**Clayton Burrows - Bandera Pharmacy - Ada Cinet**

"Well...Getting out of the city's about as easy as it's gonna get, 'till that alarm dies down, every sicko for a few miles is gonna hear it and come walking... May as well take advantage that we already smell like 'em, y'know? Clayton took a second to think about she's said. It's true that continuous sound of the car alarm will not die down till battery runs out; which shouldn't take long considering how worn out the vehicle is. So walkers from miles around will be roaming towards it. The smell may be a persisting little annoyance but it's Clayton's greatest shield till they found somewhere permanently safe for the night.  "I vote heading east, running water'd be nice, but honestly I already got a couple bottles of water, I just need a towel and some new clothes..."

Clayton thought that this was a fair enough idea. The best thing to be used would be a vehicle to get out of town. Walking would take longer considering the number of locals that they would have to dodge. They'd fall asleep before they even reach the edge of town. As far as he can remember, Boerne is the next town over; it's just outside the city of San Antonio. Clayton remembered this from a road-sign that he passed miles back. He decided to see if the pharmacy still had any scraps of painkillers left but it's highly unlikely. Ever since the beginning of the new world, painkillers were amongst the top sellers in greatly needed supplies. He'd be lucky to find even a pill. He started looking over at some of the shelves. It was still quite dark but he could make out some of the names. His experience working in a hospital has helped him to identify many medications across the years; even if he was just an electrician. Unfortunately though, a lot of them weren't of any use to him. He needed painkillers because he had started to run low. If his hip started to act up while on the lam, then he couldn't just simply stop to pop some pills. 

"This place is right next door to a hardware store and some sort of fucking chicken restaurant, so there might be a delivery van out back but I wouldn't pin our lucky stars on it." He then takes a bit of sigh and look towards Ada. "We may have to walk outta town." This was not a desirable idea, so Clayton hoped lady luck wouldn't act like a bitch towards him. "I'll take a look around the back for anything useful. You yourself can have a look around if you want but we're not staying here very long." He then moved forward into the pharmacy. He was moving more slowly and cautiously than usual but that's because he lost his torch after Ada threw it to distract the walkers. It may have been useful in the short term but now he needed it for the long term. They still didn't know what might jump out from the shadows. He walked right around the corner of the counter and quickly turned with great tension. Luckily though, it was empty. The cash register has been covered in a blanket of dust. It's most probably the most useless thing in the room but it still amazed Clayton. In the old world, tills were probably the most used machines in the world and now they're the least. It's funny how time changed things. 

He decided to have a look in the desk under the counter for anything important. Sometimes Pharmacists liked to keep guns under the counter, especially in the south. Pharmacy robberies were a lot common in the old world; Junkies would have done anything for a high. He reached under and started rummaging around. All he could feel were old papers and dust. Someone must've gotten the right idea and took the gun. He was about to pull out when he felt something jingly hit his hands. He then curiously pulled the item out from under the counter and was met with a grand surprise. It was small keyring with a car key attached. There was also a tiny football (_American_) key ring attached and some sort of multi-coloured, fuzzy ball key ring. How delightful, thought Clayton. He then looked towards Ada and winked victoriously. "Jackpot!" He then proceeded to walk through the doorway, under the broken fire exit sign. He gave a quick look towards Ada before exiting. "Come find me when you're ready." 

He walked down the tiny corridor that led to a couple of double doors with the words 'Import' on them. The doors on the side of the hallway seemed locked, so he should be safe from any sneak attacks. As he approached the double doors, he pressed his ear up against one of them to hear for any walkers that might be right outside. After a few minutes of intense listening, he heard nothing but still continued to open the door with great hesitation in case of a fatal jump. The more the door opened itself, the more he can see that there was nothing there but the feint sound of a car alarm and a herd of walkers coming from across the street on the other side of the building. There was a docking station that seemed to be shared by both of the stores adjacent to the pharmacy. Only two vehicles were in front of him. A giant truck with the words 'Bandera Hardware Store' on it and the other was a small and plain white van with no writing on the sides. Clayton just smiled and and obviously knew which vehicle the keys belonged to. However, he didn't want to risk clicking the button on the key and having a small temporary flash of light show him which vehicle it belonged to. The docking station may be empty but it wouldn't stay like that forever. He then approached the smaller vehicle with blissful ignorance. He placed the key in the van but it wouldn't stick. This came as quite a surprise to Clayton because it now meant that the keys belonged to the truck. He looked behind him at the truck and then yet again at the keys. What was a key, that belonged next door, doing in a pharmacy? He didn't have time to ponder the mystery of his new found luck. Any vehicle would have be good enough to get out of town.

He then placed the keys inside the vehicle to make sure that it was the right one. Thankfully the door opened and placed his fears to rest. He then closed the door and decided to check the outside of the vehicle itself for any damages. He needed to make sure that there wasn't anything wrong with it before setting off. The last thing he and Ada need was to be trapped inside a delivery truck. He continued to inspect the vehicle closer as he waited for Ada to be ready.