I hit the play button on the Humvee's stereo listing to music as the surreal scene of me being followed by Maria the popular kid with extremely rich parents chased me.

Cue annoying Siri sound reading this.

Now playing

Resist and Bite by Sabaton

Then play this if you feel like it.

https://youtu.be/iGtEH1i78sI

It was only a matter of time that maria caught up as the Humvee could not go nearly as fast as her car could on the highway. Her sports car was right alongside the Humvee and I did not even notice as I saw chaos cars were squealing on the road going at ridiculous speeds and crashes aplenty with no one helping them as I had enough of my own problems. It was every man for himself.

I looked and saw her yelling I made the gesture that I couldn't hear her, and I saw the angriest face from maria I've ever seen one could call it evil. She grabbed something while I was busy looking for the exit I was looking for and I saw it. As I turned onto the dirt heard the tap of a bullet hitting the glass to see the a round had hit the back-rear window not penetrating but it made a scratch.

'Shit she's armed!"

Marias gun

I continued down the dirt track as she tried to follow me. It didn't take long for her car to stop I looked at the rear view and saw her holding the side arm as she fired I put my head just below the wheel where my eyes could still see as I heard more tapping noises from the gun fire hitting back window and metal. I was glad it wasn't higher caliber as I kept driving into the desert. This was my territory I liked it out here as me and my dad would spend nights out here a lot.

This brought me back to the last few months as my dad was busy more and more often and was unable to spend time with me I understood and was supporting so he could continue to work but what was so important that the air force needed him he was only a pilot and dad would tell me if he was being deployed but he never said anything about his work.

Time skip 9 days.

I set up on the bank of a stream I hid the Humvee in some dead brush near the stream as I rationed my MRE's, canned food, and bagged food. That was in the Humvee and what i took out of the house along with what water I had while making some new water. For the first few days I heard helicopters gunfire even artillery coming from the general direction of Tucson until it died down during the day however at night it still sounds just as loud as the night before and the detonations from the artillery shells that light the night sky like lightning strikes.

Crunch Crunch Crunch*

I heard footsteps unslinging the m4 while pointing at the opening to my little hiding spot.

Crunch Crunch Crunch*

I pulled the bolt back chambering a round

Crunch Crunch Crunch*

I held my breath I never had to kill anyone before but according to the radio I had with me all women were acting strange reports were coming from all over the world as governments were trying to contain the situation the president of the united states gave a special speech from the presidential nuclear bunker at Cheyenne mountain telling us to remain calm and stay strong and that we should take all necessary precautions to defend ourselves.

The brush was pushed aside as I was met by a female military solider.

She Pointed her gun at me but I wasn't gonna give an inch.

"Drop it!" She Yelled

"Drop!" BANG!

She fell to one knee holding a hand over her arm as she went for something on her side.

Time slowed down as my brain went through what felt like an impossible amount of calculations.

I had milliseconds if it was a gun I was done if it was something else Im sure she is military, but she has no flag on her shoulder definite red flag.

My brain processed everything and then decided. I aimed for her other arm and shot it as well

BANG! The shot from my M4 rang loud as she fell to the ground screaming.

I pointed my rifle at her. 'no going back now.'

"Why are you here and who are you?"

The girl looked me up and down then spit in my face.

I sighed and took off her shoes and socks removing her weapons and confiscating a few grenades and a flashbang. I tied her hands behind her back with a zip tie and then I took her gear to my Humvee a few feet away opened the door threw her gear in the back and took out the medical kit.

I went back to her and tried to treat her wounds but every time I tried she moved away somehow the wounds weren't bad as I thought the first shot grazed her elbow the other shot went hit her in the hand she would live. I put the needed supplies into a bag and left it there. That's when I noticed her radio clipped onto her belt, I took it as she gave me a look of malice. She tried to stand up only to yelp in pain and sit back down on her ass the tiny cactus and needles of the Arizona desert finally registered that she could not just up and walk away without some kind of protection for her feet. I stared at her for a few minutes before unholstering my side arm cocked it and pointed it at her.

"Last chance tell me who you are and what is going on!" Using my best imitation of my dad when he was trying to intimidate someone, I believe he called it his war face.

She glared and looked away.

"Fine have fun walking back to the road its 50 miles over harsh terrain with no water, radio, or shoes. I however gotta get moving."

"Fine my name is sergeant Taylor." I looked back.

"You got tags to prove it?" She glared before nodding. I grabbed her armor and shirt saw the chain and yanked it off releasing the armor and shirt.

"Sergeant Taylor k, Rogers." I read out loud.

"What's a sergeant without her squad where are they?" She chuckled it wasn't a nice but sinister and dark chuckle

"Looking for you cowards hiding while we rebuild the world a world where we are happy the time of mankind is over." I looked at her silently I couldn't leave her alive if she reported I was out here I already in trouble if what she said was true.

"Any last words?" I said my hands shaking as I held my pistol aiming at her face.

"You can't kill your weak all boys are and once you're under our complete control you will be." BANG!

Time skip 3 hours

I may not have liked her, and she may have been an enemy, but I took the time to bury her and put her rifle between her boots her helmet on it with the tags hanging from the grip.

'Rest in peace and may god forgive us both.' I prayed silently.

I took a few more moments before getting into the Humvee I was heading back to the main road to figure out what was going on.

I put on a bandanna glasses and a hat to cover my and appearance as I drove onto the main road.

Destroyed cars riddled the edges of the highway as I drove on the smooth pavement I drove carefully as I saw cars go at the normal speeds compared to nine days ago I drove up to a gas station I made sure my sidearm was holstered before getting out I put in my dads card entered the code and began pumping gas as I waited cars came and went until a police car drove up.

'Keep calm just pump your gas and go.' I thought calmly.

The two cops were chatting, and they were talking about how their husbands were disobeying them and were coming up with plans to make them behave like whips, ropes, etc. I stopped listening as I heard the clunk of a full gas tank. I took the hose and put it back and got into my car but before I could go, I got a knock on the window.

'Shit'

Please excuse the poor quality*

I cracked the window slightly to hear what they had to say.

"Hey, you got some condoms." I was shocked by this, but I lowered and shook my head. hoping they bought my act.

"Oh, you too huh well just asking have a nice day."

I drove out and once I got out on the road I pulled out near the destroyed cars. I opened the trunk pulled out a license plate and switched them. Out of sight of the road. I was about to pull out when I saw the same police car came racing by lights blaring.

'phew guess going to phoenix isn't gonna work.'

I drove out and went down to the other side heading back to the desert when.

CRASH!

I felt something ram me from behind.

I looked behind me to see another police car I threw caution to the wind and floored it not that I was gonna get much speed anyway. The lights behind me told me what I needed to know.

I grabbed the dead soldier's radio and turned it on changing frequencies till I found the frequency the cops were using.

"-e advised a forest Humvee is going down the interstate I need backup."

"Copy this is unit 344 on our way."

"Copy this is unit 231 were on our way eta under a minute coming from the other side."

I took this into consideration and swerved just in time to avoid a ram to the side as the police car swerved into some of the car wreckage and flipped on its back.

"Cough* Dispatch this is unit 231 were cough* flipped over on the side of the road need assistance."

"Copy Help is on the way Unit 231 hang tight."

"Dispatch this unit 344 we've caught up with unit 523 and our assisting the chase."

"Copy continue pursuit to a roadblock we've set up 5 miles down the road."

I then heard the pinging and tack tack tack sound of gun fire against my rear windshield and the Humvee's armor.

I had to think quickly to get at least one of these cars off me then I thought of the m67 hand grenades I took one of the grenades from the passenger seat I opened the window as I grasped the grenade and counted to two before dropping the grenade outside the window. Two and half seconds later an explosion as a one of the police cars spun out off the road and into a fence.

"Unit 523! Unit 523 respond!" I heard the panic of the remaining officers that were chasing me.

"Dispatch this is Unit 344 Humvee has used some kind of explosive device and hit 523 please send rescue."

"Dispatch here help on the way we will have him cornered in less than a mile out."

I looked for the exit I used, and I saw it just before the roadblock if I timed it right, I could make it there.

I slowed down to make it look like I was going to surrender and then 100 yards ahead of the cars I hit the gas and drove right through the entrance to the desert.

"Dispatch to all units be advised the suspect is to be taken in alive I repeat the suspect is to be taken in alive.

I saw as the police cars assemble to follow me as I was driving like madman through the familiar road.