Lock the door, sit and listen and wait

From Create Your Own Story

It's best to be cautious, and you've learned that if nothing else. You lock the door, take Melanie by the arm, and sit back on the couch in silence. You listen, waiting to hear something that might give away who it is outside and what they want.

Suddenly, you hear the sounds of footsteps in the hall. They're loud, and it sounds like a group of people. Your mind reels with fear. You can only imagine what's come into the station, and what it will do when it finds the two of you.

"Anyone alive in here?" You hear a voice shout. "United States army," the voice calls out again. "If anyone is alive in here, announce your presence now!"

You jump to your feet. "We're in here! Two of us! We're alive!" Melanie sits up on the couch, confused, rubbing at her eyes. You unlock the door and swing it open, and are greeted by several armed men with flashlights attached to their weaponry, and the light is nearly blinding.

Within an hour, you're whisked away to a military camp, where you're quarantined while medical officials search your entire bodies for signs of sores. When they're sure you're not infected, they release you into the camp with a fresh change of clothes, and pointing the way to a large tent where food and water await. On your way there, Melanie charges at you from the other side of the camp, happy to see you. She throws her arms around your neck and grips you tight.

The two of you march off into the camp, arms around each other's shoulders. You've made it. You're safe.

Congratulations.