Sugarcane

"Jesus..."\n\n"Look, Frank, it's nothing. It just barely grazed me. I was just\ntaking out a stray shrap' from it-"\n\n"Just taking out some- Are you insane!? Shit, Jack! Who the hell\nshot you?"\n\n\n[[Everything is falling apart]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[She was only seven]]

Tears flow down your face as both you and Rose cry in the middle\nof the floor.\n\nJack is frozen.\nMichael is still sitting on the couch.\n\n\nYou cry for the rest of the evening.\n\n[[You can't protect anyone]]

"How can we keep going on like this..."\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[......]]

She puts her head down, and goes back to staring at the floor.\nEven with her dead eyes, you can't help but think she is\nbeautiful; one of the last images of beauty in this dead, ugly\nworld.\nA surviving seed after a forest fire.\n\nYou pick her up and bring her downstairs to get her, and\nyourself some food.\n\n[[Seniors]]

Dinner that evening is bittersweet.\nRose keeps asking when your mother will be back.\n\n"Soon", you keep telling her. "Jack came back late too. Your\nmom will too. Don't worry.\n\nJack stares at you with hatred throughout the meal.\nMichael is still sitting on the couch.\n\n[[Digging a hole]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[14]]

"Alright, start walking", the man says to you.\nHe points the gun down to Jack.\n"And you, you stand up too."\n\nJack, with his bleeding arm held, and with tears in his eyes,\nbegins to stand up as you walk closer to the man with the gun.\nAs you get closer, a woman comes up behind the man\nwith the gun.\n\n[[It's all Jack's fault]]

As you run through the forest, you can still hear faint screams\ncoming from the house. Whose they are; you don't know.\nYour legs carry you endlessly throught the dead environment,\nuntil you no longer hear anything.\n\nNo one comes after you.\nNo one is with you.\nNo one will know what happened to Bri, or Jack.\n\n[[I'm safe ]]

You hear Jack's body fall to the ground.\n\n\nYour adrenaline is pumping so hard that you can barely see\nstraight.\nThough your eyes are barely working, your brain is.\n\n\n\n[[Turn And Get Revenge For Jack]]\n[[Keep Running]]\n[[End It All ]]

A window is broken.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[No, no, no]]

"You should have stayed back at the cabin", he says before\nwalking off.\n\n\n\n\n\nYou head back to the cabin alone.\n\n[[This is a long walk]]

It's a double-barreled shotgun.\nThe man is distracted.\nThe man is out of ammo.\n\n"Now's my only chance", you think to yourself.\n\n\n\n\n[[Run Away]]\n[[Grab The Gun From Jack - Shoot Rose So She Won't Be Tortured]]\n[[Grab The Gun From Jack - Shoot Russell; Then The Others]]\n[[Grab The Gun From Jack - End It All]]

Your wife is looking up, but there is no fear in her eyes.\n\n\n\nHer eyes are still dead.\n\n\n\n\n[[Jack has the gun ]]

Red is the only color left on the grey Earth that you've spent\nthe past few years on.\n\nYou stare up at Jack, whose dismembered hand has dripped blood\non you.\n\nHe stands there, with the gun pointed before him, sobbing.\n\n\n[[You've never seen him cry before]]

You embrace him in your arms.\n\n"Haha, hey there, man. Save the big squeezes for your wife"\nJack exclaims in a humble, joking voice.\nA sharp pain pierces your brain.\n\n"Where is she? Still sleeping, huh? Well wait till she sees what\nI brought back."\n\n[[She's gone forever]]

"Look it doesn't matter! I got him better. He's done for, and\nnow I got his food."\n\n"You what? Those cans are from some guy that tried to kill you!\nFrank! What are you thinking? Who says that that guy was alone?\nHe could have had a crew just like ours! He might have-"\n\n"Oh will you stop. There was no one else! I got the guy!"\n\n[[I miss cookouts]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[85]]

Click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click,\nclick, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click,\nclick, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click,\nclick, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click.\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Why?]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[99]]

"Please kill me...Please kill me...Please kill me".\nBri keeps repeating the phrase; each time growing more\nhysterical.\n"Please kill me. Please kill me. Please kill me."\nShe gets louder, and louder.\n"Please kill me- Please kille me- Please kill me."\n\n\n\n[[Voices in my head]]

"Let your mother rest. Why don't you go ahead and grab something\nnice out of that bag. Have a small treat."\n\nRose gets excited and runs to the bag and grabs something out of\nit.\n\n"Go chow down with Michael over there. He already got himself\na treat as well," he laughs.\n\n[[Michael is still on the couch ]]

You put a finger to your lips, and motion with your eyes to the\nwindow.\n\n"There's someone out there", you mouth with your lips.\nJack's eyes widen.\n"Do you have your gun?"\nJack nods.\n\n\n[[Stay low... ]]

As Rose runs off to sit with Michael, Jack turns to you.\n"Something happened," he says.\n\n"What happened?" you ask. "Are you hurt? Were you followed?"\n\n"No, I'm asking you!"\n\n"What? Asking me what?"\n\n[[What's going on? ]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Oblige Her ]]

"Please...kill me now."\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Oblige Her]]\n[[Refuse]]\n[[End It All ]]

You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. \nYou Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. \nYou Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. \nYou Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. \nYou Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. \nYou Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. \nYou Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. \nYou Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. \nYou Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. \nYou Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed. You Failed.

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[6]]

You stumble to the ground; holding your shoulder in fierce pain.\nYour adrenaline is pumping so hard you naturally pick\nyourself back up; for fear of being shot somewhere else.\n\nThe woman has run back inside to undoubtedly grab more shells.\nYou run with all of your strength to the edge of the forest.\n\nBy the time she comes back outside, you'll be long gone.\n\n[[Cling to life...]]

When you finally believe that you are in the clear, you\nbend over to catch your breath.\n\nYou sink to the ground.\n\nYou're safe.\nYou don't know about the others.\nYou left them without a gun.\n\n[[You're alone now ]]

You stare up at the rotting wood of the cabin.\nStill in shock, you reflect on everything that has happened these past few days.\n"How did everything go so wrong", you think to yourself.\n\nSo many options were presented to you. So many different things\nthat you could have done to change the outcome of your life;\nto protect someone you loved, but you couldn't, and you didn't.\nAnd so you wonder to yourself: "Did I make the right choices?"\n\n[[Yes]]\n[[No]]\n[[Finally End It All ]]

You slam your left shoulder into the back door, and run into the\ngray forest that surrounds your house.\nAs you do, you hear the woman screaming behind you.\nYou keep your eyes pointed forward as she shoots at your back.\n\nShe misses.\n\nA second shot.\n\n[[Serpentine]]

"Why are you yelling at my dad?"\nRose was listening.\n"Why are you two yelling at each other?"\nTears fill her eyes.\n\n"How much did she hear?" you wonder to yourself.\nJack looks at you.\n\n\n[[Please don't cry]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[23]]

"We're safe. It was just him, and I killed him. I know I did!\nNow you are going to drop this. We're gonna ignore my scratch,\nwe're gonna pack our supplies, we're gonna go to that house and\nget the rest of that food, and we're gonna make sure that your\nlittle girl, who doesn't have a mom no more gets raised the best\nwe can, or so help me God, I'm-"\n\nYou push Jack as hard as you can onto the floor.\n\n[[Steaks were my favorite]]

"Please kill me."\n\n"Bri...", you whisper to her gently, "I'm so sorry."\n\n"Please kill me", Bri repeats in a sweet voice.\n"Please. Please kill me."\n\n"Bri..."\n\n[[You had a wife ]]

She continues to wrestle with you as you pull her arms behind\nher back and walk over to your trunk.\nYou pull out some rope that you had salvaged weeks before and \ntie her hands together.\nBri keeps trying to wriggle out of your lock, but she isn't\nstrong enough.\nYou push her onto the bed.\nShe is crying.\n\n[[I do it for love]]

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Eruption]]

"It is bad", you reply. "But Jack is big. He just needed to\nget something real quick. He'll be ok."\n\n"Eat everything on your plate, Rose", interrupts Bri.\n\nMichael puts his head back down.\nDinner is silent, except for the humming from Rose.\n\n\n[[Is he dead?]]

Before the man can load the second shell into the gun, the\nthird bullet from your gun has exploded from the back of his\nskull.\n\nThe woman scream as she lies between four dead bodies. She is\nholding her ears which are undoubtedly ringing.\nYour hands are shaking as the warm gun smokes in front of you.\n\n\n[[And then there were two]]

"Thank you", she responds.\n\nShe lifts the pillows to her face and holds them tight.\nYou drop to your knees and press the gun in between where\nyou think her eyes are.\n\n\nYou fire.\n\n[[A monument to your sins]]

"And then what, Jack?" Exclaims your wife.\n"Just keep searching for food like rats! Whats the point!?"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[........]]

He won't get the satisfaction of killing you.\n\n\nYou won't get the satisfaction of avenging your daughter's death

You turn and sprint out the back door as quickly as possible.\nThe man notices you running, and doesn't have time to load a\nsecond shell.\n\nHe chases after you.\nHe aims.\nHe fires.\n\n\n[[Void]]

"Jesus Christ, Frank", Michael yells.\n\n"I couldn't...I couldn't just let her go like-"\n\n"No, no...No you did... You couldn't kill her", Frank\ninterrupts. "I mean... just...Chirst, man! What the hell are we\nsupposed to do with her now? We have to keep an eye on her...\nI just don't know if keeping her tied up is the best thing..."\n\n[[Choices]]

You have a wife; she loves you.\nYou have a young daughter;\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[More.......]]

Dominick Sullivan

You have no way to tell time.\nIf you'd have to guess...\nYou'd say its been around 7 hours.\nJack has not returned.\nYou sit at the table with your wife,\nyour daughter,\nand your neighbor Michael.\n\n\n[[Where's Jack?]]

You collapse onto your back.\n\nYou can hardly move. The shock from the things you just saw.\n"It all happened so fast", you think to yourself.\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Alone]]

Jack looks into your eyes. "Are you coming with me or not?"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Go With Him]]\n[[Stay With The Others]]\n[[End It All]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[07]]

At dinner, you bring Bri downstairs.\nYou've undone the rope around her ankles, allowing her to walk\nfreely.\nWhen you both arrive downstairs, you think you see a small glimmer in her eyes when she sees Jack's face, but it slowly disappears.\n\n"Hi, Bri", Jack says to no response.\n\n[[Food]]

"I guess you love her more then..." says the man to you.\n"You sick fucking piece of shit."\nThe man looks to Russell and calls his name.\n\n\n"Russell"; the last name your daughter hears as her throat is\nslit open.\n\n\n[[Kickback]]

Your dog is dead.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Goodbye old friend ]]

"Oh the clanging. I just dropped some stuff in the cupboard.\nIt's hard to see in here with no electricity. That's why we keep\ndoors open, Frank. It's like you haven't even been living on\nEarth for the past few-"\n\n"Jack!" You look him dead in the eyes.\n"What were you doing in there? I can see your shirt hanging in\nthe sink. What were you doing?"\n\n[[What was he doing? ]]

"What?", you ask?\n\n"I'm begging you. It'll be quick. You stay with her... because I\ncan't go on anymore..."\nShe moves her head to the side, and stare at the ground.\nHer blue, dead eyes blink. It's the only way you know her\nheart still beats.\n\n\n[[Tell Her To Just Leave]]\n[[Kill Her]]\n[[Tie Her Up]]\n[[End It All...]]

"Keep your voices down!" You yell at the both of them.\n"Someone could hear you... Now look. We all know things are\nnot easy, but we need to stay-"\n\n"Calm", interrupts Jack.\n\n"Sane", you finish.\n\n\n[[.........]]

Rose sleeps throughout the evening and doesn't wake up for\ndinner.\n\nJack and you eat silently; never looking up at each other.\nThe only noise comes from Michael, who yawns midway through\nthe meal.\n\n\n\n[[I don't feel good ]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[17]]

You won't let him get away with the murder of your daughter.\n\nOne more shot to his temple.\nOne more body lying in a pool of blood.\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Aftermath ]]

You wake up a few hours later and can feel the dim sunlight\nhit your face. You sit up and remember what happened' your eyes\nstill closed.\n\nWhen you open them, you notice Bri is awake and is staring right\nat you.\n\n"Bri..." you beckon to her.\n\n[[How long has she been awake?]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[10]]

You stare up at the lifeless, grey sky.\nYou reflect on everything that has happened these past few days.\n"How did everything go so wrong?" you think to yourself.\n\nSo many options were presented to you. So many different things\nthat you could have done to change the outcome of your life;\nto protect someone you loved, but you couldn't, and you didn't.\nAnd so you wonder to yourself: "Did I make the right choices?"\n\n[[Yes]]\n[[No]]\n[[Finally End It All]]

You stare at the ceiling and listen to Bri's maniacal chant.\n"How did everything go so wrong", you think to yourself.\n\nSo many options were presented to you. So many different things\nthat you could have done to change the outcome of your life;\nto protect someone you loved, but you couldn't, and you didn't.\nAnd so you wonder to yourself: "Did I make the right choices?"\n\n[[Yes]]\n[[No]]\n[[End It All ]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[64]]

Jack stares at you for what seems like an eternity, before he\ndrops his head and lets out a sigh.\n\n"Look", he says. "We're in this together. You're my brother,\nand I'm here for you." You try to say something but Jack\ninterrupts. \n"If you want to protect that girl from the awful\nthings in this world... if you want to be there for her..."\n\n[[Wilted]]

Click.\n\nThat's all you hear.\nAs you open your eyes you realize that the gun is out of\nbullets. You stare at the gun for a brief second, then at Jack.\nYou can sense the pain that he is going through, but you can do\nnothing to stop it.\n\n\n[[You can't kill everything ]]

You walk up to Rose slowly and hug her; stroking her hair as\nyou do.\n\n"It's okay, Rosey. Mommy is fine", you whisper to her.\n"She went out just! Just a minute ago when you were eating!"\n\n"B-but you just said you'd go upstairs to get her,dad", Rose\ncries into your chest.\n\n[[Think fast]]

You drop the gun to your side and stare at the destruction\naround you.\n\n5 dead bodies litter the surrounding area,\nand the blood from their bodies are the only colors visible\nagainst the grey canvas that is Earth.\n\n\n\n[[You're alone now ]]

"What were you doing in there, Jack?" you ask.\n\n"Takin' a piss, man. It's what I typically do in the bathroom."\n\n"If you were taking a piss, Jack, then you have some serious\nkidney stones for all that banging you were doing."\n\nJack looks at you nervously. "Good one", he says.\n\n[[It's nice to still make jokes ]]

You shake your head.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[A pain in your chest]]

"Please don't do this" you wimper slightly.\nBri just stares at the floor.\n"Don't leave us...\nDon't leave me..."\n\nBri stands up with her emotionless face...\n\n"Goodbye, Frank"\n\n[[It's your fault she is gone]]\n

You can't live with what you've done.\n\n\n\nAn eye for an eye is the only just way that you see fit.\n\n\n\nYou don't feel the bullet go though the your brain, and your\ndeath is quick and painless.\n\n\n\nYou only hope that it was the same for the daughter that you\nkilled.

You go upstairs and lay in your bed. The same bed that just the\nnight before, held your wife under the sheets.\n\nYou can still see a minor imprint from her body pressed into\nthe mattress.\n\nYou pass out.\n\n\n[[Dream of better times...]]

You hastily aim the gun at her and pull the trigger.\n\n\n\nNothing happens.\n\nYou look at the gun and realize that you are out of ammo.\nAs woman grabs the gun, you run out the door.\n\n[[Don't stop]]

You put the gun to your head.\nYou'll make sure she doesn't get the satisfaction of killing\nyou.\n\nYou pull the trigger...\nClick!\n\nYou are out of bullets.\n\nThe woman screams in a maniacal way before blowing a gaping hole\ninto your stomach.\n\nThe woman got her revenge.

As the woman grabs the gun, you run out the door\nYou slam your left shoulder into the back door, and run into the\ngray forest that surrounds your house.\nAs you do, you hear the woman screaming behind you.\nYou keep your eyes pointed forward as she shoots at your back.\n\nShe misses.\nA second shot.\n\n[[Serpentine...]]

Your dog is dead.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Goodbye old friend]]

"You and Bri. I've never seen you snap at Rose like that, unless\nthere was genuinely a threat or problem. Did you guys get into\nan argument? Is she ok?"\n\nYou stare at the ground.\n\n"Tell me what happened, Frank?"\n\n\n[[There are things that can't be undone ]]

You lean forward and place your forehead against hers.\n\n"I love you", you say to her one last time.\n\nShe stares back at you, then closes her eyes.\n"Thank you", she whispers.\nShe looks peaceful.\n\nYou place the gun to the side of her head, close your eyes,\nand pull the trigger.\n\n[[Happy Endings]]

They are pictures of her mother.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Beat]]

Jack pulls you over to the side.\n\n"Why don't you leave her here, Frank?" he says to you. "I can\ntry to talk to her. You get some sleep. I'll watch her and make\nsure she stays safe. She might open up to me- tell me what\nshe's thinking."\n\n\n\n[[Let Her Stay With Jack]]\n[[Bring Her Upstairs With You]]

You are not alone.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Continue...]]

The world as we know it, is no more.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Continue.....]]

"What about you?", Jack whispers.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Where's your gun?]]

Rose begins to go into a hysterical fit.\nHer face becomes as red as her name, and as the blood from\nyour wifes head.\n\n"I hate you, Dad", Rose exclaims. "I hate you, I hate you!"\nYou grab her and hold her tight. She begins to beat on your\nchest and attempt to escape.\n"You hurt Mommy!"\n\n[[Showers ]]

Jack used to have a face.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Panting ]]

The woman behind the man with the gun is sobbing.\nRose is crying.\nYou keep watching Rose.\nJack is frozen.\nBri has stood up.\nMichael has turned around.\nMichael is still sitting on the couch.\nThey haven't noticed Michael.\n\n[[Women hurt my feelings ]]

Rose begins hyperventilating while still beating on your chest.\nYou continue to hold her tight.\nEventually she runs out of energy and goes limbless in your\narms; passing out.\nYou can still hear the words "I hate you" under her breath.\n\n\nThough you can't see it, you can hear Jack crying behind you.\n\n[[Thousand mile stare]]

You have enough food for 2 days...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Try to keep surviving...]]

A window is broken.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[No, no, no ]]

Fire.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Pause]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[00]]

"Go get Rose", Jack whispers to you.\n"I'll wait here. The doors are all locked."\n\nYou begin to crawl past the stairs to Rose's bedroom.\nJack flips himself over, and begins to crawl behind you.\nYou make past the stairs, as Jack puts his back to the\nright of the front door.\nYou hear a crash.\n\n[[It's the end of the world]]

You wake up.\n\nSomething doesn't feel right.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[What's wrong?]]

Tears begin to form...\n\n"I can't" she says.\nShe drops to her knees.\nShe drops the gun.\n"Just let me go... If you don't want to do it together... Just\nplease... kill me. You and Rose... you can go on... I don't want\nto anymore. Please."\n\n[[...That we don't want to.]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[71]]

"Early this morning", says the man. "You shot, and killed our\nboy."\n\n"We didn't kill any-"\n\n"You killed our boy!" exclaims the man with the gun. "We heard\na gunshot! And when we came to see what it was... You killed\nour boy!"\n\n[[Should I have gone with him?]]\n\n

You stare up at the lifeless, grey sky.\nYou reflect on everything that has happened these past few days.\n"How did everything go so wrong", you think to yourself.\n\nSo many options were presented to you. So many different things\nthat you could have done to change the outcome of your life;\nto protect someone you loved, but you couldn't, and you didn't.\nAnd so you wonder to yourself: "Did I make the right choices?"\n\n[[Yes]]\n[[No]]\n[[Finally End It All ]]

Russell picks himself up, and tries to dislodge the knife from\nJack's spleen.\nAs he does, you push Jack's body off yours, and stand up.\nRussell is pushed back, and looks up at you.\nHe has the knife in his hands.\n\n\n\n\n[[Run Away ]]\n[[Run Away With Bri]]\n[[Shoot Russell ]]\n[[End It All ]]

"PleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillme\nPleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillme."\nYou can't think, or even hear your thoughts over her.\n"PleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillme\nPleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillme."\nShe's all you have left.\n"PleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillme\nPleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillme."\n\n[[Please]]

"You couldn't just convince her to-"\n\n"No", you whisper to Jack.\n\nThere is a long pause between the both of you.\nYou sense a coldness from Jack.\n\n"Well what are you gonna tell Rose?" he asks.\n\n[[Tell Her The Truth ]]\n[[Lie To Her ]]

"I can't kill you! I love you... Just... Just go." You tell her.\n"That you would do this... You would do this to us! To your\ndaughter... Leave... just leave."\n\nYou whimper the last few words out of your mouth.\n"You shouldn't do this. P-please..."\n\n\n\n[[I hate watching you go]]

The three bullets you used to kill the three others,\nare the only bullets you had left.\n\nYou can't mercy kill your wife.\n\nBri keeps her eyes closed.\nShe no doubt heard the "click" of the empty gun.\n"Please..." she whispers under her breath.\n\n[[Marriage]]

But not before the shotgun has a new shell in it.\nThe woman fires into Jack's stomach; leaving a gaping hole of\nblood and organs.\n\nYou stand; frozen at the destruction around you.\nYou fall to your knees, and collapse onto the ground.\n\n\n\n[[You're all alone now]]

The man with the gun shoots.\n\n\n\n\nHe hits Michael in the face.\n\n\n\n[[A man's best friend ]]

Michael sits across from you staring down at his plate.\nHe doesn't eat.\nYour daughter hums a tune and quickly eats her food.\nYour wife barely eats.\nShe keeps looking at you.\nYou keep looking out the window...\nWaiting for Jack.\n\n\n[[I'm worried]]

Blood spurts forth from your seven year old daughter's neck\nas the cold steel blade goes through her skin, and muscle like\nbutter.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[She was only seven years old]]

You need to survive...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[...........]]

"Look, man. I didn't want to tell you cause I know you would've\nfreaked-"\n\n"Jack!"\n\nJack sighs and turns his back to you; revealing a bullet wound\non his right shoulder.\n\n\n[[Who shot him?]]

Your feet, chest, and head are all pounding.\nYou're extensive running has brought you to your knees.\n\nYou roll yourself over and lean against a log.\n\n\n\n\n\n[[You're alone now ]]

"Well while someone was too scared to go out and search for\nfood and supplies, others of us went out, and found some\nabandoned house full of the stuff. That bag isn't even close to\nhow much is still left over there! We hit the jackpot, Frank!"\n\nA giant smile stretches across Jack's face.\n"Now go wake up Bri and let's tell her she doesn't need to worry\nanymore."\n\n[[Oh no ]]

You have a wife\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[More.........]]

"I guess you love her more then..." says the man to you.\n"You sick fucking piece of shit."\nThe man looks to Russell and calls his name.\n\n\n"Russell"; the last name your wife hears as the man shoots her.\n\n[[Kickback ]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[3]]

"Well we have to keep going for her sake!"\n\nYou look up and notice that your brother has come downstairs,\nand has been listening to your conversation.\n\n"We'll just have to look for more food."\n\n\n\n[[.......]]

"But, Daddy-"\n\n"Rose... trust me. You're Mommy is ok. She's fine. She's just...\na little sick", you interrupt.\n\nRose continues to cry in your arms for a while. Eventually, she\nstops and accepts what you told her.\nJack says nothing the entire time.\n\n[[Support]]

You stand still for a moment with the gun still pointed at what\nused to be Russell's face.\n\nYou can barely smell the smoke that emits from the chamber of\nyour pistol.\n\nYou drop the gun to your side and walk over to the only person\nalive to see you.\n\n[[You had a brother]]

"What do you mean?" Bri asks.\n\n"He kept looking. I told him we needed to come back before it\ngot too dark, but he wouldn't listen."\n\n"Is it ok- I mean is he alright- Did he-"\n\n"Bri, relax", you say as you grab her hand. "You know Jack."\n\n[[Does she?]]

You roll onto your back, and stare at the rotting wood of the cabin.\nStill in shock, you reflect on everything that has happened these past few days.\n"How did everything go so wrong", you think to yourself.\n\nSo many options were presented to you. So many different things\nthat you could have done to change the outcome of your life;\nto protect someone you loved, but you couldn't, and you didn't.\nAnd so you wonder to yourself: "Did I make the right choices?"\n\n[[Yes]]\n[[No]]\n[[Finally End It All ]]

Rose is still screaming.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Jack has the gun]]

You shake your head.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[A pain in your chest ]]

You turn the corner and notice the door to the bathroom is\nslightly cracked open. You hear sounds coming from inside.\n\nYou go to investigate. When the door opens, Jack is standing\nin front of you with a look of pain on his face, which turns\ninto a smile when he sees you.\n\n"Hey."\n\n[[Clang, clang, clang ]]

You want me to choose between my wife and daugh-", you begin.\n\n"Yes", says the man with the gun bluntly.\n\nRose's teary eyes look at you in despair.\n\nYour wife, for the first time in two days, is actually looking\nat you.\n\n[[Spin the wheel]]

Michael is still sitting on the couch.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[A field full of Roses ]]

When you arrive back to your new found home, you are greeted\nby your daughter, who rushes towards you and jumps into your\narms.\n\n"Hi, Daddy", she says joyfully.\nShe pulls her head back from your chest and looks around.\n"Where's Uncle Jack?" she asks.\n\n\n[[Supplementary]]

"What's wrong with Mommy?" Rose yells at the top of her lungs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Explain Things To Her]]\n[[Lie To Her And Calm Her Down]]

"Then you can't be one of the things that you have to protect\nher from."\n\n\nWith that, Jack leaves for bed.\n\n\n\n\n[[I don't feel good]]\n

You quickly lift the gun to your left, and fire another bullet\ninto the brain of Russell.\nHe falls over, and his dead body slides forward, stopping at your feet.\n\nThe knife that killed your daughter, lies beside him.\nYou were lucky and stopped him from killing you.\nYour wife wasn't as lucky.\n\n[[She was only seven ]]

Jack's pale body lies almost motionless on the dead grey Earth.\nThe blood loss and running cause him to silently gasp for air.\n\nHis face is blank, though you see tears coming from his eyes.\nHe mutters something to you.\n\n"I........I'm.........I...s-sor...\nMy.............ault....... I..."\n\n[[He was always there for you]]

You turn away from Jack without a second thought, and\ncontinue through the forest.\nYou can't be slowed down.\nYou can't risk being caught.\n\nAfter a few more minutes of running, you find a small area to\nrest in. You lean against a tree before vomitting from pushing\nyour body so much. You fall to the ground.\n\n[[You're alone now]]

"I know Jack, but fumbling around in the dark isn't going to get\nus anywhere. We'll try again tomorrow-"\n\n"You try again tomorrow!" Jack exclaims.\n"I'm gonna find food for us!"\n\n"Keep your voice down", you say threateningly.\n"Do you think I don't want to find food?"\n\n[[Hell]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[34]]

Make The Right Choice

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[52]]

Blood spurts forth from your seven year old daughter's neck\nas the cold steel blade goes through her skin, and muscle like\nbutter.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Roll over]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[43]]

She is still breathing, but the blow to her head knocked her\nunconcious and she is bleeding from her forehead.\nYou wrap the rope around her ankles, and sit her up against\na wall.\n\nYou step back and look at her.\nYou're breathing heavy, and only now feel the blood dripping\nfrom your nose where your now tied up wife kicked you.\n\n[[Disoriented]]

The man with the gun then turns to your wife and examines her.\n\n"Hey", he says to the woman next to him. He motions with his\nhead at Bri.\n\nThey mumble something to each other that you can't quite make\nout.\n\n\n[[It's all Jack's fault ]]

You have a wife; she loves you.\nYou have a young daughter; she is only 7.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[More......]]

They saw Michael.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[He's not ok ]]

"Dad!"\n\nYou turn around and see Rose standing on the stairs.\n\n"What's wrong with Mommy? She won't talk and she's all tied up!"\n\n\n\n\n[[Oh no ]]

"Think of what you're saying," you whisper sternly.\n"Our daughter! You want us to kill ourselves! For what!\nJust give up! We've gone ten years..."\n\nYou step closer...\n\n"And Rose...she's seven... she's... she needs her mother..."\n\n\n[[Take another step]]

He is always there for you.\nJack, with the only hand he has left, doesn't hesitate, unlike\nyou. He yells at the top of his lungs, and fires three shots.\nOne at the man.\nThe second at Russell.\nThe third at the woman.\nTears erupt from his eyes as he screams and shoots.\nMichael would have barked at him again.\n\n[[Wishmaker]]

Rose is heard screaming.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Please, no ]]

You can't take your eyes off Rose.\nThe only feeling you have is Jack's arm pushing into your back.\nIt's uncomfortable. You feel some of his blood dripping down\nthe back of your shirt.\nYou wish he would move.\n\nBetween the stump that is his hand, the blood, and Jack's other\nhand that is trying to stop the bleeding, you feel Jack's gun.\n\n[[I need it ]]

"Take a look." He points over to a sac on the floor.\nThe sac is full of canned food.\nLots of it.\nEnough to last another week; maybe two!\n\n"Where did you find all this?"\n\n\n\n[[There's so much ]]

The woman screams as she lies between three dead bodies.\nShe has been sprayed with the blood of three bodies.\nShe is holding her ears, which are undoubtedly ringing.\n\nYou lift the gun up to fire your third bullet.\n\n\n\n\n[[We all fall down ]]

Jack stares with sad eyes as you attempt to end your suffering\ninstead of his own.\nAs you pull the trigger however, no bullets fire.\nYou are out of ammo.\n\nJack stares at you with a piercing hatred.\nEven with his emotionless face, his eyes speak thousands of\nwords. With this last look of disdain, Jack dies.\n\n[[Oh brother, where art thou?]]

"Yeah...I'll go", you reply.\nYou both grab some basic supplies, and leave through the front\ndoor.\n\n"I'll be back soon", you call back to Bri.\n\nShe makes a subtle nod.\n\n\n[[Into the jungle]]

You grab your gun out of your pocket, and point it to Jack.\n"Bri is right, Jack. We can't keep going on like this."\n\nYou turn the gun on yourself and press it to your head.\n\n\n\n\n\nSweet Release\n

You move quickly with the gun in your hand.\nBefore the man has time to recover from the kick of his gun\nbeing fired, you stop in your tracks, turn to face him,\naim, and fire.\nHis brain erupts from the back of his head; splattering some\nonto the woman behind him.\nBefore she can even process the feeling of the man's organs\non her face, hers are covering the door as well.\n\n[[Aftermath ]]

You continue to run towards the forest.\n"Jack is dead. There's no point in going back for him", you\nthink to yourself.\nAs you finish this thought, the man takes aim and fires again.\nHe misses.\nAfter a few more minutes of running, you find a small area to\nrest in. You lean against a tree before vomitting from pushing\nyour body so much. You fall to the ground.\n\n[[You're alone now ]]

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Silence]]

You slump to the ground after witnessing the death of your\nbrother.\nHe is as pale and deathly in appearance as the world around him.\n\nYou cry as you reflect on having to live with the knowledge\nthat you put your suffering above your dying brother's, and\nfailed at it. He watched you try to kill yourself, instead of\nhim as he begged for it.\n\n[[You're alone now]]\n\n

You have enough food for 2 weeks.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Things will be easier now ]]

"I don't understand, Daddy."\n\n"Shhh, shhh. There, there", you say calmly.\n"Mommy is ok. She just wanted me to tie her up. Her belly hurts,\nand she told me that she'll get even sicker if she eats food,\nbut she's really hungry...so if I don't tie her up, she said she\nmight eat something."\n\n\n[[Taking advantage]]

You turn quickly and grab the gun from Jack. You fire a bullet\ninto the air as a distraction. As you do, everyone ducks,\ngiving you the perfect opportunity to escape. You bolt out the\nbackdoor and leave Jack, Rose, and the three bandits in the\nhouse. The last thing you hear is Rose yelling after you.\n\n\n\n\n[[Don't stop running]]

It hits your shoulder.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[The pain]]

"I know, Rosey, I know. But Mommy wanted to go. She loves you,\nbut she left."\n\n"Why didn't you stop her, Daddy? You're strong! You could have\nheld her!"\n\n"Mommy is too strong for me. I couldn't."\nRose keeps screaming and crying.\n\n[[You can't protect her]]

When you finally believe that you are in the clear, you\nbend over to catch your breath.\n\nYou sink to the ground.\n\nYou're safe.\nYou don't know about Bri.\nYou're safe though.\n\n[[You're alone now ]]

The dead eyes of your wife seem to come back to life as she\nstands forward and calls "Rose's name".\n\nAs she does, the man doesn't hesitate, and fires a shot to Bri's\nchest, sending her flying backwards into the chair she just sat\nin.\n\nYou drop to your knees.\n\n[[Roll over]]

Russell stands for only a brief second, before his body drops\nto the floor as well.\n\n\nThe bullet that killed your daughter continued, until it found\nits resting place inside the stomach of the man who held a knife\nto her throat a few seconds ago.\n\n\n[[Frozen]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[72]]

"Look, man. I didn't want to tell you cause I know you would've\nfreaked-"\n\n"Jack!"\n\nJack sighs and turns his back to you; revealing a bullet wound\non his right shoulder.\n\n\n[[Who shot him? ]]

"No. Please", your wife pleads with you.\nYou ignore her and attempt to tie her feet together.\nShe begins kicking her feet, and rolling around on top of the\nbed.\nYou try to grab her left foot, but you miss and she kicks you in\nthe face.\nYou fall backwards; disoriented.\n\n\n[[Get her]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[44]]

Click.\n\nClick, click.\n\nClick, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click,\nclick, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click,\nclick, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click,\nclick, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click.\n\n[[Eyes are watching]]

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Noise]]

Once you reach the edge of the forest, you collapse to the\nground.\nYou are out of breath and the wound you've sustained to your\nright shoulder is pulsing and bleeding heavily.\n\n\nTears begin to form.\n\n\n[[You're alone now]]

You let the gun slip from out of your fingers.\nYou give up on trying to get a bullet in your head.\nGod won't answer your prayers for mercy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[You Failed]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[8]]

This is a story all about choices.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Continue......]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[69]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[45]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[49]]

"Did you find anything?"\n\n"No..." you respond with a hint of sadness in your voice.\n\nBri is silent for a while. She stares down at the ground.\n"Where's Jack?" she asks.\n\n"He wanted to keep going", you say.\n\n[[Sighs]]

"Sorry. I mean, just let her rest. Your mother had a long day\nyesterday and was really tired. She was up all night worrying\nabout you, Jack!"\n\nRose looks sad, but understands.\nJack senses that something is wrong.\n\n"Yeah, he's right, Rose", Jack says.\n\n[[He knows]]

You loved your wife until the end, and decide to grant her\nwishes.\n\nYou grab the pillows off of the bed and walk up to your wife.\n"Ok", you say to her.\nShe looks up at you with tears in her eyes.\nYou pick up her, and the gun off the floor and make your\nway out of the bedroom.\n\n[[The bell tolls]]

Jack lunges towards the gun you dropped by your side, and picks\nit up with his only good hand.\n\nWith a deep breath, Jack lifts the gun up to his chin.\n\n\n"Jack, no!" you exclaim.\n\n\n[[Homicide]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[73]]

"I'll get her", exclaims Rose as she rushes towards the stairs.\n\nYou stop her.\n\n"No", you yell.\n\nEveryone stares at you.\n\n\n[[What's wrong with you?]]

A girl is heard screaming.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Please, no]]

Before the man has time to reload his gun, yours is already\nat your head.\n\nBy the time he puts the bullet in the chamber, yours has pierced\nyour skull.

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[35]]

You turn to your right.\nYou fire a second bullet through Jack's hand, and into the\nplace where his ear used to be.\n\nYou don't apologize to him, or say anything else.\nThe man with the gun loads one shell, and is about to load\nanother.\n\n\n[[Shoot Him]]\n[[Run Before He Can Shoot You]]\n[[End It All Before He Can Shoot You]]

You fire another bullet into neck of the man. He drops to the\nfloor with a thud.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[She's next]]

You walk up to Rose and hug her as tigh as you can.\n\n"It's ok, Rosey", you whisper in her ear as you stroke her head.\n"Mommy is just...She's just a little sick right now-"\n\n"Why is she all tied up, Daddy?" she asks you.\n\n"Because she is sick, Rosey. She needs to be..."\n\n[[How could you lie to her? ]]

You turn to your right, and grab Jack by his now mangled arm.\nYou both rush toward the back door, leaving your dead daughter\nbehind.\n\nAs soon as you do, the man notices that you are fleeing and\nchases after you.\nYou make it a few yards before the man has reloaded his gun.\nHe takes aim. He fires.\n\n[[Don't look behind you]]

You have a wife; she loves you.\nYou have a young daughter; she is only 7.\nYou have your brother; he is there for you.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[More....]]

You walk up to her and grab her. You hug her as hard as you can.\n"Rose..." you begin. "Mommy, isn't ok. Mommy wants-"\n\nRose and still crying into your chest, and you can feel her tears soaking through your shirt.\n"What did you do to Mommy?" you hear her mumble.\n"Why isn't Mommy ok? What did you do to Mommy?"\n\n\n[[Look at what you've caused]]

"Yeah...ok", you say with a heavy sigh.\n\n"I mean, you don't have to... I just thought that maybe I-"\n\n"No...you're probably right. Maybe you can get through to her",\nyou interrupt.\n\nYou turn, and walk over to Bri.\n\n[[Don't forget about me]]

"I think we should be alone right now..." you mumble to Jack.\n\n"Yeah, man. Sure. I understand. I'll stay here, then. In case\nshe tries to leave."\n\n"Thanks, Jack", you say as you make your way to the bedroom with\nBri.\n\n\n[[I don't feel good ]]

Both Russell and Rose drop to the floor; the bullet that fired\nthrough Rose's skull is now lodged in the stomach of Russell.\n\nThey both lie in a pool of blood as the man with the gun, and\nthe woman behind him drop to pick up Russell.\n\n"I'll fucking kill you, you bastards", yells the man with the\ngun as he reaches toward his pocket and pulls out 2 shotgun\nshells.\n\n[[Run Away With Jack]]\n[[Shoot Him First]]\n[[Shoot Jack - Finish What You Started]]\n[[End It All ]]

You need to stop her first.\n\nYou point your gun at the woman, and drop her to the floor,\nnext to the man you already killed.\n\nAs you do, Russell moves in closer; ready to plunge the knife\nthat killed your daughter, into your stomach.\n\n\n[[One stone]]

You open your eyes and pull the gun away from her.\nYou lean back and stare at the gun.\n\nYour dog is dead.\nYour brother is dead.\nYour daughter is dead.\nThree others are dead.\nThree others are dead because you shot them.\n\n[[Bullets]]

Michael is still sitting on the couch.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[I'm a living nightmare ]]

Another quick shot to the head.\nYour hands are shaking as four dead bodies lie in front of you.\n\nJack is on his knees sobbing. You've never seen him cry.\nHis hand is still bleeding profusely.\n\nYou leave the cabin with Jack.\n\n\n[[Leave and never come back]]

You put the gun to your head and keep pulling the trigger.\nYou are out of bullets.\n\nClick, click, click is all you hear as you wish to kill\nyourself.\n\nClick, click, click.\nClick, click, click.\n\n[[Click, click, click]]

Bri is lying on her said; her hands still tied behind her back.\nYou drop to your knees and notice that her dead eyes are staring directly at Rose's.\n\nYou pick Bri up and look at her.\n\n"I still love you", you say.\n\n\n[[You had a daughter]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[66]]

You go upstairs and lay Bri down in bed. You keep her legs\nuntied, but her arms are strapped tightly to her back.\n"I still love you", you say to her.\nWith that, she rolls over onto her side; facing away from you.\nYou sit in the small chair, opposite the bed; watching Bri in\norder to make sure she falls asleep and doesn't try anything.\nYou stay awake as long as possible, before your weariness gets\nthe best of you.\n\n[[Dream of better times ]]

Mommy isn't here anymore, sweetie... Mommy is-"\n\n"What did you do to Mommy?" Rose yells into your chest, as she\nbegins beating against; struggling to get out of your grasp.\n\n"Mommy is gone", you say. "She's there...but she's gone, Rosey.\nMommy is gone-"\n\n\n[[Blank ]]

You feed Bri some of the food that Jack brought home. You don't\nwant to untie her hands, and risk her doing something\ndrastic, so you sit next to her, and give her spoonfuls of food.\nShe barely eats, and refuses to look at either you or Jack for the enitre meal.\n\nThe only person she will occaisionally look at is Rose, who\ntries to talk to her throughout dinner.\n\n[[We were a family]]

You slump to the ground; your eyes never leaving Jack's.\nTears are still running down his pale face.\nYou sit in the woods listening to his breathing.\nYou begin to cry to yourself as you listen to his breathing;\ngetting heavier and heavier.\nYou close your eyes as Jack takes his last few breaths.\nWhen you open them, Jack is dead.\n\n\n[[You're alone now]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[9]]

Everyone's attention is now drawn to the two dead bodies that\nnow litter the floor.\n\nThe man looks up from the bodies, to you.\nYou can see the rage, and tears in his eyes.\nHe grabs two more shells from his pocket, and gets ready\nto reload his gun.\n\n\n[[Run Away With Jack ]]\n[[Shoot Him First ]]\n[[End It All... ]]

Jack wants you to grab the gun from him.\n\n"We want what you stole from us", says the man with the gun.\n"And then we'll take this girl so that you know how it feels..."\n"...How it feels like to lose your child."\n\n"Whether we kill her or not is up to us", says the man known\nas Russell. "Or, maybe we do something else."\n\n[[I'll kill you first]]

There's been so many deaths already.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat's one more?

Why keep running when you might give the man the satisfaction\nof killing you?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy keep running when you have nothing to live for?

You look at Jack's now pale body on the dead ground.\nHe is barely breathing from the blood loss and all of the\nrunning you two have been doing.\n\nYou are tired too, but only from the running.\nYou decide that you; like your wife, are tired of running.\n\nYou lift the gun up to your head in front of Jack.\n\n[[How could you?]]\n

You hesitantly pull the gun upwards, and point it between\nJack's eyes.\n\n"I'm so sorry", you whisper between tears.\nYou close your eyes, and pull the trigger.\n\n\n\n\n[[You weren't there for him ]]

You can't comply with your brother's wishes. The thought of\nhaving to kill your brother is too great.\n\nJack keeps pointing at the gun in your hand; his eyes telling\nyou; begging you to end his pain.\n\nYou sit on the ground; the gun between your legs, and stare at\nJack.\n\n[[We were brothers ]]

You fire another bullet into neck of the man. He drops to the\nfloor with a thud.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[She's next ]]

Bri occaisionally nods at the things Rose tells her, or at least\nyou think she is nodding.\nHer movements are so subtle that you aren't sure if your wife\nis nodding, or if your lack of sleep is causing your head\nto bob up and down.\nYou send Rose off to bed early after dinner, and not long after,\nyou decide to go to. As you begin to make your way up the\nstairs, Jack stops you.\n\n[[I did it for us]]

"Go get Rose", Jack whispers to you.\n"I'll wait here, with Bri. The doors are all locked."\n\nYou begin to slowly crawl towards the Rose's bedroom.\nJack flips himself over, and begins to crawl behind you.\nYou make it to the stairs, as Jack puts his back to the\nright of the front door.\nYou hear a crash.\n\n[[It's the end of the world ]]

After all that has happened,\nAfter all that you have done,\nAfter all the things you chose to do,\nYou chose the easy way out.\n\n\nYou put the gun to your head, and end it all.\nYou Failed.\n\n[[You Failed]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Wind through the leaves]]

"I can't, Bri! Don't you understand?" you yell.\n"You're all I have left!"\n\n"Please..." she whimpers. "Please kill-"\n\nYour head is rushing, and pounding.\nYou feel like an eighteen wheeler just hit you on its decent\ndownhill.\n\n[[Psycho]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[21]]

"Hey sweetie, it's ok. Your daddy and I were-", Jack is cut off.\n\n"Why are you yelling?" Rose cries.\nTears begin flowing down her face.\n"Daddy, where's mommy? I want my mommy!"\n\n"I'll go upstairs and get her in a second Rosey", you say. "Just\nlet me-"\n\n[[This isn't working]]

You tell Jack about what happened the night before.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout how you killed Bri.\n\n\n[[You let her die ]]

You regain focus as Bri rolls of the bed, and tries to pick\nherself off the ground, and run for the door.\nYou lung forward and grab her right foot; causing her to fall\nand slam her head against the hardwood floor.\n\n\nHer body goes limp.\nYou go to check her pulse.\n\n[[Vein]]

"Bri...I'm sorry- I had to", you whisper.\nShe just stares right at you. She doesn't make a sound.\n"I couldn't let you kill yourself Bri! You have a daughter!\nI couldn't just let you go!"\n\nShe still doesn't respond.\n\n"Bri, I love you", you say.\n\n[[Mute]]

You walk up to her and place the pillows in her lap.\nShe picks them up and holds them at her chest.\n\n"I love you", you say one last time.\n\n\n\n[[Feathers]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[End It All ]]

"No Rose... Your mother...\nShe's gone, Rose..."\n\n"W-what...What do you mean gone, Daddy? Where's Mommy?"\nRose begins to tear up and cry as you tell her about last night.\nEven though she has been exposed to so much death since she\nwas born, the thought of you killing her mother doesn't make\nsense to her.\n\n[[Blank]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[54]]

"Y-yeah, Rose", he says.\n"She left already. We'll see her soon."\n\n"Ok", says Rose happily, and continues to eat.\n\nJack and you look at each other for a moment.\nThe both of you eat in silence.\n\n\n[[Grinding teeth]]

You can't let them know.\n\n"Hey, Frank. You mind letting me go..." Jack questions.\nYou pull off him.\n"Jeeze man, I know you missed me but-"\n\n"What did you bring back", you interrupt.\n\n\n[[Where was he? ]]

You have a wife; she loves you.\nYou have a young daughter; she is only 7.\nYou have your brother\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[More.....]]

You lost yours a week ago.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Always use protection]]

You have enough food for 2 days...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Try to keep surviving]]

As everyone is staring at Michael's dead corpse, and recovering\nfrom the shock, you, in one fluid motion, turn and grab the gun\nfrom Jack. You spin around again and point the gun at Rose.\n\n"I'm sorry, Rosey...I love you", are the last words Rose hears\nbefore you fire a bullet into her brain.\n\n\n\n[[She was only 7 years old]]

"Jesus, Frank", Jack mumbles.\nHe goes silent.\n\nYou just stare at the ground.\n\n\n\n\n[[Look what you did ]]\n\n

"Rose!" you yell.\nTears are rolling down her face. Her muffled cries can be heard\nthrough the man's hand.\n"Please...just let her go...We didn't do anyth-"\n\n"You killed our boy", asserts the man with the gun.\n\n"No...what?" You ask.\n\n[[I hate Jack ]]

You can't bear to live.\nIt's all over.\nToo many mistakes were made.\n\nYou quickly grab the gun from Jack, and point it to your head.\n\n"I love you, Rose", you cry as you pull the trigger.

Lying on your back, you move your left arm outwards, under the\ncovers.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[She's gone too]]\n\n

You feed Bri some of the food that Jack brought home. You don't\nwant to untie her hands or feet and risk her doing something\ndrastic, so you sit next to her, and give her spoonfuls of food.\nShe barely eats, and refuses to look at either you or Jack for the enitre meal.\n\nAfter dinner, you start to walk Bri back upstairs when Jack\nstops you.\n\n[[Family]]

Michael sits on the couch\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[I'm a living nightmare... ]]

You, in your bloodlust, were too focused to revenge, and in\naiming for Russell's heart, were too inaccurate, and planted\na quick shot into the soft skull of your daughter's 7 year old\nhead.\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Out of focus]]

You rush over to the table to grab Bri's arm.\nAs you do, you fall into her; a sharp pain in your spine.\n\nYou lie on top of Bri; unable to get up.\nYou turn your head and see Russell.\nYou forgot how fast he was.\n\nHis menacing smile is the last thing you see before he stomps\nthe heel of his boot into the knife- lodged in your back.

"Fuck you", Jack laughs.\n\nA moment of silence.\n\n"I'm just worried about her, ya know?" he says.\n\n\n"Yeah..." you respond.\n\n[[Secrets]]\n

Rose sleeps throughout the evening and doesn't wake up for\ndinner.\n\nYou untie your wife's ankle-restraints and bring her\ndownstairs to eat. You think you see a small glimmer in her\neyes when she sees Jack's face, but it slowly disappears.\n\n"Hi, Bri", Jack says to no response.\n\n[[This is what I am now]]

"Everyone is dead...or at least as good as dead", you think to\nyourself as you crash through the backdoor.\n"She doesn't feel anything anymore..."\n\nAs you make your way through the dead forest, the only scream\nyou hear is from Russell.\n\n\n\n[[I'm safe ]]

She says nothing. She just stares at you.\n\n"Bri..." you whisper.\nShe rolls her head to the right and stares down at the ground\nwith her now dead eyes.\n\nYou lean forward; reaching out to touch her, when you hear a\nnoise downstairs.\n\n[[What was that?]]

Michael is lieing on the couch.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Now ]]

The woman stands in the doorway, and turns to you; ready to\nfire a second bullet.\n\nShe would, but the man you killed only loaded one extra shell.\nThe woman drops quickly to pick up a shell that fell out of the\nman's pocket. She starts to load the gun.\n\n\n\n[[Run Away With Jack ]]\n[[Shoot Her ]]\n[[End It All... ]]

"I love you..."\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[You have a wife]]

"Why the hell do I think I came all the way out \nhere,huh?" you ask.\n"I came just as much as you do, but I do what I think is smart,\nand right now, smart is going back to the cabin, and trying\nagain in the morning."\n\n"Well call me dumb then, 'cause I'm gonna keep going", Jack\nsays to you.\n\n[[Words]]

"Ok", she says gleefully, and walks over to the table.\nYou walk up to Bri.\nShe pulls you aside.\n\n"Well?" she asks.\n\n"Well, what?" you question back.\n\n\n[[Repeat]]

It is the 3,893 day since the world went grey.\nYour daughter sits at the table coloring with some crayons\nthat you found on your last trip out to scavenge for supplies.\nYour old neighbor can be seen sitting in the living room in\nthe house that you now occupy. Your wife (who was just looking\nthrough the cabinets), motions to you, and pulls you to the\nside...\n\n\n[[...]]

You jump forward out of bed.\n\nBri is standing in front of the door to the bedroom, staring...\n\nat you.\n\n\n\n\n[[You did something]]

You made a choice...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Go With Him...]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[33]]

"You know how stubborn he can be. I'm sure he'll be fine."\n\nBri just looks at the ground.\n\n"Ok", she responds; then walks away.\n\n\n\n\n[[Should you have gone with him? ]]

"No. We need to stay put for now. We just got to this house\nand don't know if anyone else is camped up here. Maybe\ntomorrow."\n\n"What? You can wait till tomorrow. I'm going now", says Jack.\n\n"Jack, please! Just wait. You can't go alone", your wife\nbeckons to Jack as he moves past her.\n\n[[You wouldn't go]]

You're daughter is dead.\nJack will die.\nYour wife's will to live is dead.\n\nRussell or the woman will kill you anyway.\n\n\nWhy suffer longer than you need to.\n\n\nA gun.\nYour head.\nAnother shot.\nAnother death.

Bri lets out a shrill scream, and breaks down into a hysterical\nfit. You sit in front of her; frozen.\n\nIt's over now.\nNothing will be the same.\nThe only person you had left is too far gone.\nYou've ruined it all.\nYou fall onto your back, and stare at the ceiling.\n\n[[ALONE]]

Michael sits on the couch.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[I'm a living nightmare]]

You quickly kick the gun away from her side, and tackle your\nwife to the ground.\n\n"What are you doing?" she asks as she tries to wrestle out from\nunder you.\n\n"I won't let you do this to yourself- to us!" you whisper in an\nangry tone.\n\n[[You had a wife ]]

You tell Jack about what happened the night before.\nAbout how you let Bri go into the night.\nInto the grey planet that is now Earth.\n\n\n\nInto her death.\n\n\n[[You let her die]]

You fall onto your back. Bri's voice becomes a ringing sound\nto your ears.\n"PleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillme\nPleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillme."\n"PleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillme\nPleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillme."\n"PleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillme\nPleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillmePleasekillme."\n\n[[You're Alone]]

"Where's uncle Jack, dad?" asks your daughter.\n\n"He went out," you reply.\n\n"By himself? You said outside is bad by yourself."\n\nMichael looks up slightly.\n\n\n[[Where is he?]]\n

Why did she move??\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Why did she move? ]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[19]]

You walk a few yards away from the house before your wife says\n"Stop. It's far enough."\n\nShe lays at the foot of a tree and looks up at you; tears no\nlonger coming from her eyes. You guess it's because her body\ncan't produce any more water.\n\n"Give me the pillows", she say.\n\n[[Earth]]

As you stand there looking at the woman, your mind begins racing\nwith brutal thoughts of what you want to do to her. Anger fills\nyour head, and all you see is red.\n\n"I hate you", yells the woman toward you.\n"I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!"\nThrough her tears, she lunges for the gun.\n\n\n[[Shoot Her]]\n[[Run Out Of The House]]\n[[End It All Before She Ends You]]

You aim your gun over to the maniac charging toward you.\n\nIt's too late, as you stumble to the ground.\nIt is not Russell that lies on top of you, however.\nIt is Jack.\n\nYou feel the warmth of his blood dripping onto you.\nHe saved you.\n\n[[He was always there for you ]]

Bri sits next to you at the table, but keeps her focus\nto the window; not looking at you once.\n\nYou pick up the drawings that Rose made earlier and look through them.\nYou can't make out what they are.\n\nYour eyes begin to grow weary.\n\n[[Please come back]]

"There's nothing, Frank! Nothing, but dead trees, dead earth,\ncannibals, bandits, rapists! For crying out loud Frank! I\nthought you loved her!"\n\n"I do love her", you retort.\n\n"Then how could you just go and-"\n\n\n[[Stop yelling]]

"Bri, wait" you say softly. "Don't-"\n\nTears begin to form...\n\n"I can't live like this anymore. There's no point. But we...\nyou and I- and Rose... We could just... We could..."\n\nYou get up slowly.\n\n[[She has your gun]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[48]]

You turn to run from the man that just killed your daughter.\nHe runs at you as quickly as he can ; knife stretched outward.\nAs he gets up to you, Jack pushes him away.\n\nThey topple over each other and you hear Jack scream.\n\nYou don't look back to see what happens.\nYou just keep running.\n\n[[Don't stop running ]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[51]]

You wake up earlier than you would have liked, but with the\nmillions of thoughts running through your head, you can't fall\nback asleep. You go downstairs.\n\nAs you reach the bottom, you see Michael hunched over on the\ncouch; still sleeping.\nAs you go to sit at the kitchen table, a clanging sound catches\nyour ear.\n\n[[I dreamt of my wife last night]]

Bri walks out the door...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[You had a wife...]]

You stare at the ceiling and listen to Bri's maniacal laughter.\n"How did everything go so wrong", you think to yourself.\n\nSo many options were presented to you. So many different things\nthat you could have done to change the outcome of your life;\nto protect someone you loved, but you couldn't, and you didn't.\nAnd so you wonder to yourself: "Did I make the right choices?"\n\n[[Yes]]\n[[No]]\n[[Finally End It All]]

Sure.\n\nYou think so.\n\nYeah.\n\nYou know what? Yeah, you did.\n\nWhose to say you made the wrong choice?\nYou did what you thought was right.\nWhether that choice was "wrong", or "right" is up to debate.\nYou had limited choices which were all predefined before you\neven started this game.\n\nYou picked the answer that you thought would have the best\nresult.\nThough you may feel like you failed, by choosing this answer,\nyou succeed, and beat the game.\n\nYou made the right choice.

You grab her shoulders...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[You're responsible]]

The front door is shot open.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[I hate stairs]]

The shot is loud, but you think the pillows softened the noise.\n\nBlood runs down the sheets that covered the pillows, and\nfeathers flutter around you.\n\nYou watch as her body slumps over, and falls to the ground; the\npillows still covering her face.\n\n\n[[Chill]]

You grab Jack by his now mangled arm, and sprint towards the\nbackdoor.\n\nWhen you do, Jack shrugs you off, and stares at you with eyes\nfull of hatred.\n\nHe runs forward, picks up Russell's knife, and charges at the\nwoman. He thrusts the knife into her throat...\n\n[[Jack]]

"Rose", you call out.\nShe runs over to you.\n\n"Yes, Daddy?" she says with a smile.\n\n"We need to talk about Mommy, sweetie."\n\n"Do we need to go wake her up?"\n\n[[How can you do this?]]

"I can't tell her what happened", you say.\nJack hesitates at first.\n\n"I guess you're right", he responds.\n"Well whatever you tell her... I'll back you up."\n\n\n\n\n[[How can you do this? ]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[63]]

"How's Bri doing? Is she holding up, ya think?" Jack questions.\n\n"Y-yeah", you respond. "I think she's ok."\n\n"She just seems a little-"\n\n"A little what", you interrupt."\n\n\n[[Hourglass]]

Ash covers the skies.\nTrees are dying.\nFood is scarce.\nHumanity is on its last legs.\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Continue....]]

You have enough food for 2 weeks.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Things will be easier now ]]

You stand in place; motionless.\nYou drop the gun to your side, and fall to your knees.\nJack remains standing, frozen in place.\nMinutes pass and neither you, nor Jack have moved an inch.\n\nJack looks down towards you.\nYou look up to him.\nJack isn't looking at you.\n\n[[You've never seen him cry before ]]

A click.\nAn empty chamber.\nYour gun is out of ammo.\n\nYou look at the gun; a surprised look on your face.\nWhen you look up, the only thing you see are Bri's eyes.\nEyes of pure hatred, and disappointment.\n\n\n[[A joke]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[13]]

You and Jack run through the grey forest, hoping that no one\nelse has decided to follow you from all the gunshots.\nYou run for what seems like miles, before you turn around to\nlook at Jack.\n\nJack has fallen over a few yards behind you.\nA trail of blood marks where you two have run.\n\n\n[[Go Back To Him ]]\n[[Don't Stop Running ]]

"Please kill me...Please kill me...Please kill me".\n\nBri keeps repeating the phrase; each time growing more\nhysterical.\n\n"Please kill me. Please kill me. Please kill me."\nShe gets louder, and louder.\n"Please kill me- Please kille me- Please kill me."\n\n[[Voices in my head ]]

"Ok", you say.\n"You're right...but we do this together."\n\nYou and your wife head down the hall to where Rose is sleeping.\nYou both hold the gun; pointed at Rose.\n\n"I love you", you whisper.\n\n\n\nBri is silent.\n\n\n\nRose is dead.\n\nThen your wife.\nThen you.

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[55]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[42]]

................................................................\n................................................................\n................................................................\n................................................................\n\n\n\n\n\n[[...........................]]

You put the gun to your head and keep pulling the trigger, even\nthough you know there are no bullet left in it.\n\nClick, click, click is all you hear as you wish to kill\nyourself.\n\nClick, click, click.\nClick, click, click.\n\n[[Click, click, click]]

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Click]]\n\n

With all the enrgy you have, you roll over to Jack and grab the\ngun by his side. Jack's face is still buried in his elbow,\nbut you don't hear him crying anymore.\n\nJack is dead.\n\nYou put the gun to your head and keep pulling the trigger, even\nthough you know there are no bullet left in it.\n\nClick, click, click is all you hear as you wish to kill\nyourself.\n\nClick, click, click.\nClick, click, click.\n\n[[Click, click, click]]

"He stayed out for a little bit", you say to her.\n\n"By himself? You said outside is bad by yourself."\n\nMichael looks up slightly.\n\n\n[[Where is he? ]]

After dinner, everyone is still silent. Though Jack found lots\nof food, and the meal was delicious, the events from earlier\ncause no one to speak. Rose immediately goes to bed after she\nfinishes her meal. She doesn't even look at you.\n\nShe reminds you of her mother so much.\n\nJack stares out the window for the rest of the night.\n\n[[I don't feel good]]

"Hey, man. Relax. She just seems a bit... I dunno..."\n\n"What?" you ask.\n\n"Off, I guess...She just doesn't seem the same anymore...Like...\nAh, I dunno, man. I'm just talking out of my ass."\n\n"You do that a lot, huh?" you joke.\n\n[[Bodies]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[91]]

Time moves in slow motion as you fall to the ground.\nThe women that you loved the most in this decayed Earth are now\ndead.\n\nYou're all alone now.\nYou have no one.\n\n\n\n[[He was...]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[98]]

Michael is laying on the couch.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Now]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[15]]

In the time it takes for the man to run inside and grab another\nshell, you are long gone.\n\nYou sprint through the forest as fast as your body (pumping\nwith adrenaline) will let you.\n\nOnce you reach the edge of the dead forest, you collapse.\n\n\n[[I'm like the Earth]]

You notice she has your gun in her hand.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Please don't]]

You have enough food for 2 weeks.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Things will be easier now]]

The man with the gun shoots.\n\n\n\n\nHe hits Michael in the face.\n\n\n\n[[A man's best friend]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[20]]

He misses.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Run!]]

Life seems to move forward in slow motion as your daughter's\ndead body drops to the floor.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Hearts]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[11]]

You keep thinking of her...Of the gun shot...\n\n"Hey, Frank. You mind letting me go..." Jack questions.\nYou pull off him.\n"Jeeze man, I know you missed me but-"\n\n"What did you bring back", you interrupt.\n\n\n[[Where was he? ]]

No one hurts your daughter.\n\nYour eyes have gone red from the combined rage, and fear of\nsomeone harming your daughter.\n\nYou grab he gun from Jack and point it at Russell.\nHe'll feel the chill of a steel bullet to his heart.\n\n\n[[Except for you]]

You can't kill your wife, but you can kill yourself.\n\nYou place the gun under your chin, and fire.\n\n\n\n\nClick.\n\n[[She used to love you]]

Jack keeps pulling the trigger on the now empty barrel of the\ngun he used to kill three people.\n\nHe drops to the floor and put his head into the elbow of his\none good arm...and cries.\nHe cries as hard as he can in front of you.\n\nYou're still forzen on the ground.\n\n[[Grey]]

After dinner, you leave the empty cans of who-knows-what\non the table. You stay awake for a few more hours, before you\nsend Rose to bed. \nMichael returned to his same position immediately following\ndinner.\nYou sit at the table, hoping to hear a knock at the door from Jack.\n\n\n[[Why won't he come back?]]

Michael is still sitting on the couch.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[A field full of Roses]]

Jack is pale.\n\nYou know he won't be alive much longer and be made to suffer.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Cold]]

"I have to, Bri! You and your husband won't come, and-"\nJack pauses and lowers his voice.\n"And we all know Michael... since what happened...\nAnyway, someone has to help your daughter."\nJack looks directly at you.\n"Seeing as how you won't."\nHe walks out the door.\n\n\n[[Should you have gone with him?]]

With a deep breath, Jack lifts the gun up to his chin.\n\n\n"Jack, no!" you exclaim.\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Homicide]]

Michael sits on the couch\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[I'm a living nightmare...]]

Tears roll down both of your faces as you stare into each others\neyes.\n\nYours; filled with sadness and regret.\nHis; begging for a quick release from pain.\n\nJack sticks clinging to life for a few more minutes before he\ndies in front of you.\n\n[[You're alone now ]]

"Lets go to bed."\n\nYour wife nods; keeping her eyes looking out the window.\nYou both get up from the table, go upstairs,\n\nand fall asleep.\n\n\n\n[[Where is Jack?]]

As you run through the forest, you can still hear faint screams\nfor a while.\nYour legs carry you endlessly throught the dead environment,\nuntil you no longer hear anything.\n\nNo one comes after you.\nNo one is with you.\nNo one will know what happened to your daughter, and Jack.\n\n[[I'm safe]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[47]]

You tell Jack about what happened the night before.\nAbout how Bri didn't want to go on anymore.\nAbout how she wanted you to help her...\n\n\n\nBut you didn't.\n\n\n[[You're making her suffer]]

"Back up you piece of shit", the man says to Jack.\nJack takes a few steps back. He is now standing slightly\nbehind you. You feel his shoulder touching the back of yours.\n\n"Russell got in through the window", says the woman to the man\nthat is pointing a gun at you.\nAs she says this, another man emerges with Rose in his hands.\nShe has a knife to her neck.\n\n[[Poor little Rosey]]

You lost your gun a week ago.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Always use protection ]]

You have a wife; she loves you.\nYou have a young daughter; she is only 7.\nYou have your brother; he is there for you.\nYou have an old friend; is he ok?\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Continue]]

You have a wife; she loves you.\nYou have a young daughter; she is only 7.\nYou have your brother; he is there for you.\nYou have an old friend\n\n\n\n\n\n[[More...]]

Why did she move?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Why did she move?]]

You made a choice...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Stay With The Others...]]

After dinner, Rose draws more pictures with her crayons.\nShe seems fine; still humming away.\n\nOccaisionally, she looks up at you and smiles.\nShe seems fine, but there is doubt in her eyes.\n\nAfter a few hours of this, you send her up to bed.\nYou get ready to go as well, when you lock eyes with Jack.\n\n[[Dead calm]]

You have enough food for 2 days...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Try to keep surviving... ]]

"Ow!" you yell. "What the fuck did you-"\n\nYou press your hand as hard as you can over Frank's mouth.\n\n\n\nYou don't want that person you saw outside the window to know\nyou're there.\n\n[[I hope we can have cookouts again someday ]]

You keep thinking of her...Of letting her go...\n\n"Hey, Frank. You mind letting me go..." Jack questions.\nYou pull off him.\n"Jeeze man, I know you missed me but-"\n\n"What did you bring back", you interrupt.\n\n\n[[Where was he?]]

You wake up curled-up on the cold floor.\nYou remember what happened last night.\nYour mind is racing and pounding.\n\nAs you stumble to stand, you hear a commotion downstairs.\nYou run to see what the noise is.\n\n\n\n[[How could you let her go?]]

"We're running out of food," she tells you. \n"We have enough for no more than 3 days...And that's if\nwe lessen our rations even more than we have been."\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[....]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Refuse ]]

Your head is pounding...\n\nYou drop to your kneess...\n\n\n\n\nYou pass out...\n\n[[Please be a dream...]]\n\n

"Rose what are you-", you begin to ask but she cuts you off.\n\n"I just went..." she begins to breath heavy, and tears begin to\nform in her eyes.\n"I just went to Mommy to tell her about Uncle Jack, and she's-\nshe's a-a-all t-tied u-up."\n\nYou begin to step close to her.\n\n[[Why did you do this?]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[92]]

You both walk quietly towards the stairs.\n\n"Do you want to say goodbye to your daughter?" you ask.\n\n"No", whimpers your wife.\nYou understand.\n\nYou make your way outside of the house.\n\n[[Smoke]]

"I would be if there were any animals left alive", you retort.\n"You know why we don't want to be out here."\n\n"Relax, Frank", Jack says to you. "We've been up here for how\nlong now? And we haven't seen anyone. Beside, we're out of food\nand if we don't get some for your little girl...Well... You\nknow."\n\n\n[[Do you?]]

You lift your arm up to your head, and plant the gun inside\nyour mouth. \n\nSix dead bodies litter the floor around you.\n\nAfter all that has happened,\nAfter all that you have done,\nAfter all the things you chose to do,\nYou chose the easy way out.\n\nYou Failed.\n\n[[You Failed]]\n

You leave the bedroom, and begin to walk down the stairs.\nAs you reach the bottom, you see Michael hunched over on the\ncouch; still sleeping.\n\nYou sit Bri at the table, and as you go to sit next to her, a\nclanging sound catches your ear.\n\n\n\n[[I dreamt of our wedding day]]

You wake up abruptly and remember that you didn't want to fall\nasleep.\nYou jolt up and look for Bri.\nShe is sitting on the floor at the edge of the bed.\n\nShe could have, but she didn't try to escape.\nAt least you hope so.\nYou walk over to her and fake a smile.\n\n[[Eye of the beholder]]

Rose cuts you off again.\n"She's not upstairs", she continues to cry. "I looked! I want\nher now!"\nRose is crying and yelling at the top of her lungs. You need to\nget her to stop.\n\nJack is frozen; staring at you.\n\n\n[[Tell Her The Truth]]\n[[Lie To Her]]

Why keep running when you might give the man the satisfaction\nof killing you?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhy keep running when you have nothing to live for?

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[16]]

"It is bad", you reply. "But Jack is big. He just needed to\nget something real quick. He'll be ok."\n\nYou look over and notice your wife, Bri, is staring at you.\nShe motions you over.\n\n"Rosey, why don't you go draw some more pictures for Daddy?" you\nask.\n\n[[Magenta]]

You turn again and aim the gun at the woman.\nShe looks up at you; fear in her eyes.\nThe same fear you saw in Rose.\n\n\n\n\nThe woman lies dead on the floor.\n\n[[Brothers]]

It's a double-barreled shotgun.\nThe man is distracted.\nThe man is out of ammo\nThe man grabs two shells from his pocket and prepares to reload.\n\n"Now's my only chance", you think to yourself.\n\n\n\n[[Run Away ]]\n[[Take Bri - Comply With The Man's Offer]]\n[[Take Rose - Comply With The Man's Offer]]\n[[Shoot The Man With The Gun]]\n[[Shoot Russell]]\n[[End It All ]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[93]]

You wake up earlier than you would have liked, but with the\nmillions of thoughts running through your head, you can't fall\nback asleep. You go downstairs.\nAs you reach the bottom, you see Michael hunched over on the\ncouch; still sleeping, and your wife, with her now dead eyes,\nsitting at the table; awake.\nAs you go to sit at the kitchen table, a clanging sound catches\nyour ear.\n\n[[I dreamt of her last night ]]

Before you could even look up from Russell's dead body, the\nwoman enacted her own revenge on Bri.\n\nYour wife's body now lies motionless on the floor; a pool of\nblood surrounding her.\n\n\n\n\n[[You had a wife]]

"Jesus, Frank", Jack exclaims.\n"Why would you let her go like that? Do you know what is out\nthere?"\n\nYou just stare at the ground.\n\n\n\n\n[[Look what you did]]\n\n

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[65]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[7]]

"Don't do this..."\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Closer]]

Jack jumps back from the door and is sprawled on the floor;\nhis hand is gone, but he is still alive.\nYou are frozen by the stairs.\nThe man points the gun at you.\n\n"Stand up. I'll shoot you", says the man.\nYou begin to stand up slowly.\nJack is lying on the ground, holding his ear.\n\n[[Shit]]

At dinner, Rose asks you where her mother is and why she isn't\njoining you for dinner.\n\n"Oh... You didn't see her?" you respond.\n"Mommy went on ahead to the place Uncle Jack found. I'm sure\nwe'll see her when we go out there."\n\n"Really, Uncle Jack?" she questions.\n\n[[Digging a hole ]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[77]]

Jack, with all the strength he has left, points to the gun;\nstill clutched between your fingers.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Mercy Kill Jack ]]\n[[Don't Shoot Him ]]\n[[End It All. ]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[46]]

"I'll get her", exclaims Rose as she rushes towards the stairs.\n\nYou stop her.\n\n"No", you yell.\n\nEveryone stares at you.\n\n\n[[What's wrong with you? ]]

"Please..."\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Sometimes we have to make choices...]]

Why did she move???\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Why did she move? ]]

You and Jack keep searching for any kind of food or supplies\nfor the next few hours.\nIt begins to grow dark as you do.\n\n"We should probably head back now", you say.\n"We don't want to be out here when it gets dark."\n\n"Why?" asks Jack. "Afriad of bears?"\n\n[[You're only human]]

Rose's eyes widen as she screams "Mom"; witnessing bit of her\nmother's brain now littering the floor.\n\nAs she does, Russell doesn't hesitate, and slits Rose's throat\nin front of you.\n\nYou drop to your knees.\n\n\n[[She was only seven years old ]]

Then why did you make those choice?

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[27]]

Michael sits on the couch\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[I'm a living nightmare]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[12]]

Jack, with all the strength he has left, points to the gun;\nstill clutched between your fingers.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Mercy Kill Jack]]\n[[Don't Shoot Him]]\n[[End It All.]]

Jack takes a deep breath. "Maybe I just don't give up as\neasily as you two-"\n\n"No one said we're giving up!" You snap back.\n\n"I'm just not willing to put a gun to my head, and end it all\nhere and now... I'm going out to scavenge for more supplies..."\n\n\n[[..........]]

He hits you square in the chest.\n\n\n\n\n\nYou topple backward, as everything goes black.

When you finally believe that you are in the clear, you\nbend over to catch your breath.\n\nYou sink to the ground.\nYou're safe.\nYou don't know about the others.\n\n\n\n[[You're alone now ]]

You stare out the door to the direction of the noise.\n\nYou look back to Bri; her expression unchanged.\nYou head out the door to where you heard the noise.\n\nWhen you do, you are greeted by Jack at the bottom of the\nstairs.\nHe looks up and smiles at you.\n\n[[He's fine ]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[4]]

You walk back to your small cabin...\nalone.\n\nYour head is pounding.\n\nWhen you reach your room, you fall onto your bedroom floor,\nand pass out.\n\n\n[[Please be a nightmare]]

"What about you?", Jack whispers.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Where's your gun? ]]

That evening for dinner, everyone is silent.\nThere is no conversation.\nNo drawings to look at.\nNo humming.\n\n\n\nMichael is still sitting on the couch.\n\n[[You are a monster]]

You and Jack travel through the dead forest.\nYou occaisionally pass witty banter, but for the most part\nyou remain silent, so as not to attract any unwatner attention.\n\n"How's Bri holding up?" Jack aks after a few miles.\n\n"What?" you respond.\n\n\n[[Love]]

It hits your shoulder.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[The pain...]]

Once you make it halfway down the stairs, you are greeted by\nJack. He is hugging Rose.\n\nHe looks up at you.\nHe smiles.\n\nYou run down the stairs.\n\n\n[[He's fine]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[1]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[83]]

You look down at the ground; thinking of something to say.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[.....]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[75]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[70]]

"I'll get her", exclaims Rose as she rushes towards the stairs.\n\nYou stop her.\n\n"No", you yell.\n\nEveryone stares at you.\n\n\n[[What's wrong with you? ]]

After dinner, Rose draws a few more pictures before heading\noff to bed.\n\nJack and you watch her in silence.\nSonn after Rose leaves for bed, Jack does as well.\n\nYou get ready to walk up the stairs to your bedroom, but first\ntake a look at the pictures Rose just drew.\n\n[[I don't feel so good]]

Jack used to have a face.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Panting]]

Bri, now sitting p her knees, brings her head upwards, and looks\ndirectly into your eyes.\n\nFor a moment, the life returns to them, but only so that\nshe can cry.\n\n"Please...", she whispers in her sweet, soft voice.\n"Please..."\n\n[[You have a wife ]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[50]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[74]]

The woman behind the man with the gun is sobbing.\nRose is crying.\nYou keep watching Rose.\nJack is frozen.\nMichael has turned around.\nMichael is still sitting on the couch.\n\nThey haven't noticed Michael.\n\n[[Women hurt my feelings]]

"Honey... I'm just going to have you stay down here with Jack...\nok?" you question.\nBri just stares at the ground.\nJack walks over and grabs her gently by the arm.\n\n"C'mon, Bri", he says to her.\nThey walk over to the living room with Michael, as you walk up \s\nthe stairs.\n\n[[I don't feel good ]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[2]]

You have a wife; she loves you.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[More........]]

You have enough food for 2 weeks.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Things will be easier now]]

Once you make it halfway down the stairs, you are greeted by\nJack. He is hugging Rose.\n\nHe looks up at you.\nHe smiles.\n\nYou run down the stairs.\n\n\n[[He's fine ]]

"Bri... what's wrong?" She just stares at you.\n"Bri... what's-"\n\n"I can't, Frank" she says to you.\n\n"Bri... Can't what-"\n\n\n[[She can't]]

You turn quickly and grab the gun from Jack. You fire a bullet\ninto the air as a distraction. As you do, everyone ducks,\ngiving you the perfect opportunity to escape. You bolt out the\nbackdoor and leave Jack, Rose, Bri, and the three bandits in the\nhouse. The last thing you hear is Rose yelling after you.\n\n\n\n\n[[Don't stop running ]]

No one will hurt those that you've tried so hard to protect.\nIn one fluid motion, you turn and grab the gun from Jack.\nYou turn again, you aim, and you fire a bullet into Russell's\nforehead.\nHis body goes limp and Rose runs toward Bri.\n\nThe man has loaded his gun.\nThe man fires.\n\n[[Empty]]

You were never good at being decisive.\n\n\n\n\n\nYou grab the gun from Jack and make sure you won't ever have to\nmake a decision again.

No one will hurt those that you've tried so hard to protect.\nIn one fluid motion, you turn and grab the gun from Jack.\nYou turn again, you aim, and you fire a bullet inbetween the\neyes of the man.\nThe back of his skull explodes, and bits of his brain splatter\nacross the face of the woman behind him.\n\nHis gun falls to the ground. The knife is still up.\n\n[[He gave you a choice]]\n

You wait for the the commotion to die down.\n\nThe man has reloaded his gun.\nHe looks to you.\n"I'm sorry about your dog... you still have to choose-"\n\n"Please...", you begin to cry. "Just please let my Daughter go."\nRose looks at Bri and begins to scream behind Russell's hand.\n\n[[The big bang]]

You wait for the the commotion to die down.\n\nThe man has reloaded his gun.\nHe looks to you.\n"I'm sorry about your dog... you still have to choose-"\n\n"Please...", you begin to cry. "Just please let my wife go."\nRose looks at Bri and begins to scream behind Russell's hand.\n\n[[The big bang ]]

You run over to Rose and hold her.\n\n"Rose...your mother...she's...she's gone... She's gone, Rose!\nShe didn't want to stay. She wanted to go-"\n\n"Where is she? Why did she go?", Rose yells. "You said that it's\nbad to go-"\n\n\n[[You crushed her]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[18]]

Russell moves the hand that is holding the knife along Rose's\nbody.\n\n"Don't touch her!" you yell as loud as possible.\n\nMichael is still sitting on the couch.\nThey didn't see Michael. Your yelling makes Michael bark.\nThey saw Michael.\n\n[[He's not ok]]

You made the wrong choice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[5]]

"Ahh well. I'm sure you'll handle it" Jack chuckles as he \nplayfully hits your back.\n"I mean, she did choose you after all."\n\n"Seriously, Jack? You're still on this?"\n\n"I'm not on nothin'! It's a joke, man."\nThe two of you keep walking.\n\n[[Black and grey]]

The front door is shot open.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[I hate stairs ]]

You drop back, and lean against the wall opposite her.\nYou stare at the spot on her head where she is bleeding.\n\nYou stare like this for a minute, before passing out.\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Please be a nightmare ]]

"Shhh. There, there. Shhhhh", you whisper to her; still stroking\nher hair. "You know my memory is bad, Rosey. You were so\nworked up... I just couldn't think straight. She just went to\nwhere Uncle Jack found the food. I'm sure we'll see her later."\n\n"B-but Dad, you-"\n\n"It's ok, sweet pea. Mommy is just out. We'll see her soon."\n\n[[How could you lie to her?]]

A hot, crimson shower fills the air; erupting from the throat\nof your deceased daughter.\n\nRose is now falling to the floor; her neck sliced open by\nRussell.\n\nRussell's hands are faster than yours. He jumps over Rose's\ndead body and charges at you. The woman goes for the gun.\n\n[[Run Away ]]\n[[Shoot Russell ]]\n[[Shoot The Woman]]\n[[End It All - You Got Your Daughter Killed]]

"Ok", you whimper. "I'll do it." You've given up.\nYou've lost everything.\nYou failed to protect your brother.\nYou failed to protect your daughter.\nYou failed to protect Michael.\nYou failed to protect everyone. This is the least you can do.\nYou failed to oblige your wife once.\nYou won't do it again.\n\n[[Make The Right Choice]]

"A bullet is quicker than a knife", you think to yourself as\nyou push the gun against your head and fire.

Jack wants you to grab the gun from him.\n\n"We want the food you stole from us", says the man with the gun.\n"And then we'll take one of these girls, so that you know how it feels...How it feels like to lose someone you love."\n\n"We take one", says the man known as Russell. "You, your\nfriend here, and whichever one love the most...get to go."\n\n[[I'll kill you first ]]

"We'll kill all of you before we choose to execute one of our\nown!" yells Jack as loud as he can.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Pitch]]

Michael is still sitting on the couch.\n\n\nThey didn't see Michael.\n\n\n\nJack's yelling makes Michael bark.\n\n[[Michael]]

Make The Right Choice...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[[Survive ----->]]