Emma stayed close to the vacant buildings, passing darkened windows as she made her way in and out of open doors and through alleys like a mouse making his way through a hole in the wall, desperate to stay hidden from the monstrous humans who occupied the home. The scenario wasn't much different at all. Monstrous humans was actually the perfect thing to term the things Emma was avoiding. Her light footsteps echoed in the silence, bringing some life to what was the skeleton of Chicago. She could smell the crisp air, see the ghosts of dozens of cars zooming down the street and of people making their way down the sidewalk, in tune with only their own business and that of the person on the other side of their cellphone call. Now there was nothing but the paved streets and empty establishments to give her a sense of feeling alive. She often felt like a ghost herself. She was constantly alone and the idea of it often made her question if she even counted as existing. If no one knew you existed, did you? 

Emma's gaze fell upon a vehicle as she made her way through a the window of an abandoned candy shop. She had went in the damn thing hoping to add to her candy collection only to find nothing but a gum ball. She blew a pink, translucent bubble from her thin lips, pondering whether someone owned it and if it even functioned. It probably wasn't even worth the trouble considering she had no idea how to drive. The bubble popped as the roar of an engine filled the air. She quickly retreated back into the shop and ducked. The sound of the engine got closer and closer to the point she knew it was right there then it seemed to start to fade away from the area. Gratefully, it seemed she hadn't been spotted. Emma climbed back off in time to watch the car disappear in the distance.

Sensing a presence, she glanced up in time to see a guy looking out the window. He backed off not too long after she spotted him. That must have been his car. She could hear her mother chastising her about how stealing was wrong no matter how tiny the item. It probably wouldn't be that useful anyway considering she had seen infected big enough to grab the thing and squish it in its hands. She blew another bubble, letting the thought of confronting this guy and making an ally of him fill her mind. Trusting him would be a risk and she was already wasting her time here. The guy did not seem to catch sight of her and continuing on her way probably would have been the safe route. She took a quick scope of the surroundings and made sure it was empty before she took a few steps back; she had decided to let him catch sight of her and see how he reacted. Emma was too bored to go the safe route.