The oceans had dropped? Niko couldn't even begin to imagine what it would look like now. He had never been to the beach, he had only ever seen pictures. He used to imagine going there when life was getting too tough to bear. An island did sound like a nice idea, and he set his thoughts on that. Maybe it would have trees still and animals. Niko never did get to see many trees or animals before the fallout, and he wished that it still existed somewhere in the world.

He walked next to John, listening to his words. He never noticed that the sun rose from the same direction everyday. Maybe he could learn some things as well. He never got to go to school and barely could read. He wondered if John knew how to read. "So we are going west...? Is that where the oceans are?" He walked quickly, almost breaking out into a jog. I hadn't been able to move so much before in his life, and to be able to run outside was an amazing freedom. The food and water he had had before they left the small shack was enough to give him energy to be able to move again.