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my parents wanted me to but I kept refusing. 
    Ricky turned up the radio and broke my current thought.  …I repeat; this is an emergency!  You are to seek shelter and wait for your local authority to try to resolve the current situation.  There are an estimated 2000 deaths today and the Government is still trying to search for a solution…  I reached over and turned the volume back down.  “We need to sleep soon.  I will pull over at the first opportunity.”  I said.
                  I noticed an old motel a few miles down the road and pulled into a parking spot.  I looked around and seen only one car parked next to the office.  I picked up the gun and looked at Ricky.  “Are you ready?”  I asked.  He nodded in agreement and we got out of the car.  I kept it running and my door open; just in case we needed to get the hell out of here.  I walked up to the door and peered in through the blinds; an old woman was standing behind the counter and her head was down.  Ricky looked in and shook his head.  “Is she normal?”  He asked. 
    I held the gun tightly and jerked open the door; I pointed the gun at the woman.  “Are you one of those people with a chip in their head?”  I yelled.  I noticed she continued to just stand there and stare at the wall blankly.  We moved a few inches closer  and I noticed she suddenly locked her eyes on my own.  She screamed violently and started to crawl over the counter and reach out for us.  “Back off lady… I don’t want to shoot you!”  I yelled out of fear. 
                  Ricky ran out of the door and I soon followed.  I ran over to the car and the woman suddenly busted through the door and ran towards us.  I looked down and noticed she had a large metal pipe in her hand and I pointed the gun at her chest.  The woman started screaming loudly as she got just a few feet away from me and I closed my eyes and pulled the trigger.  The gun jerked violently in my hand and I took a few steps back.  I opened my eyes and noticed the woman was face first on the ground and not moving.  Ricky came around from the other side of the car and stood next to me.  “You had no choice…did you?”  He asked in a shaky voice.
                  I lowered my arm and stared blankly at the old woman.  She started to move her arms and I heard a high-pitched beeping sound.  Ricky shook his head and I could tell he was starting to panic.  “I forgot man; those damn chips can restart your heart!”  He said fearfully.  The woman suddenly moaned loudly and started to stand up.  She couched up blood, looked over to her pipe, and leaned down to grab it.  I raised my gun and pointed it at her head.  “Don’t do it!”  I yelled.  The woman picked up the pipe and lunged at Ricky; swinging the pipe at his head.  I pulled the trigger and the top of her head exploded as she dropped the pipe onto the gravel.  She laid there for a moment with her hands to her side and Ricky and I backed away.  I started to feel surreal and felt an unnatural calmness.  Everything seemed like a bad movie. 
                  I looked at Ricky and put my arms back down.  “We should search this place.”  I said calmly.  Ricky nodded and I reached into the car and took out the keys.  I shut the car door and we cautiously headed back for the office. 
    I grabbed the door handle and heard the woman moan loudly from behind us.  Ricky and I quickly turned around and noticed the woman was limping at us.  I looked at Ricky in a sudden panic.  “Why didn’t she die?  I shot her in the head!”  I cried.  Ricky looked at the ground and I could tell he was thinking about the situation.  He suddenly looked at me and pointed to his nose.  “The Doctor told me that the chip is placed in the brain, just behind the nose.”  He said quickly. 
                  I held my gun out, looked back at the now closer woman, and aimed at