My eyes opened to a golden sky. I sat up and yawned. I looked at Jess who was still sleeping peacefully. I herd a twig snap in the woods . My heart jumped. My sword was still with the man, but there was some weapons by a tent.
I sunk up and took a Pistol.
My feet swiftly moved their way towards the noise.
Another twig snapped.
I held still when I saw a slow movement.
A deer.
I froze. My gun raised and I pointed it at the chest. A loud crash sliced the air. The deer fell to the ground in a heap.
It was my gun, my bullet, my deer.
A feeling of happiness washed over me. I can feed the people!
"WHO THE HELL IS OUT THERE?!?" A voice screamed. It was from my group.
I ran to my prize and tried to drag it back, but it was too heavy.
"ME! IVY! COME HERE I NEED HELP!" I cried out.
Two men named Jev (18) and Patch (16) ran to me and stopped when they saw the deer.
"You idiot!" Patch groaned.
"What? I can feed the group!" I said dully.
"Nope, noise attracts lurkers." Jev said rubbing his eyes.
Of course! When Olivia sneezed, they herd that... Every time someone told me to be quite, that was why...
Growls tore threw the silence.
"Damnit!" Jev said taking out his gun, patch did the same.
I pointed my pistol.
"Who gave you a gun?" Patch said eyeing my gun suspiciously.
"I...uh... Found it." I said.
"Ha gotta be a better liar kid." Jev chuckled.
"A guy has my sword." I sighed.
"Who? Boomer?" Patch said.
"I didn't catch his name, but he was the one to find me, other than Jess."
Jev and Patch nodded and Jev shot a walker.
Four more men ran to us and began shooting.
I pointed my pistol and pulled the trigger...
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"IVY STAND BACK!" Patch yelled shooting a walker that was behind me.
I went up against his back and shot more walkers.
Every man from the camp was there and the walkers kept pouring in.
I herd more gunshots, the women where helping.
We herd a man scream.
"NO JOHN!" A lady screamed.
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After what seemed like forever the dust settled and no walkers where to be seen.
Rotting bodies gathered in piles and spilled out in front of us.
I saw Tom running my way.
"Hey Ivy... We need to talk...." He said in a serious voice.
Everyone was heading back to the camp and he dragged me in the opposite direction.
We stopped after we couldn't see anyone.
We both stood face to face and Tom looked uneasy.
"Tom... You ok?" I asked him.
He shook his head and hugged me. When he let go he put his forehead on mine.
"I have bad news..." He whispered.
My blood froze.
He started lifting up his sleeve when I saw blood.
But it wasn't like a scratch... More like a... bite mark...
"No..." I said stepping back.
He sighed.
"I'm sorry." He whispered.
My head was spinning, my heart racing, every inch of me was crawling.
Instead of saying anything I hugged him.
We hugged for what seemed for eternity and he pulled back.
"Listen Ivy, if I do turn... Would you..."
I stared at him. Anger, fear, love, sadness, everything crashed into me. Wave after wave.
"Ivy, say something..." He said drying his tears.
I opened my mouth but nothing came out.
I stood in blank but my mind was racing. Am I going mad?
I took a deep breath. I had to tell the biggest thing on my mind.
"I love you..." I whispered and clung to him. He held me in his arms and suddenly dropped to the ground.
"Tom!" I shrieked.
"Ivy... I love you... Don't... Let...go..." He said holding my hand. He smiled as he looked at me and his eyes slowly faded into coldness.
"Tom?!?" I whispered.
No response. I checked his pulse. Nothing...
"No... No... NOOOOOOO" I screamed into the sky. A cold wind rushed over the area.
"Tom, don't leave me..." I cried on his chest.
"IVY?" A voice rang out from behind me. Patch.
"PATCH! HELP!" I screamed and I herd foot steps running towards me.
He jumped out from the bushes and stopped when he saw me.
"Ivy... Step back..." He said and motioned me to him.
"No! I can't leave him!" I said clinging onto tom.
"Ivy, please." Patch said.
Toms eyes opened very slowly. But this time, they where clear and hollow.
"Patch, give me your knife." I demanded.
"What are you going to do?" He asked.
"Tom wanted me to end him." I said, my voice horse. He handed me his knife and I sunk the knife into Toms temple. It wasn't Tom anymore...
I folded his hands and kissed his forehead.
"Should we dig a hole?" Patch asked.
I nodded slowly.
"Ok.... Jev will do it... We need to talk." He said firmly.
"What is it now?"
"I wanted to say thanks for the deer, now we can eat for weeks, yes, John died, but the deer was worth it."
I smiled.
"It was the least I could do..."
Inside, my soul was being shredded, but outside I tried to keep everything in order, I needed to stay strong.
"So how old are you?" Patch asked.
"Well what month is it?" I asked.
"I do believe it's February, the 18th." He said.
My birthday was in June.
"15."I laughed.
Wow, I've missed my birthday.
"Well, I'm 16.... So um... Yeah."
Awkward silence consumed the air.
"So, I can talk to Boomer about getting your sword." He said.
"Really?!? That would be amazing!" I said.
" No problem, and also I liked you against my back when the whole lurker thing went on." He said winking at me.
Is he seriously flirting with me right after Tom died?!?
"Well that's going to be the last time it's ever going to happen again. Hannah and I are leaving soon." I said quickly and quickened my steps.
"Woah woah woah! Jess likes you! Ar'nt you gonna take him?"
I thought for a moment.
"It's up to the group."
"Well like it or not I'm coming with you!" He said proudly.
"Nope!" I said and marched farther. Jesus how far are we really?!?
I felt Patch's hand slip into mine and I pulled mine back.
"Tom... Tom just died and this is what your doing!" I said yelling at him.
He smiled and shrugged.
"What can I say?, it's a Dog eat Dog word out there.
I shook my head and ran to the camp.
"WHERE THE HELL WHERE YOU?!" Jev screamed and both me and patch.
"Well... Tom died..." Patch said nodding his head at me.
"Oh...Ivy I'm so sorry, but you know how the world is now." He said patting my back.
My eyes stung and my throat was dry.
"IVY! There you are! Where's Tom?!?" Hannah said from behind me.
I looked at Jev, and he nodded.
"Well," i squeak. "Toms dead." My insides where spinning and every inch of me longed for him.
Hannah hugged me.
"What are we gonna do now?" Hannah whispered in my ear.
I shrugged and broke down.
I sob raked threw my body and every gasp of air hurt.
Hannah was right by my side crying.
Jev and Patch looked extremely uncomfortable and stood awkwardly.
"You ok kid?" Jev said to me.
"Y-yeah." I think so... Am I?
"I'll go dig a hole." Jev sighed.
"I'll show you where he is." Patch said looking down upon me.
I got up and dried my tears.
"Hannah we gotta stay strong, we can't give up... We can't let go." I said feeling my heart rip in two.
"So we need to forget Tom?" She asked.
"Sorta we remember him as a hero, and he is in a better place protecting us." She sniffles.
"I know." She said looking down.
"IVY!" A kids voice rang out.
Jess.
I turned around sacred for him.
But he was running towards me with a smile on his face.
I smiled back and we hugged me.
"I MISSED YOU!" He yelled and hugged me harder.
"I missed you too Jess..." I said looking back at where Jev and Patch left.
"Hannah... Let's go..." I said.
"Where?"
"To Tom. So say our Final goodbyes." I said.
"Can I come pleeeeeeeese?!?" Jess whined.
I nodded and we headed into the forest.
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