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levels of the underground garage. When he got to the door he paused briefly, he was scared. He pulled out his pistol, took a deep breath and opened the door. The wind and dust hit him like a hurricane, knocking him backwards and onto his ass. He quickly jumped to his feet and walked out the door, taking long powerful steps as he powered his way through the wind.
     
                                Once he was outside he looked around in shock. There was nothing. Every building had collapsed, including the hotel above the parking garage where his bus was parked. The sky was black with dust and the sunlight was very minimal. He walked aimlessly through the destroyed center of downtown Chicago. There were no living people as far as Darius could see, but he was still hopeful. He walked and he walked until it started to get dark, then he decided that he should head back to his bus. Just as he turned around he heard a faint voice in the distance.
    “Help me, please help me!”
    It was a young male voice and Darius began to follow the sound. He tracked the voice to a pile of rubble and began moving large pieces of concrete to see if he could find the boy. After five minutes of searching, Darius saw a small black hand. He grabbed it and started to pull the boy out of the pile of rubble. It took a while, but eventually the boy got free. As soon as he was out he collapsed to the ground, gasping for air. He looked to be about seventeen, he had a short messy afro, green eyes and a small diamond earring in his left ear. The boy was covered in dust and he looked horrible. Darius pulled out a small bottle of water that he had brought with him and offered it to the boy.
     
    “Thank you so much sir, I would have died if it wasn’t for you,” The boy said graciously.
    “It’s not a problem, I’m glad I found you, you’re very lucky”
    “What is your name sir? You look familiar”
    “My name is Darius Downey, what’s yours?”
    “I saw you on TV, you’re that guy who defended that billionaire dude and lost”
    “Yes, but I lost on purpose because he’s an evil prick. Now tell me what your name is”
    “Man, you’re a crazy dude if your doing battle with a powerful guy like that. How did you survive the meteors?”
    “I’m living in a bus in a parking garage downtown. We need to head back there now before it gets too dark. And for the last time what’s your name kid?”
    “Oh sorry, I’m Chris Wynn”
    “Alright Chris, you better follow me if you want to live.”
     
                  Darius and Chris headed back to the parking garage. They were about a mile away when the darkness began rolling in. Darius hadn’t brought a flashlight because he had not expected to be out very long. Once his eyes finally adjusted to the pitch black he was able to see much better. Chris tagged along close behind; eager to eat some of the food Darius had promised him.
     
    “So Darius, how close do you think we are?”
    “We should be there in a few minutes, you getting hungry?”
    “Yes sir, I’m starving”
    “We can eat some tuna, crackers and soup when we get back”
    “Thanks a lot for taking me in”
    “It’s no problem, it was starting to get boring all alone, haha.
    “Yeah I was getting lonely too”
    “So are you the only survivor in Chicago that you know of?”
    “Yes, I have no idea where my brother and mom are at, but I’m kind of just assuming the worst. While I was under the rubble I heard a few more people yelling for help, but as the days passed their voices stopped”
    “How long were you under there?”
    “Four days. I hid in the basement of an old restaurant during the impacts. Once I got out I started looking for survivors and food. I managed to feed myself and get a fair bit of water out of convenience stores, but finally my luck ran out when the roof of one of the convenience stores collapsed on me. And that’s when you found me”
    “Jesus Chris. I’m glad I found you,