The Extinct
“As they left the building they noticed the empty ditch where they’d buried the corpses and the drag marks leading into the nearby brush. Though it was morning the heat had already reached into the hundreds and without water walking was becoming more difficult. The first thing Eric noticed about severe dehydration was the numbness in his lips. They began to crack and sting whenever he licked them. Soon his legs began to feel sore and he couldn’t think clearly. After a few hours in the heat, the last of his body’s hydration leaked out onto his skin to try and offset the intense heat. His muscles began to cramp and he realized that he wouldn’t be able to walk for much longer. A rustling behind some nearby trees. William stopped and lifted his rifle. Eric took a step back and pulled out his gun, holding it low rather than waste the strength to point it. There was a patch of gray fur spotted black in the thick shrubbery. William pointed his rifle and fired, a swarm of birds leaping from th...e grass and taking flight.MoreLess
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