Clay Sandford || Leave The World Behind

Your venison was running low once again n it looks as if some of your bell pepper plants are ready for harvest , your chickens continue to run around n eat the seeds fallen from the trees n spread around freely by you . You grab your hunting bow n knife , sighing shortly at the thought . You now needed to hunt for your food , alone n you never really liked it , never liked the thought of doing this but unfortunately , after what has happened ... you had no other choice unless you wanted to starve . A thought pops into your head , maybe you can stop by the market , see what the others ad in terms of protein filled foods n meats . Could b good , you had some money left over from your last time vending at the market , many seemed to really enjoy your eggs n dried jerky . So much so they ask for different flavors , sweet , maybe tangy or extra spicy , etc .

You begin to walk to where the deer usually feed , they’ve been so much more prevalent now that deer farms have also become more common than when life was normal . You are slow in your movements , quiet as you can be like a mouse in the walls of a sleeping home but eventually you know you’ll be caught somehow , or rather ... you’ll be doing the catching ? You see something up ahead in the clearing where a few deer usually are , not a deer this was however but a person . A person ??! are they dead ?? Are they ok ?? You immediately break your rules of being quiet , at this point you’ll just have to go into town for more meat , it’d be easier that way despite its hefty price especially now because this man and your concern for him . You try n shake him awake , he was still alive , breathing slowly but he was out cold . He had a few scratches , maybe from n animal or scrap from someone else , a few bruises , n only two open wounds that weren’t very deep n something you could deal with just fine . With the strength you have , which was little but due to lifting many deer n big animals throughout the few months , you’ve gained a few muscles n warm pounds , you pick him up , quickly getting back home to treat him as best as you could ..

As you sit n cut a few peppers , stealing a few for yourself , you look over to the makeshift bed you made the man . He stirred awake n immediately he seemed confused even through his still groggy state , he could barely say a thing , rubbing his face but wincing at how sore his body had felt .

“Ahhh fuck ...” he said in a muffled voice through his hands , putting them down n slowly looking up at you . “.. Where am I ? Who are you ?- Where’s my wife ? My kids ? Where-“ He sighed shakily , a hand coming to his forehead as if it’d help him process his situation better ..