Those That Wake 02: What We Become
“MCT jeeps stalked up the streets like predators. In the distance, plumes of smoke rose into the sky, distant shouts echoed upward, stray gun shots cracked between the buildings. But around them, the concrete canyons resounded with Laura’s and Mal’s lonely footsteps. The city seemed haunted now, by the thing up in that tower, and the MCT was clearing away the last remnants of the living.
“They’re going to see us eventually,” Laura said.
“I know,” Mal replied. “Just one more block.”
Distantly, th...e Lazarus Towers slashed out of the skyline, its central spire wounding the sky. It was much farther than a block away.
Mal took her by the hand, prepared to sprint the last length. She pulled her hand from him, glared back into his eyes. He turned away.
“There.” He pointed to a spot on the far corner and ran. She followed after him and came to a stop beside him, in front of a grocery store, its doors barred and its window slivered with cracks.
“We have to go in,” he said, holding his hand out to her tentatively.MoreLess
“They’re going to see us eventually,” Laura said.
“I know,” Mal replied. “Just one more block.”
Distantly, th...e Lazarus Towers slashed out of the skyline, its central spire wounding the sky. It was much farther than a block away.
Mal took her by the hand, prepared to sprint the last length. She pulled her hand from him, glared back into his eyes. He turned away.
“There.” He pointed to a spot on the far corner and ran. She followed after him and came to a stop beside him, in front of a grocery store, its doors barred and its window slivered with cracks.
“We have to go in,” he said, holding his hand out to her tentatively.MoreLess
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