The Last Can Lines

Opening

What’s wrong love

I’m hungry

Then eat. I don't mind.

But it's the last one

It’s okay.

What about you? Aren't you hungry?

Not really.

I can't believe it's the last one.

It had to happen sooner or later.

I was hoping for much later.

Check under the table. Maybe it fell down there.

Found it! Time to eat... sure you don't want... What is this! The hunger games! Was I just imagining there was a can there? I am that hungry?

Maybe.

Or maybe someone took it.

Stop, stop, you’ll make me have to pee.

Hand it over!

Okay, okay.

You sure you don't want any?

Nope.

Don't you dare. You'll make a mess.

The last can.

Afraid so.

Or maybe it is the first meal before the feast?

The feast?

The feast that’s waiting outside.

Maybe the radiation fried up all the critters and turned them to jerky?

Too bad you’re a vegetarian.

And all the fruit is all dried up and ready for consumption.

And the water sparkles and bubbles like Perrier.

But you don't like Perrier.

I'll drink anything we can find that isn't plain old bottled water. I'm so sick of bottled water. I miss bubbles.

I can make bubbles in your water.

Ew, not those kind.

I wonder what it's really like outside.

Not sure. The monitor still shows radiation.

We're out of food. Water is about out too.

Time to start recycling.

You don't mean... ew. I think I'd rather deal with the radiation.

Thank you for sharing.

Of course. I always do

You’ve always shared everything with me.

You're my favorite person. I wanted to give you the best of everything... and the best of me.

You always did… and you stayed with me till the end.

It's not the end... not yet.

I remember when they said the bombs were coming… I was all alone.

I was terrified we wouldn't be together.

Everyone was driving out of the city, trying to get far away from targets.

I was driving the other way.

They wanted to arrest you… force you to go.

Nothing was going to keep me from you

I wasn’t going in the shelter without you.

I remember I found you on the porch, sitting and looking up at the sky.

I wondered what it would have looked like... all the missiles in the sky

I crashed the car into that big tree in the yard.

I was so glad you weren’t hurt. You scared me.

I was in a hurry. No time for brakes.

That would have been an ironic ending to your trip home. Crashing and dying.

I didn't have a scratch on me.

We were meant to be mole people together

Burrowed together in our little nest.

I like our little nest.

I think I've been happier here than I've ever been before.

Me too.

No interruptions. No problems at work. No outsiders getting their noses in our business.

I never wanted to go outside again.

Except for the last can.

We made it over a year.

I could go longer.

Me too.

I wonder what the chair tastes like.

That's my favorite chair! You're not eating that. What are you doing?

Seeing if you dropped any food down here.

You should check your sofa. I’m a much cleaner eater than you.

What?

You need a bib. That's why I feed you. so you don't make a mess.

Dang... you're right... no food here. Jackpot.

Told you.

Ha... veggie chips... I love these.

Bon appetit.

Merci.

How many are down there?

A year's supply I think.

You wish.

If wishes were fishes…

What does that mean?

No clue.

So what do we do?

Go outside?

But the radiation.

We might have to risk it.

I wonder what it looks like outside.

Maybe all the bombs missed and it's all the same as before.

Then how do you explain the radiation?

You left the microwave on?

Maybe. I wonder where we go?

Where was the last radio broadcast we heard?

That was a while ago. I think I marked it on the map.

Some little station out in the boonies wasn't it?

Who would have thought that the last bits of civilization would be in some little town in the middle of nowhere?

Nowhere became the only somewhere.

I wonder how many people from the city went there?

I bet there wasn't enough food to go around.

Scary. What are the survivors going to do for food?

Maybe we don't want to go out there.

I know I don’t want to.

I wonder how our shoes would taste? Didn't Charlie Chaplin do that in a movie?

I don't know any Chaplin. Heard of him of course.

I'm amazed how many movies you do know. It's kept me pretty entertained.

Want me to perform another movie for you?

I think Jurassic Park is my favorite. You do all the dinosaur actions too.

I watched that one a lot as a kid.

I'm still amazed how well you memorized them all.

One of my many special useless skills.

Sure came in handy now.

I guess it did, didn't it?

You've kept me very entertained.

I love what you wrote for me.

I love what you drew for me.

It's probably been the most creative time in my life.

Me too. I wonder if anyone will ever see anything we did.

It doesn’t matter. I did it for you.

You're very sweet to me. I can't imagine a better person to spend my life with.

To be stuck with?

I never felt stuck... even before we became mole people... you were the best choice I ever made.

You're very sweet to me.

You make me feel sweeter... I've never felt so happy.

You've always taken good care of me.

I never wanted to fail you.

You never did.

Until today...

What do you mean?

The food... it's gone.

But we probably had more food than anyone else. You prepared so much better than everyone else. You always had everything covered... you always took care of everything.

This is the first time I don't know what to do. I never felt like this before

Like what?

Like I didn't know what to do... how to solve the problem.

Maybe it's time you let someone else handle everything.

You have a plan?

No, but I bet someone else does.

Oh... I've always admired your faith.

We’ve done well so far.

We have.

I have a feeling something is going to happen. Something good.

You know... I believe you. I really believe you.

I don't know what or how... but something good will happen.

I believe.

Then close your eyes and get on your knees.

We're going to pray?

Yes, pray.

I know I don't pray as often as a I should, but I really want to know, more than ever... rather than begging for something... I want to thank you for giving us this wonderful year together... I'm so thankful we got to be with each other... you've given me this wonderful gift and she is the most precious gift I've even been given... I thank you for her... I thank you with all my heart. Amen. You're an angel.

I saved the best for last.

Do you hear that?

That's the intercom.

It's picking up music from outside. Someone's playing music.

Beautiful, beautiful music.

Should we go see?

Maybe they're after our Diddly Doos?

Nothing is getting my Diddly Doos. Except you of course.

It’s coming closer.

I feel like a kid hearing an ice cream truck.

Maybe it is an ice cream truck.

I like Diddly Doos better.

Yummy… ice cream.

Should we go see?

Okay.

Ready?

Let me get my sweater.

Ah... that's such a cute sweater.

Thank you.

Ready?

I’m a little scared.

I'll be with you.

Promise?

I promise. I'll never leave you.

You never do.