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home… now let’s hope there’s no
alarm.
    “ This is fucking crazy,” Anna was outraged.
    “ Well you got a better idea?”
    “ Guess not,” she mumbled.
    “ Uhuh,”
And they
climbed in to find an apartment that had an atmosphere akin to the
Mary Celeste. The furniture was intact and there were cups and
personal objects scattered about the place, as though the owner
left this morning. But the thick layer of dust showed otherwise.
Anna thought that it was terribly sad someone’s home had to be
evacuated in such way. She wandered into a bedroom and saw the bed
sheets were turned back. It was a sorry thought that some poor soul
awoke to start the day but then never returned.
Meanwhile Carl
was searching for more important things. He opened a cupboard in
the hallway.
    “ Urgh... The power’s off,”
Anna turned a
tap on in the bathroom.
    “ But the water’s on!” she was at least happy at
that.
    “ Well that’s a start,”
They both
eventually came back to the living room that was connected to an
open plan kitchen. It would have been a cosy bachelor pad for
someone at some point. Anna looked through the cupboards and was
pleased to see that there was food still in them, albeit terribly
unhealthy food.
    “ Well we won’t run out of Ramen anytime soon,”
    “ Ah well… it’ll prepare you for college, if you decide to
go”
She smiled.
“Hey! At least there’s this,” she held out a bottle of vodka.
    “ I didn’t think you’d be much of a drinker?”
    “ I’m not… but if there’s ever a better time to start I’d like
to know,” and she opened the bottle and smelled it. She immediately
winced. “Argh!”
Carl laughed
and took it from her. “Never tried vodka before?”
    “ Not straight, no,”
He looked to
her and remembered what a kid she was. But it was refreshing to
meet a woman her age that wasn’t an obnoxious party animal for
once. He pulled out a couple of shot glasses from the cupboard and
led her to the couch.
They sat down
comfortably and Anna settled in a nook under his arm. Feeling his
warmth she snuggled in close and smelled his cologne. Meanwhile
Carl felt so grateful to have her company and felt like the
luckiest man in the world, despite the impossible situation they
were in. He kissed the top of her head and weaved a strand of her
silky, auburn hair between his fingers. Sensing his mood she turned
up to look at him with those big eyes.
    “ What are you thinking about?” she asked nosily.
    “ I dunno…. I guess I was thinking about you,”
She sat up
feeling unconvinced and filled up the shot glasses.
    “ This stuff smells awful,” she winced again as she held it to
her lips.
    “ You probably shouldn’t start drinking by beginning with
shots,” Carl laughed. “Just have half,”
And she sipped
the vodka with tears in her eyes. She chewed it for a while not
knowing whether she should spit it out but then she swallowed it
and felt the heat descend her throat.
    “ Fuck! How can people get addicted to this?”
    “ Quite easily,” he answered as he expertly knocked his drink
back.
Anna very
quickly felt the effects of the vodka on her empty stomach and she
started to feel unbelievably relaxed and light headed.
    “ Hey! You know what we should play?”
    “ Tell me,”
    “ Truth or dare!” Anna seemed excited at the idea.
    “ What are we schoolgirls?”
    “ Well… I can’t think of a better way to pass the time and get
to know each other,” she had a twinkle in her eye as she lightly
brushed her lips over Carl’s but then she pulled away
abruptly.
    “ Urgh… you got me,” he smiled as he got the hint. “You
first,”
    “ Fine! I choose…… truth!”
    “ Hmmm……… Who was your first kiss with?”
    “ A girl called Tracy,” she blushed.
    “ A girl?”
    “ Yup! I was twelve and a half and she was thirteen,”
    “ You’re kidding me!” Carl looked in deep thought for a moment.
“Ok it’s my turn. I choose dare!”
Anna
immediately began to giggle