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mad with the need to survive and that she alone had been left sane of the whole bunch. Yes she was fighting hard to survive, pe rhaps even harder than anyone else left in the city, but it wasn’t just so she could go on living one more day. She had to survive to break the Code!
    Armed with that reaffirmation of purpose she picked up the stick and bit into the rat. It really wasn’t bad tasting, but the reality of what she was doing proved too overwhelming and she fell over to the side retching out what little was left in her stomach. She curled up in a ball on the rooftop crying.
    “I can’t do this daddy! It’s too much!” She whispered out, as bitter tears fell down the sides of her face.
    She had to though, as there was no one else. She sat back up stiffly. Weakened by lack of food and exposure to the elements she could feel herself growing sick. How was she to continue on surviving? She was hunted all day and night without stop.
    She had heard the planes and then saw the evidence of their offspring the next day in the form of Code people shipped in to organize the city in its hunt for her. She hugged her knees to herself, as she tried to stifle a cough. She succeeded in that, but she couldn’t stop shivering. Forlornly her gaze fell onto the half eaten rat. She picked the stick up again.
    “You have no idea how glad I am to see you eating that in place of something else, but please try this bear meat I have here, in place of our departed little friend there. I think you’ll like it better.”
     
    Asia was on her feet backing away from me her dark ci rcled eyes wide in a mixture of alarm and fear. She was pretty far gone nerve wise and it was no small wonder why. I’d been fighting to survive myself for the past week in the city, as I had hunted for her.
    It seemed as if everyone else was hunting her too, but for an entirely different reason. She was the most elusive prey I had ever stalked and my respect for her knew no bounds. I chose my words carefully, “Here take the meat. You need it. I guess you’re probably wondering who I am.”
    Something occurred to me then, “You do speak English don’t you?”
    She didn’t answer, but I did for myself. Of course she did you dolt, she’d gone to college here in this very city.
    “All right that was a stupid question. In the spirit of true disclosure I will admit that I’ve been hunting you, but not for the same reasons as them.” I said gesturing widely to the city around us.
    I could see how little she trusted my words. Poor girl had likely been betrayed by so many people already that she was paranoid of trusting anyone further. It wasn’t necessar ily a bad way to be. The old adage, ‘only the paranoids survive’ was true, but in this case it wasn’t good.
    I’d likely have to tie her up to get her to behave, which somewhat appealed to me I had to admit. She’d been glan cing around the building’s rooftop looking to see if there were others with me, as we circled each other. I saw the exact moment, when the thought came into her eyes. The thought to kill me.
     
    I was alone, I had food, and weapons which she had need of and if she left me alive than I would be free to report on her position to the others.
    “Whoa sister! Don’t even go there! I don’t want to hurt you, but so help me I will if I have to!” She wasn’t listening to me.
    She couldn’t weigh much more than 100 pounds soaking wet and I weighed that plus 150 more. It didn’t seem to ma tter to her, as she came at me in a speed rush. The girl had courage for sure. Moments later, as I gasped for air, I acknowledged to myself that she could kick too.
    I was hard pressed for several furious minutes of close action, as she spun and swerved around me giving me ever ything she had. What moves I didn’t block I was strong enough to absorb, as if they hadn’t even landed. She was using at least six different fighting styles against me in a harmonious fight action that was all her own.