Hailey's House

I sit in the passenger seat as Hailey drives my mum’s car as fast as she dares, towards her house.

We’re blasting Vader’s newest album, Solitude In Madness. We’re both doing our best **** growls, mine deep, an amalgamation of Glen Benton and John Gallagher, whereas Hailey’s are a little higher pitched, an amazing reminiscence of Chuck Schuldiner; a homage to the godfather of **** Metal.

At Hailey’s fast driving pace, we get there within about 10 minutes.

The song ends just as we pull up and I switch off the music.

Hailey turns off the engine, leaving the keys in the ignition and opens the door, getting out. I follow suite and we shut our doors behind us, walking up to the front door of Hailey’s house.

She reaches under the front doormat and picks up the spare key hidden beneath. She unlocks the door and steps inside, with me following close behind.

I shut the door behind me as she walks quickly around the house searching for any sign of her family.

I sit in the kitchen as she walks throughout the house. She sits down with me after a few minutes. 'Well, I can hope can't I?' Hailey sighs.

I smile gently at her, which she returns.

'What do we do now?' She asks. I think for a moment. Thoughts rush around my brain at lightning speed and I organize them.

'There's nobody else on Earth. We're alone. That means electricity and running water is gonna stop working really quick. We gotta find a good way of getting those working again. We've eaten a meal for now and food shouldn't be in any kind of short supply, considering all the supermarkets and warehouses full of food. Fresh food will rot within a few days so we're either going to have to learn to live off a preservative rich diet or figure a way of providing enough electricity to the supermarkets, fridges and freezers that store these foods.' I list off mentally.

Hailey touches my arm and I look up at her surprised, having tilted my head downwards unconsciously in thought.

She smiles at me. 'I think you forgot something Will.' She says. 'What's that?' I ask.

'We're the last people on earth. We don't have any rules to live by or any laws stopping us from doing what we want. Let's have fun.' She says.