Kenopsia - Chapter 35: Chapter 35

I went out alone again and to the bridge labeled as not safe, it was under construction before the Great Silence anyway.
I was starting to wear a hoodie again, the days getting colder with even more blankets and all that stuff pilled in the office.
I walked to the bridge, stepping on it and walking to the middle, or at least until the still remaining part, both sides were built up but not connected in the middle with only a few metal rebar rods connecting the sides together.
I looked around from where I was, at the hospital I still didn't visit, a bit to the left of it where my old home should be, looking around and pulled the map out.
"I have a lifetime to visit all and yet, it seems like I saw nothing of this town yet... And who knows how many husks hide everywhere? Even if we clean out the place we always find a husk wandering... One of these days it will be safe... I promise...."
I went to the right of the unsafe bridge and down south to the mall I didn't visit before.
The smell of rot didn't bother me anymore, husks smell slightly different from this rot, like... Like infection, once you've smelt it you can't forget it.
I effortlessly dispatched the husks as Type A and B were the most common and easiest to kill.
I grabbed whatever I came for this time: Cleaning supplies. We might not be bathing a lot and all but we have basic hygiene, we are careful with water.
These days dad, with his DIY ideas, has been cutting holes in plastic boxes to house the batteries so water wouldn't damage them, if I remember right batteries can explode... We don't need our roof collapsing in on us do we?
There is so many things still everywhere, entering a normal home is also something that has many things, a single room can have many so different things in it, mine old apartment room had scissors, a cleaning cloth and even fake wooden prop knife, anything can be found so it is useful.
I tried distracting myself with these runs but there was a feeling in the pit of my stomach and I hated it.... The first winter I lived through I was scared for only my own life but now there were three others to worry for even if it was our second winter together.
Those thoughts made me grab another little fuel tank for the bunzen burner as I wouldn't be the only one needing hot stuff again, I then also grabbed those heat packs that can be reset by being put in boiling water, some tee, fuzzy socks, thermoses, gloves.... I did some shopping I guess, leaving the mall with a reusable plastic bag on me in addition to my bag.
"We'll need to harvest some of the vegetables that are almost ripe, last time we forgot." I said to myself, planting food with the fruit tree-bushes we brought back from plant stores helps, it visibly makes everyone happier to eat something fresh.
And yet that inner dread of winter was still here, god help us, I hope we can help each other as it was rough when I was alone and rougher when it was our first together.