"Gas Mask" Short Story Segment One

This is a reading of a new story I've been writing called "Gas Mask." It's a post apocalyptic world with a dark theme to it. The main protagonist, Braylon, has been surviving by himself for the last eight years since the death of humanity. Why he has made it so far in surviving, he can't stand the thought of being the last human alive and is slowly losing his mind. But this all changes and gives Braylon a new reason to survive...