept in last night.
Chen Liechu nodded absent-mindedly as she stared holes into the kitchen counter.
Li Jiefan opened the door and took the notepad off her nightstand and got two pens out of her bag. She tore her previous notes out of the notepad,She did not need questions concerning what she was planning for, and hid it under her mattress and returned to the kitchen where Chen Liechu still sat.
Sitting back on her stool Li Jiefan wrote the name of each room on the top of six pages and tore each page out of the notepad," How about I take the kitchen, my room and bathroom while you take the living room and your room and bathroom?"
Chen Liechu pulled herself out of whatever trance she was in and rested her head on her hands," That sounds good, We take our pages and meet each other back her in thirty minutes?"
" That sounds good." Li Jiefan said.
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Li Jiefan found a few blankets and pillows in her bedroom, there were some extra ones stashed in the dresser. In the bathroom all she found was soap, rubbing alcohol, toothpaste, toilet paper, wipes and a first aid kit.
Li Jiefan sighed getting up from her crouching position in the bathroom she had just finished looking through the cupboard under the sink and as expected with a rental they were stingy and only put the bare minimum amenities in the bathroom.
she leaned over the sink and wrote down 'first aid kit' on the piece of paper marked "Li Jiefan Bathroom" and left the bathroom and heading to the kitchen.
In the kitchen she had way more luck, she found some instant noodles, vegtables, fruit, wanton wrappers, spices and beef. There was a small assortment of pots, a pan, paper towels, a knife, and some utensils. She did not mark down any of the ceramic plates or glassware because she was trying to only mark down items that were useful or could be and in an apocalypse and ceramics did not cut it. Turning to the cupboard underneath the kitchen sink she found bleach, a bucket, trash bags and other cleaning supplies.
Writing down the last item on her list she sat at the counter and waited for Chen Liechu who did not take long.
Chen Liechu walked into the kitchen writing on her pieces of paper. She finished writing, looked at the page and sighed shaking her head. Chen Liechu sat at the counter next to Li Jiefan and spoke first," We don't have that many supplies."
" The rental was only for the weekend so it makes sense that it would not be fully stoked." Li Jiefan responded.
Chen Liechu pursed her lips and put her pages on the counter for her friend to see.
Chen Liechu had the same items on her pages for the bedroom and bathroom as Li Jiefan had. The list for the living room had more items differing from her own lists. It had extra blanket, batteries and pillows. Nothing essential for survival.
" There is not enough essentials in the house to sustain us for more than like two days," Chen Liechu said as she compared her and Li Jiefan's list,"Is there enough food for at least a week?"
Li Jiefan looked down at the list," No, there was only enough food stoked for the weekend and we ate one days worth, even if we are really frugal with our food we only have a two days."
Chen Liechu looked closely at the pages," I think we are going to have to go out tomorrow and get food."
Li Jiefan was surprised. She was about to bring up the possibility of going scavenging tomorrow, which was a part of her plan, but she expexted some relunctancy and she was definetly not expecting Chen Liechu to bring it up first.
"I just feel like it is worth the risk even if we are not supposed to leave the house." Chen Liechu continued trying to convince her.
"No, I agree with you, we cannot survive off of what we have so we should go get supplies. It is either we starve here waiting for help or we get what we need." Li Jiefan agreed.
"But we should try to secure the house. That zombie was so strong and we do not want any suprises in the middle of the night." Li Jiefan said.
"We really should, we do not want to wake up in with our faces being eaten off." Chen Liechu joked.
Li Jiefan laughed softly and looked over at her friend," We can use the extra blankets to cover the windows and the heavy furniture in the living room to stack up against the front door and windows."
Chen Liechu nodded and said," I think we should get started if we want to get some sleep."
Li Jiefan nodded and got up, reaching her hand toward her friend. With a laugh Chen Liechu grabbed her hand and got up.
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After covering the windows and reinforcing the door the girls ate dinner, after a conversation about if the water was drinkable and if they should take the risk where Li Jiefan convinced her friend that the government would have warned them if the water was undrinkable, and got ready for bed. They both said goodbye and walked to their respective bedrooms.
Li Jiefan crawled into bed tired and ready for rest. She knew tomorrow would be a hard day, going outside, finding supplies. She would need to watch out for her friend who was taking this apocalypse better than she thought, maybe she wouldn't need to watch her as close as she thought.
Just as Li Jiefan was about to fall asleep she heard a knock at her door and a small voice," Can I come in please."
"Yeah, you can come in Chen Liechu." Li Jiefan answered sitting up.
Chen Liechu shuffled into the room with a blanket and pillow under her arms," It's really scary in my room alone, can I sleep in here with you?"
Li Jiefan smiled and said," Of course, I was about to go find you myself. This whole apocalypse thing is really scary."
" Yeah, In my room alone all I can think about is getting attacked in the middle of the night by those zombies." Chen Liechu said as she closed the door behind her and set out her blanket and pillow on the floor.
"I cannot stop thinking about our supplies-or lack of supplies." Li Jiefan answered as she lay back down in bed.
Chen Liechu sighed as she looked up at the ceiling," It's going to be okay though, I can just feel it."
Li Jiefan smiled down at her friend, " Yeah, your intuition is always right."
Maybe she would have to keep a really close eye on her friend after all.