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day 7: home
even though it was a tuesday, sam slept in. there was no school, so why get up early?
her parents were at work, so she had the house to herself. she dialed leslie's number to see if she was feeling better yet. sam didn't want to have to spend her day off alone.
it rang, but there was no answer.
"what the hell should i do now?" sam asked herself.
it was a nice enough day, she decided to go for a walk. she slipped on her sneakers and went outside. the sun was out, the sky was blue... she started to smile, but then noticed something.
it was utterly silent outside. there were no birds, no kids, no cars.
she walked down the street, looking at the houses. one neighbor had crashed his car into the side of his house. another house had broken windows, blood on some of the shards of glass. sam looked around at another house. its door, ripped off its hinges, was thumping against the side of the house in the breeze.
"what the fuck..."
sam looked around at her neighborhood and didn't know what to think. she continued down the street, looking at the houses. one neighbor had boarded up their doors and windows.
she remembered how she hadn't been able to get in touch with leslie for the past few days and wondered if her friend was okay.