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Peering out the window, they were seen dancing about and having the time of their lives in the streets of Manhattan. These grotesque creatures had definitely believed that they had exterminated everybody. “Those terrible little tin cans with rats inside them don’t even know we’re here.” Lawrence exclaimed tauntingly. As he had said that. The creatures had disappeared from the streets below. Sally, my daughter, grabbed onto me crying, “Mommy where did they go?” It was hushed for a moment, until we heard the door that leads to the roof fall, with a loud sudden Clang. The noise was incredibly loud and sudden that we stood still shocked, then we ran downstairs, as quickly and quietly as we could. The adrenaline pumping in our blood, our hearts …show more content…
Sally went flying, fortunately I was able to catch her. Lawrence was on the floor crying, he knew the torture he will face and is unwilling to bear it. “Jennifer, take her and run I don’t want you to face what is going to happen to me, just go get out of. Remember that I…” those were Lawrence’s final words. I picked up Sally and ran as fast as I could. We eventually got to a laundry shoot spacious enough for Sally to ride down on, however it was too small for me. We threw in few pillows, to soften Sally’s fall, trying to hurry as we heard the eyry squeaking of the wheels, these monsters bore, come across the corridor. Sally was in tears, she knew that her father was gone, and that pretty soon her mother will be too. I looked her straight in the eyes and said, “Go out into the world and save it.” That was the last time I saw her, and the first time I stood face to face with my advisory. The sight of them gave me chills, their cold metal eye stock, the oddly shaped arm blasters, the outer coating of their armor, even their voice gave me an uneasy

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