Fragments Chapter 21 Page 13

it again. Come on, before they get bored with the fireworks.

He turns and they take off in a light jog, Sarah and Brian following behind as quickly as they can.

The streets in this area of town are filled with houses. They are abandoned and completely devoid of life now but half of them were never occupied to begin with. It was a residential area, prime hunting grounds for the swarms, and now kid’s toys lie scattered across the road along with the broken glass and blood stains from the last few days of hell. There is a sense in the party of three that they are leaving all of this behind and they run as fast as the heavy backpacks will allow. After a few turns and short sprints down side streets the docks lie ahead.