"Gah...Phef...That should be enough wood for now..." I set the hatchet down to the large pile of logs I had split. I dabbed at my face with the bottom of my shirt, and turned my hat backwards, to protect from, the sun. There I was, Outside of an old RV, which suprisingly still ran. i had allways be light, but had lost a substansial amount of weight since the outbreak. iwas 120, and allmost two years later, probably didn't weigh much more. This came in handy though, as i could now fit in allmost any clothing I found lying around. I had fianlly cut my hiar, shaved it actually. i found it ridiculos looking, but at least it was no longer in the way. "Greg! did you split those logs yet? We need them to keep the fire going!" It was only now i noticed I saw staring at a log, thinking of every thing that used to be. I kicked the log, and scooped up some of the logs, trotting over to were lexi and carlie were sitting. Lexi Was a tall girl, with long brown hair, and deep brown eyes. She was allways on edge, never quite aware of what might happen. Then there was carlie, short, blonde hair, shining blue eyes. Both of there smiles melted me...under normal sercomstances I would have been having thoughts that would end me up in hell. But this was no time for thinking that way, and I had long since abandoned it.
"Greg, you know your hands cut up? Come here let me fix that up." Carlie came over with the first aid kit and rather then using a chair next to me, sat on my lap. She took out some perozide and poured it on my hand. I winnced felling the sting, as the dirt was pulled out. She then took a gau and wrapped my hand. Kissing her quickly on the cheek and turned toward Lexi. "So did you guys find any food down at the store toady?" I questioned her, tighting and lossing my fist, to lossen the bandage some. "We found some stew, thats what were eating." There were tears in her eyes. I didn't have to ask why. She was simplie missing her old life. Carlie simplie looked away. I had found her more then once weeping, and I knew she was haveing the same thoughts as lexi. "Do either of you want to come with me? I am gonna go se if I can find any berries." I looked from carlie to Lexi, hopeing to see at least one smile. I found none, told them both i would be back before sun set, and set off towards the woods.
it took me around 10 minutes to reach my destination. A Chilling wind blew into me, I shock. I had on a enjoi t-shirt, and jeans. Not much to keep me warm. I set about picking the berries. Black berries, or what was uneaten. We had bn eating alot of these, and so were the bears. I fill up a large bag full, wiped my nose and headed back. The wind was an odd smell, and the woods were unervinly quiet. I Started sprinting. i had experienced this before, and didn't wish to go through it again. Last time My family was killed...I fell. I had been dreaming while sprinting at top speed, not a good combination. A pulled a few sticks out of my arm and straightened my self up. I Had had worse, but every thing now a days was a bad cut. Any tiny cut could end in infection. Using my tee shirt as a sling for my now torn open elbow, I jogged back to the RV, as a jog was all i could find my self able to do.
"Lexi, it will be all right!" Carlie had sat down next to her, trying to consol her tears into stopping. Lexi pushed back her hair, her once beautifull face now covered in tears, dirt, blood. This was no way for anyone to live. "It's not fair, why did our lifes have to end up like this? Just the three of us!" Lexi's fae was turning red, and she was coughing on tears now. "greg will take care of us, he has so far and..." "And he isn't even old enough to shave! How is that gonna save us!?" Lexi threw her slef into the RV's bed, and curled up into a ball, her back to Carlie. "lexi...He might not be much, and neither are we. He's doing his best. I only wish you could have seen him before, hardly knew what was best for him self, and somehow learned to provide for us and himself so fast..." She wipped a tear from her eye with the back of her hand and headed back out to the stew. "Greg! Um....Exactly how long have you been standing there?" She pushed her hair into a ponytail and tried to look as though nothing had happened. "Well.....long enough to hear that conversation anyways." I set the berries inside of the door and took a seat. I needed patched up before any real work could begin. " Greg, look I know what we said was..." "Look, it's no problem, but we do have a big one. Zombie are comeing this way, and we have no real weapons to defend our selfs with....Please, don't stare at me. Could you patch me up dear?" Dear...I called her that when I needed something, but I truely understood for the first time what it ment. Her and Lexi, they were the only ones I could hold on to now...
After some time i was cruedly patched up, and I went to get lexi. "Hun, we have to go, now." I slid my fingers along her back, and she turned to me. I didn't expect what came next...She just sat up, and looked at me. "Greg...Thank you." That was all she said, she got up and headed out with carlie.
"So were are we going?" carlie kicked at a pile of dirt to avoid looking at me. "Were going out to the lake...well land a boat out there, and at least be safe for the night."
Ok, the ending sucked.....Um.....Well it sucked alot os tuff, but i go more for the emotional distress of something like this...
firefly, the only real thing I see potentialy bad about your plan, if they found you and formed around you while you slept, you could be screwed. As your only way down is a ladder, them forming around the base would be bad Yes you could shot them, but if your gun broke or something, o well. That is really the only bad thing. 9/10
(Just becuse no ones perfect) lol
