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as many of the remaining foes danced on our roof and clawed at the glass. Desperate for a mistake Mother Nature knew humans would make. Boomer slammed the shifter into drive and kicked my seat, grunting in excitement. I did not fight it, I had no clue how to drive or where we were going, but at this particular moment, even if the car sped off a very deep cliff it would be better than where we were.
    I felt the tires spin and dig deep spinning the back end momentarily as we propelled forward. I clung to the wheel and turned it sharp, narrowly avoiding the vehicle graveyard. One by one, I watched the nasty critters slide off the car and slam into the pavement behind us.
    My chest still pounding I never slowed, I drove for many miles before the word safe even threatened to enter my emotional vocabulary. I turned to smile at Alex, but noticed she was as white as a ghost. Her hand gripped the door handle tightly and she looked straight ahead. Not one word escaped her lips the rest of the night.
    Somewhere between New York and Pennsylvania we stopped to siphon gas. Nightfall was upon us and the cars seemed to be less and less abundant. We knew it was only a matter of time before we were on foot again. For now though, we can sleep in comfort.
    *~*~*
    Chapter 6
    The sun beat through the sealed glass magnifying its intensity. Alex awoke from her dream drenched in sweat. Her throat was drier than the Sahara desert. She slowly opened the plastic bottle of water and took a large swig, feeling it slide down she took a moment to enjoy it. Conservation! That was what they were down too.
    She matched threads on the bottle and replaced the cap. Cramming it back in her pack, Alex peered out the window for a brief second, taking in the visual wonders of a newfound place. She seen a bizarre mix of red, blue and green dot the oak trees. With the seemingly harmless threat of flying pod creatures aside, she could truly appreciate the rather normal scenery she was lucky enough to witness.
    Life, life in its truest form. Through all the horrible atrocities that took place, innocent creatures managed to not only survive, but went on with their existence like nothing at all happened. Alex watched the blue bird dive for food that lay between the wreckage and wondered if they were even aware of the changing structure taking place in the food chain. Oh to be that blissfully ignorant. She thought to herself.
    “Wake up!” She pushed my sweaty body and watched it wiggle before resting in its original position once more.
    “Wake up I said!” Pushing me harder this time, my head pinged off the glass and a muffled distorted grunt escaped my lips. I rubbed my eyes and felt my soaked shirt.
    “Wha? Alex what’s going on?”
    “You are trying to kill us that’s what’s going on!” I watched a cute scowl cross her face and smiled.
    “What are you smiling at you dork? Roll down the windows I’m dying”
    “No”
    I dangled the keys in front of her face and smiled once more.
    “I do believe Boomer put me in charge of driving, and technically holding the keys that unroll the windows would be my responsibility. What if I enjoy being sweaty? What if I adore the feel of a wet shirt clinging to me for dear life?”
    Alex frowned deep
    “Don’t be gross Trevor, just roll down the windows okay?”
    She rolled her eyes; turning her back to me I could hear the “harrumph” she tried to hide. Snickering to myself I started the engine and hit the power window bottom. A quiet hum made audible by sliding glass freed us from our stagnant smelling enclosure. A soft breeze came wafting through, almost immediately soothing our discomfort. A loud snore followed by a tiny cough came from Boomer as Alex shook him. Boomer opened his eyes and made a shooing motion with his hands.
    “Oh no you don’t you big lug! Get up”
    Boomer tried to roll over in the back seat, curling his legs to his chest and clenching his eyes shut tight.
    “God I don’t know which one of you