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that she felt a chill race up her spine. Her shoes crunched over
broken glass as she moved through the shop, collecting what she could find that
was usable. Most of the items were destroyed, expired and unsafe to take with
her, or had been totally cleaned out by scavengers.
    There
was a small room off to the side, and she could see a sink and toilet from
where she stood. Moving toward it, she grabbed her flashlight from her
backpack, turned it on, and shone it in the room. The bathroom was small enough
to hold one person, so when she realized it was empty she stepped inside.
Shining the light along the wall, she spotted what she had been hoping was in
here. A condom and pain reliever wall dispenser hung behind the door, and
although both were beat to shit and cracked wide open, she was able to get some
of the packages off the floor. A few single serve packets of ibuprofen and
Tylenol, and even some condoms were by her feet. Although sex wasn’t a part of
her life anymore for obvious reasons, she did take the condoms. They were
useful in other ways, such as containers for water, which sounded nasty, but
worked when she was desperate. She shoved the medicine and rubbers in the
backpack and stepped back out into the store.
    Rebecca
moved behind the pharmacy counter, and although she had been hoping she could
find antibiotics, even if they were probably expired and wouldn’t help if she
had a cold or flu, she saw everything was pretty much cleared out. There was
hardly any light in this part of the store, so she swept her flashlight back
and forth until she spotted some first aid supplies. Crouching on her haunches
and balancing the flashlight between her neck and chin, she shoved the gauze,
alcohol swabs, A&D ointment, and other small supplies that had been kicked
under a shelf, into her bag. She took the flashlight again, shone the light
over the ground, and spotted a few small bottles of saline in the corner under
a box. They were filthy, and a few were already busted open, but the sterile
ones she picked up and kept. She stood and glanced around the room once more.
This place was picked clean already, and she wouldn’t be able to get anything
else of use from it.
    Stepping
out of the pharmacy she immediately saw a clothing store a few shops down, and
made her way over to it. Repeating the same procedure she did for all buildings
before she entered, she waited for a few minutes to see if anything partially
dead came out. Inside the clothing store proved a little more positive as she
saw several racks of overturned clothing and even some vending machines in the
corner. The backpack she had only carried so much, but she was able to find a
tote bag, and started filling it with some undergarments, socks, even a couple
of pants and shirts that were a little too big for her, but were better than
nothing. A winter coat was pushed underneath a shelf, and although there was a
tear in the arm, and the coat itself was filthy from the dust and grime on the
ground, she took it and slipped it on. The clothing she wore was on its last
leg anyway, and anything other than what she had on was like gold.
    The
vending machines proved pretty much useless as the glass was busted out and
everything taken from the inside of it. But she moved toward the back, saw that
a few bags of chips and even one chocolate bar were behind it, and sent a
silent thanks to whoever was helping her right now find this stuff.
    After
she got what she needed she headed out of the clothing store and went into a
few other ones, collecting what she could carry, and finally stopping at the
lone grocery store in this town. It was much bigger than the other buildings
she had gone into, and compared to the chain businesses in Denver it looked
more like a convenience store at a gas station. Grass and weeds were starting
to make their way through the numerous cracks in the pavement right in front of
the doors. There were a few busted and partially dismembered cars in