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SKYLAR POV

I only left the motel room to grab fresh food and water. It is how I have always been when it comes to my work. I don't think of anything else until I have finished the two hack jobs, once I finally venture out of the motel room, I notice that the market is no longer set up in the town centre.

I enter the grocery store and pick up some more fresh food and water. As I pay for them, I hear a loud howl coming from outside. The old lady behind the counter goes to her knee. I take a step towards the counter and lean over it to look at her and ask.

"Excuse me, but are you okay?"

She doesn't answer me until a few minutes later when she is able to get back to her feet. She looks at me and says,

"Yes, thank you. I am fine.."

She finishes ringing up my items and then says,

"The market has moved on and you would be wise to do the same. It is not safe here for someone like you that doesn't have a mate.."

I look at her, confused by what she meant by mate, but I shake it off as I