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they moved towards the street where various cars were lined up.
    Alex though of the car that had brought them here, Charlie’s car, her scratches burned. They could use that one, only one problem came to mind though. She couldn’t recall a single detail about the car; the color, make or model.
    Maggie taped her on the shoulder drawing her attention to Petey who held the doors open to an old green sedan. She didn’t know if it was the same car or not but she didn’t care. Hoping into the driver seat, Petey sat next to her looking for keys to start the car. Collecting their bags Maggie sat them down in the back with her.
    Alex slammed the wheel hard when she found nothing, when they both found nothing.
    “Shit! No keys.” She growled.
    “I can hotwire it.” Petey said.
    He laid his body across the seats and dropped his head near the driver seat’s panel just under the wheel. Alex had to pull back a lot so that she didn’t accidentally knee him in the face.
    “How the fuck do you know how to hotwire a car?” She asked in disbelief.
    “Same way I can fix a radio.” He answered.
    Alex shrugged; she supposed everyone had their secret talents. At least his could save their lives. She watched him work; amazed at the fact her friend had this ability. Her fascination ended when she took a glance out the shattered window.  There weren’t many, slow moving too but they were moving towards them.
    “Petey, we’ve got some company. Going to need you to hurry up.” Alex said.
    “I’m working on it.”
    “Maggie, get down and cover your head.” She threw the comment over her shoulder quietly.
    Maggie followed order without hesitation and curled around the bags. Panic rose in her chest, Alex knew her luck would just fuck them over. They might have a chance if they could keep quiet, if they didn’t draw attention. Holding her breath, they needed to be quiet.
    She was right though; her luck did screw them as the car alarm went blaring. Every set of glowing eyes turned towards them, their hunger more than evident. She reached over for the shogun. They were like canned tuna at the moment but like hell she wasn’t going to go down fighting.  She raised it and aimed, ready for a shot yet before she could pull the trigger the beautiful sound of the car turning over sang.
    “I got it!” He yelled, the alarm dying down.
    She tossed the shotgun to the side and gripped the wheel with one hand and the gearshift with the other.
    “Stay down!” She yelled back.
    Petey curled up in her lap as she stomped on the pedal causing the tires to squeal and smoke as it bolted down the road. It may have drawn more attention but like hell she was going to sit there any longer.
    As much as she wanted to close her eyes Alex forced them to stay open. Forced them to stay open as she rammed into body after body dragging them underneath the car. The sound echoing loudly for Maggie and Petey but they didn’t dare to look up.
    The streets cleared, the sound quieted and Alex felt her spirits lift for a moment. Seeing the empty road ahead she couldn’t help but let out a loud laugh.
    “Whoa! Hell yeah!” She cheered.
    The sound of their friend’s laughter was signal enough for Maggie and Petey. They sat up smiling brightly along with her.
    They didn’t get back the laughs and general merriness that seemed to over take them. That was until they came to their first obstacle, cars riddled the highway.
    “Shit!’ Petey sighed. “Looks like we weren’t the only ones trying to get the hell out of dodge.”
    Alex rubbed her hand across her face only an hour into the trip she was already exhausted. She leaned back against the seat and stared out the front window before moving to get out.
    Petey followed suit. They stood outside staring at the mess. They turned to each other to discuss what to do when they noticed it was only them two outside the car. In confusion they leaned down and looked inside.
    Maggie sat staring straight ahead her body