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finished. It had felt and tasted good. He hadn't known how thirsty he had really been.
    He grabbed at the food and took a bite, though this just wasn't the same. He couldn't get any of it down. He wasn't hungry. He placed the food back onto the counter.
    Adam turned back to face the living room. There was something eerie about the dark, the silence. Although he knew that he was somewhat safe in here, he couldn't help but feeling worried - as though something was going to reach out and grab him.
    He wished he had a light.
    At that, he remembered the flashlight he kept in the hallway. The one he kept for emergencies. Which this was. He went to get it, wondering why he hadn't thought about it before.
    He came upon the small table that it was kept in. Quickly, he pulled at the drawer.
    As he did so, he rattled the set of keys that had been on top of it and they fell to the floor.
    Adam stopped in place. The sound had been loud. If anyone had been on the other side of the door they would have heard it. He didn't want to have to go through that again.
    He waited.
    Nothing.
    Adam felt around in the drawer until he found the flashlight. He pulled it out and turned it on. The light flashed into his eyes and blinded him for a moment. He squeezed his eyes shut and turned it off.
    He knew that it worke d .
    Adam shut the drawer and opened his eyes. He looked back at the door and his curiosity started to get the better of him. He had the flashlight, he could look outside and see if tha t thin g was still out there.
    He took a step toward the door and placed his hand on the knob.
    Maybe this isn't a good ide a , he thought. But he didn't pull his hand away.
    He turned on the light and tried to calm himself. One deep breath. Then another.
    He grabbed a stronger hold on the door knob.
    Just a quick look.
    In the end, he simply placed his ear against it. He couldn't even bring himself to glance through the peephole. He held his breath and listened for any sounds coming from the other side.
    A few seconds passed.
    Again, there was nothing.
     
    *
     
    Adam walked into his bedroom and sat onto his bed. It bounced underneath his weight.
    He placed the flashlight and knife on his night-stand in case he needed to use them. He hoped that he wouldn't need to. He didn't want to see anything more tonight. He didn't want to have to worry about defending himself. But the truth was that he needed to be prepared.
    He laid down.
    Thoughts drifted through his head. He couldn't make sense of anything that had happened. So much had taken place in such a short time . People had changed, had killed one another . All of the power had gone out. None of the phones worked. Nobody had come to help . It all felt so surreal.
    He closed his eyes, worried that he wasn't going to be able to get any sleep.
    But, before he knew it, Adam drifted off and his day had come to an end.

Day 2
     
    Chapter 1
    When Jane turned away from the window, the sun had already started to come up. She hadn't seen her husband. And she hadn't been able to make any sense of what had happened.
    She felt nervous. Scared . Alone.
    Jane looked over at her daughter. The little girl was still lying in her crib. Dead.
    None of it made any sense.
    One thing Jan e di d know was that she had to bury her daughter. She didn't want to wait much longer to do it, either. Becky's face was already badly bruised and swollen. Jane didn't want to see what would happen if she left the little girl out for much longer.
    She would decompose, bloat, stiffen…
    Jane shook her head and rushed to the crib. She leaned over and picked up her daughter. Becky was much heavier than she had expected, than she had ever known the girl to be.
    She didn't spend much time thinking about it. This was her daughter, someone she had loved with all of her being. It didn't matter how heavy she felt. All that mattered was that she was dead - had been kille d - by Jane's husband.
    Jane pushed those thoughts out of her head too.
    She held