<span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffffff"><i><span style="font-size: 18px">Tired...so fucking tired....</span></i><span style="font-size: 15px"> Kim was dragging her feet, the grogginess still not shaken off from the bus. Grasping her pack she followed behind Ricky, best friend and asshole extraordinaire into the parking lot towards her '74 Chevy C/K. It was Black and Teal, dad had spent years refurbishing it, one of his many hobbies, and him and mom had gifted it to her for her twenty-first birthday. It was her most treasured possession. Tossing her bag in the cab she leaned against the tailgate, intent to wait with Ricky for his pops. He said his goodbyes, not wanting to wait for his dad, and he was on his way. Kimberly was about to offer a ride but her sluggishness delayed her enough that he was already gone. Looking up at the clouds and hoping it wouldn't rain on him she got in her truck and headed to her house on the edge of town.<br/>
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Ricky had always been like that, it didn't bother her he had walked, he probably would've turned the ride down anyways. The truck sped along the highway and she started to wake up fro the cold air rushing in through the windows. There was no traffic, which at dinner time was weird as hell. Pulling into the long winding dirt driveway she began to realize how quiet everything was. No birds singing,no sounds of chickens or pigs, both of which should be in their pens out back...Slamming her door and leaving her pack as her heart began to race she called out as she got up to the front door. "Momma? Daddy? Baby Isaac? Katie?!" No one answered. Already inside she looked around panic rising. The table was clean, the crock pot was on low with corned beef inside. "What the hell...where did they go...?"<br/>
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Checking her phone she tried calling their cells. Trying Dad first she got a busy signal. Finding that weird she tried mom. <br/>
<i>"Honky tonk badonkadonk</i><br/>
<i>Keepin' perfect rhythm make you want to swing along</i><br/>
<i>Got it goin' on like Donkey Kong</i><br/>
<i>And ooh well shut my mouth, slap your grandma</i> "</span></span></span><br/><br/><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffffff"><span style="font-size: 15px">The ridiculous ringtone rang out  from upstairs and she relaxed slightly heading up to check on momma. She was probably napping. As the song referenced "Donkey Kong" she opened the door to see.....no one. The bed was made, and mom and dads outside shoes were sitting under the edge of the bed side by side. Panic gripping her anew Kim started yelling. "ISSAC! KATIE!!! MOM....DAD!" Bursting through the rooms finding all empty of life and neat as ever. Hyperventilating now she began to calm herself the way Dad taught her so long ago. <i>Breathe in, count to ten and let it out real slow like puddin</i> She did so, repeating a few times before slumping against the wall of the hallway.<br/>
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Even the cat was nowhere to be seen, usually curled up in her lap the moment she sat anywhere at home. Tears ran hot and fast, making her makeup run down her cheeks and drip into her cleavage irritatingly. Getting up she looked out the upstairs window to the backyard. Their three pigs and entire coop of chickens were gone. But nothing was broken, open or even messed with.Wiping her nose she figured first thing would be to track the animals, then after find mom and dad or contact them somehow. Her phone vibrated in her pocket and she opened the text from Ricky.<br/>
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Her heart stuck in her throat. His whole neighborhood was empty. Making a snap decision she got under dads bed and pulled out the shotgun and a box of shells. Packing this up and heading to the truck, she sped, yet again noticing the lack of people or traffic, back to the school as the sun went the rest of the way behind the mountains. Pulling in she left the gun in the car and hopped out, she had thrown on a black pullover hoodie and sweats, and had put her pink and black hair up into a ponytail before leaving the house. It was getting chilly. "Ricky!" She waved after spotting him in the group gathering. "All my livestock is gone too, the pigs and chickens..I mean my family too but its just so weird..." </span></span></span>