[ WP ] After an apocalyptic event , nobody is able to see or interact with one another .

She saw a man. 
 
 `` Hey!'' She screamed and waved both arms above her head. `` Hey!'' 
 
 He did n't see her. Did n't hear her. Kept walking. 
 
 `` Hey!'' 
 
 She ran up to him and put her hand on his shoulder. But her hand passed through him. 
 
 She watched as he disappeared up the street. 
 
 She turned around and saw a little boy, slowly walking down a dark alley. `` Hello?'' He called out. `` Is there anybody here?'' 
 
 `` Hey!'' She shouted, running after him. `` Hey! Hey! Kid! Don't-'' 
 
 He disappeared into the darkness. His voice, echoing, `` Hello? Hello?'' got tinier and tinier until it faded completely. 
 
 A dog ran up to her with its tail wagging. 
 
 She knelt down. `` Can you see me?'' 
 
 `` WOOF!'' It barked, then spun around in a circle. `` WOOF!'' 
 
 An old man shuffled into view and grabbed the dog by its collar, squinting into the air above her head. `` What is it, boy? You see someone?'' 
 
 `` Yes! Yes!'' She cried out. `` I'm right here!'' She stood. 
 
 `` WOOF! WOOF!'' barked the dog along with her. 
 
 The old man squinted right into her eyes, but to her, it seemed like he was staring past her; *through* her. 
 
 *No... * she pleaded, feeling like she was about to cry. *No. No. Please. * **See me. ** 
 
 `` C'mon, boy, let's go.'' 
 
 *No! * 
 
 The dog growled and resisted. He ran around her and barked. `` WOOF!'' Ran around her again and barked. `` WOOF!'' 
 
 `` So, someone is there, eh? If it's a woman, bark once.'' 
 
 `` WOOF!'' 
 
 `` If it's a man, do n't bark at all.'' 
 
 The dog sniffed its crotch. 
 
 The old man scratched his cheek and looked over his shoulder. Sun was going down. Needed to get inside soon. 
 
 `` Okay, boy. Let's try this one more time. If it's a woman, bark three times, howl, then bark again.'' 
 
 `` WOOF! WOOF! WOOF! AWOOOOO! WOOF!'' 
 
 `` Alright, boy, I believe you. So, here's the deal, lady. My dog seems to like you, so I like you. You can come stay in my place tonight and, well...'' He scratched his cheek again. ``... well, I guess we'll see what happens from there...'' 
 
 The dog wagged its tail, leaping all around her as the old man led the way home. 
 
 She giggled. `` Thank you for sticking up for me back there.'' 
 
 `` WOOF!''
