Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction 4 - 7 2018 | Page 296

What the heck?! The government is encouraging these people to capture Jay just to evacuate! If they
succeed, then he won’t be able to take me to the safe haven! I can’t let these old people get in the way!
Sasha goes outside to do her business and quickly comes back to her and Jay’s room. She comes over to
Jay’s sleeping form.
“Jay, we need to go. These people want to hand you over to the government for their reward!” She
shakes him until he woke up.
“Hey! No need to shake me Sasha! I heard you loud and clear.” Jay said as he squinted his eyes. Jay and
Sasha packed their things quickly and quietly. They snuck out of the house, taking some coats with them
from the closet in their room. In the distance, Sasha and Jay could hear shouting coming from the house
as the elderly couple discovered the empty room.
As the two were trekking across the land, the sun rose up, basking Jay and Sasha in rays of warmth. They
arrived at the city of Ping Xiang. It would take them 8 hours to get to the border on foot.
The city around them was completely abandoned. It was a constant reminder to Jay of what life was like
before it became chaotic. Life used to be orderly; there were rules that everyone had to follow. Now, it
was everyone for themselves.
As Jay was looking around the huge city, he found a grocery store and immediately went into hoarding
mode. Stuffing whatever he could find into his bag. Sasha told Jay she was looking around to see if there
were any outdoor recreational stores that had fire starters or knives.
… Ever since she shot those boys, she hasn’t been usual herself… I shouldn’t have asked her to do that…
It’s bad enough that she had to fend for herself at a time where she’s supposed to be learning about
herself…
Sasha was doing alright… Actually, really good. She managed to gain Jay’s empathy without much effort.
I can’t believe he fell for it! I just had to act traumatized and he believed me! Shooting those boys in the
shoulders wasn’t the first time I shot someone. That was merciful on my part. Once we get to the safe
haven, I’m getting rid of Jay. I don’t need a liability on my hands. Jay sounded like he wasn’t interested
in sharing it when we met, well neither did I.
As Sasha was thinking of all of this, she found what she was looking for. Some firestarters and some nice
sharp knives. She surprisingly found bullets for her gun as well. She stuffed her supplies into her backpack
and walked back over to where Jay was.