How I Live Now Page #3

but the phone's not working.

Hey, guys, quickly,

come and see this.

That up to

15 different groups

have claimed responsibility

for this attack.

And to repeat,

we appear to be talking

about a nuclear device

which has killed tens,

if not hundreds of thousands

of people

in and around the capital.

And we're beginning

to hear of fallout

as far afield as Bristol...

Why did the TV go off?

Where's mom?

We've got to go and get mom.

Piper, shut up!

Stop being a baby!

Hey, it's scary.

Leave her alone.

Power cut. The whole house.

Isaac, get the torch.

Eddie, what's a nuclear?

It's just something

they say on the TV.

Shush now. Come here.

Radio might tell us more, eh?

How far away is London?

Far.

We heard the sound.

We heard it happen.

Boom!

- Isaac.

- You f***ing a**hole!

It's not a game.

Powerful today

would wreak havoc

on our communication systems,

potentially resulting

in the blackouts

that last for months.

It should be taken

once a day with water.

Stop slouching, itching.

God, I hate... 88 lbs.

What is your problem?

H urry the f*** up.

You're disgusting.

Disgusting!

Did you know that?

I'm a f***ing curse.

I keep thinking about mom.

Mom's in Switzerland.

Nothing ever happens

in Switzerland.

I want to talk to her.

You can't, remember?

The phone's not working.

I bet mom's already

on her way home.

She's not gonna

stick around in Geneva

once she knows what's

happened here, is she?

No way.

She'll probably be

on the next flight home.

Mom's an expert.

She'll know what to do.

We've just gotta wait.

...recorded announcement.

The government has declared

a state of emergency.

Do not panic.

Following the detonation

of a device

at 1600 hours today,

civil law has been suspended.

Any civilians caught

defying martial law

will be subject

to court-martial.

Stay in your homes

and await

further information.

Hey, come here.

This is a special

recorded announcement.

Shh shh shh shh.

All right?

Mom's fine.

Daisy.

Daisy.

Shh.

I want to show you something.

They said stay home.

The woods are home.

What if there's like

radioactivity

in the air

or fallout or something?

Eddie.

Eddie.

Oh my God.

She had a broken wing.

It needed a chance to heal.

Is it okay?

She's ready.

Whoa!

She's beautiful.

I'm so sorry.

It's all my fault.

What is?

Daisy?

I'm a f***ing curse.

What are you talking about?

Everywhere I go...

bad sh*t happens.

I'm glad you came.

It's better with you here.

New Zealand's in, like,

the middle of nowhere.

It must be, like,

so cool to live there.

Like there'd be, like,

no one around.

Look, Geneva's not

that far away.

Mom could probably drive home.

- You're bluffing.

- No, I'm not.

- You're cheating.

- What?

Looking into my mind

like that.

- You okay?

- Yeah.

I'm just gonna get some air.

No.

- We... we can't. We're...

- Daisy.

No, we shouldn't.

We can't.

More rules?

Stay here.

- Can I help you?

- U h, yeah,

I hope so. I'm looking for...

Is there

a Miss Elizabeth Ryback here?

I'm sorry.

This is confidential.

They're my cousins.

Just the same,

if you don't mind.

Okay.

I'm from

the American consulate

in Edinburgh.

You are

Miss Elizabeth Ryback,

the daughter of Julia Ryback,

deceased,

and David Ryback

of New York City.

Shh!

What about my cousins?

If they're not U.S. Citizens,

I can't help you.

Hey.

Thanks for all your help.

Can you tell us

what's going on?

Out there?

Try not to worry, okay?

They're gonna start

an evacuation of this area

in the next couple of days.

I'm sure they're gonna

take you to a more

secure environment, so...

just sit tight.

Stay inside.

He gave me a ticket home.

They're going to pick me up

from the village

in the morning.

I know.

Of course you do.

I'm glad.

I want you to be safe.

Eddie.

Don't worry about us.

We'll be fine.

There's a barn

on the other side of the woods.

We'll move up there.

I don't care about

some stupid evacuation.

This is our home.

We're not leaving.

Charge!

Come on, let's go! Go go go!

We're taking them on the inside!

Ugh, get off.

It's a ray gun!

Come on, come on.

Hey, Pipes.

Ooh, sorry.

Ready?

You got it?

Remember, you're sleeping

up here with me tonight.

- Okay.

- Daisy,

you've got to sleep there

since you're only staying here

for one night.

So you've got to have

the worst bed.

Come on, Jet!

Come on!

Quick!

Joe, chuck it over here!

That's a good boy.

What are you doing?

I'm so scared.

Nd I wanna know

what it's like to be 17.

Or 25, you know?

Daisy.

But what if we can

get through this...

and there's life

on the other side?

If there is,

I wanna be here with you.

This is how I wanna live.

And if all this isn't here

and you don't survive,

then I don't wanna live at all.

No!

Come on! I'm gonna win!

d Which will d

d You go for?

d Which will you love?

d Which will

you choose from...

Come here. Go go go go!

d From the stars above? d

- Which will you answer? d

Whoo! Put it on, Eddie!

- d Which will you call?

- Throw it up there.

Don't burn yourself,

though. Don't burn yourself.

d Which will you take for...

- d For your one and all?

- Jump!

d nd tell me now d

d Which will you love... d

d The best? d

All right, Piper,

help me serve it up.

I'm so hungry.

Pass me some twiglets.

No.

- Try it.

- No.

Just try it.

It's good, try it.

d Which do you dance for?

I need my glasses!

- d Which makes you shine? d

- Whoo!

d Which will

you choose now... d

What's up?

Have a read.

"Residents of the address above

are ordered to evacuate

within 24 hours of this

notice being given."

- I don't wanna leave.

- Stay with us.

- We haven't got one.

- Can't.

Well, don't tell

anyone we're here.

Keep it there,

keep it there.

Just let it catch fire.

No, leave it, leave it!

- Leave it!

- It's gonna go out.

Come on, gin, come on.

- See ya! Bye!

- Goodbye, Joe!

- Bye, Joe!

- Bye!

- What?

- Don't move! Fire!

- Get down!

- The windows!

Dase, get down.

- Isaac, Piper!

- Eddie!

- I don't want to die!

- Come here.

- Come here, it's all right.

- What's going on?

- Clear!

- Stay down, stay down!

Keep your head down!

Isaac!

Fire!

Move move move!

- Right, go!

- Position ready!

Don't shoot!

- In the building!

- Don't shoot!

Don't shoot, please!

Don't shoot us!

- Eddie, Eddie!

- Please please.

Get down!

Let me see your hands!

Down down down!

Move out!

- Get down on the floor now!

- Put your head down!

Moving out!

This whole area's

crawling with enemy units.

Okay, we need to get you

out of here fast.

Girls, follow me.

Boys, how old are you?

I'm 16. I'm old enough

to look after all of us.

- How old are you?

- 14.

We don't need help.

I want the girls

in residential.

Boys, these two, Gatesfield.

Stay where you are.

Girls, what did I say?

Get in the van.

Boys, you wait there

and someone'll come down

and advise you.

What's Gatesfield?

Look, this is not

a discussion.

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