"Shhh, you don't know who could be out here." Alan whispered.

"I know I know but im scared, i cant see anything." Alice said. Alan suddenly stops, Alice not paying attention to the sudden motion slammed into him. "im so-" Alice began before Alan put a finger to her mouth.

"I think i hear something" Alan whispers, he looks around at street, trying to see through the dead of night. He sees some rubble which may of once been a couple of office buildings. MEOW Alice screams. "sh sh sh sh its ok sweaty its ok, just a cat, just a cat" MEOW, somewhere the cat topples over a couple or rocks. The echo bounces all around the dead city. Alice crumples to the ground and starts to cry, " I want to get out of here, I want to get out of this miserable place." alice says in between her sobs.

"I know, I know, we just have to get to the other side of the city, then we'll be on our way" Alan says trying to comfort his wife. Alan helps her up, after she has settled down do they continue to walk down the war torn street.

"which way," Alice asks Alan when they've reached a forked road. "Right i guess, if it starts bending we can always find a different road." Alan said as he points to the road that says hamilton street. "alright." They start walking down the street bypassing rubble when blocking they're way forward. Only a few lost owls and they're walking feet keeping total quiet from settling over them. 

As they walk, they see a couple of big pieces of rubble up against each other creating an opening big enough for them to fit comfortably. One side had some structure left to it, probably saved by the bigger buildings around it, they're were painting supplies and some power tools littered around the block. "It's a hardware store by the look of it, or was, at least" Alan observed as they start up on it.  "I think we should stop here for the night." said Alan as they stand in front of it.  

"cant we have something to eat?" Alive said when her stomach grumbled. "unfortunately, no its too late, and dark right now. When we wake up tomorrow i promise we'll find something to eat before we start walking agian, ok?"

"Alright" Alice said as she goes inside the cave-like opening and lays down her winter coat to sleep on. Alan comes in to join her and also layed down his coat to sleep. "not the most comfortable sleep i will ever have but its better then nothing." Alan thought as he prepares to close his eyes and let the lue of sleep take over. 

"Night Alan." Alice says quietly as she always did for so many years. "night." and closed his eyes.