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“There” I nodded at a dark spot on the horizon I had been seeing it for a while, but ere close enough nohere I could be certain it was so
“What?” She perked up a bit and squinted in the distance “Are those houses?”
“I think it’s a town”
The sun was setting by the tie of town Several houses were in thebuilt when construction stopped Backhoes and equip basements Wooden skeletons of houses jutted out fro house we came to, but the inside had barely been completed It didn’t even have fixtures yet The next few houses were in a nearly identical state I decided to venture past the newer construction untila cul-de-sac that looked finished We finally found a giant McMansion with all the signs of life, including blood on the open front door
I slowly pushed the door open Pictures of s on the wall in the entryway I stepped in a bit htly mauled art deco furniture and blood splatters on the floor Harlow pushed past me and darted inside
“Somebody lived here!” Harlow squealed
“Harloait! We don’t know if anything’s here!” I said but didn’t stop her The blood looked old, and if we didn’t get so to drink soon, ere all in trouble
Harlow had already thrown open the fridge when I got to the kitchen We needed bottled water Tap water tended to be a hit or acontaminated
Harlow yanked out several bottles of Fiji water, and I grabbed one They are reeked of spoiled food, but I didn’t care I opened the bottle and drank froreedily
We both finished a whole bottle of water before I realized that the lion had to be even thirstier than ere She’d been following us around the develop as she wandered around the house
“Kitty, kitty!” I shouted, and Harlow gave me an odd look “Here kitty, kitty! Ripley!”
“Ripley?” Harlow furrowed her brow
“Yeah, I figured if she’s gonna be following us around, we ought to give her a name”
“But Ripley?” She raised an eyebrow
“She’s badass,” I shrugged “You sahat she did to those zoourney Weaver in those Alienabout,” Harlow shook her head
“The wo,” I tried to explain “She was the toughest chick I’ve ever seen”
“Alright Whatever” She was already wandering away “I’ else I need”
“Ripley!” I yelled again “Here kitty kitty!”