Silence.
That’s all Eli hears.
Day and night since the apocalypse started. Not a zombie apocalypse though. A deadly disease was found killing most of the population, including Eli’s mom. So he has been alone with his thoughts and record player.
That all changed though when something unexpected happened…
Eli is currently in the kitchen marking down the amount of food he has before he has to go out a scavenge for more food.
He is just about to finish before he hears a shuffle outside. Eli freezes in place for a few second before releasing a breath. “Just your imagination Eli..” He mutters to himself before finishing up and sitting down on the couch.
Eli jumps as he hears the shuffling again, closer now. He tenses and stares at the front door. After a few seconds of silence he hears a hesitant knock on the door.
Eli takes a deep breath and grabs a pan from the kitchen and walks towards the door. He opens it and starts to swing the pan before stopping.
Wait…
A person?
Eli stares as he looks at the stranger on his porch. They seem to have an injury on their leg, and it must be bad because they have a branch as a makeshift crutch.
“Are you okay..?” Eli finally spits out, still on edge.