So Much Left

We were in the car driving around looking for a gas station. The thought occurred to us that maybe if we just kept driving they wouldn’t be able to catch us. We syphoned gas from a few cars in the neighborhood of the people we knew they’d gotten to already.

It seemed like there was no one around working anywhere and we were starting to get nervous that we’d run out of gas and quickly. As I thought it, the low fuel light came on but I didn’t say anything to anyone else. No need to alarm them while they seemed to be falling asleep.

We hadn't slept in days. Nights were spent hiding in the dark being as quiet as can be. Days were spent stocking up on provisions and making plans to get out of the area.

I realized I was daydreaming in my exhausted state and when I looked up there was a line of them across the road. They were waiting for a situation just like this knowing that we would try to flee. They started running at us and the car sputtered to a stop, out of gas and without anything left to give.

There was so much left of our family’s future. Plans of college, weddings, school dances, but it is all over now. They’re coming for us and there’s nothing left to do...or is there?